Granite G’nar

Over the past few seasons Squamish has seen a tremendous amount of route development. New crags are popping up throughout the Sea-to-Sky corridor. Sport, trad and multi-pitch routes are being developed daily. Here is a snapshot of some of the hardest new single pitch routes, which have been put up over the last two years. The bull is no joke, it is a climb with serious consequences if you make a mistake. No one knows this more than the bold Jeremy Smith, who did the f irst ascent in 2013. On a redpoint attempt in 2012, Smith fell at the end of the run-out crux section, and took a big whipper, breaking his hand. The route shares the start with another thuggish route called The Gunslinger 5.13d. Both are gear-protected and climb through some of the best looking glacier-polished granite in Squamish. The climbing is technical, powerful, and committing. As of May 2014 this route is unrepeated. The Battle of Evermore is an amazing looking line south of Squamish in Furr y Creek. It is one of the most picturesque routes in the area, not only is the rock steep, but the view is breathtaking. Sonnie Trotter bolted the route and did the f irst ascent in the fa l l of 2012. It has seen t wo respective ascents by Steve Townsend and Jamie Finlayson. Climbing Ever more is somewhat bizar re, it requires a host of techniques to reach the top. The most spectacular would have to be the double-knee-bar bat-hang shuf f le. The climbing on the steep prow is similar to hugging a refr igerator, which is tilted to 60 degrees.