Stu Smith Squamish 5.13+ Crack

Squamish-based Stu Smith continued his summer new-routing spree with the f irst ascent of e.m.u.b.i.g.s (everyone’s moving up but I’m going sideways) and graded it 5.13+ R. The hard traversing crack is found on the Malamute and had never been attempted before. Smith noted there’s about 15 metres “of great vertical dyke climbing that leads to a horizontal seam that heads left. “The start has good holds that get smaller and smaller. The end has an explosive dead-point that starts the crux of the route. From there on its pedal to the metal on heinous edges/slopers and techy footwork with the gear far behind. In total around 30 metres of climbing.”