The SAS is holding their AGM on Sunday, October 23 at 7pm in the Garibaldi Room of the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Company in Squamish. Everyone, members and non-members, are welcome to attend. There will be discussion and feedback regarding the Best Practices Guide for Rock
Read more →The Falcon Closure on the Stawamus Chief has now been lifted and all routes are open to climbing. For more information, please see the BC Parks website.
Read more →The annual Squamish Mountain Festival is almost here! Join the 5-day celebration starting July 13: clinics, photo contests, trade fair, parties, films, speakers & more. Check it out and sign up for events here!
Read more →A gondola has been proposed for the Squamish area, located between the Chief and Shannon Falls. For more information, please see this article in the Squamish Chief newspaper and the proponent’s website. The SAS has had communication with the proponents and has yet to formalize a position
Read more →Click here to view a photo of the Chief depicting the closed areas. OK to Climb Freeway Grand Wall Milk Road/Run Upper Black Dyke Arrowroot Rutabaga Warriors of the Wasteland Java Jive Moving to Montana Deadend Dihedral Sports Illustrated Planet Caravan Do Not Climb Europa/Crap Crags above
Read more →SAS is happy to announce completion of Phase 2 of our re-bolting efforts. In addition to the already announced efforts the following climbs have been re-bolted and/or equipped with Permadraws. Grand Wall Cruel Shoes: suspect lead and belay station bolts and ring/chain anchors installed on all pitches
Read more →Please note that filming will occur on Clean Corner from 26 to 29 April. TSBD Productions have requested no climbing below Clean Corner during that time.
Read more →Two Vancouver area climbers Donn Cann & Andre Lechner have advised SAS of their efforts to develop a completely new climbing area fifteen minutes north of Squamish. At this time they have developed approximately forty sport climbs mostly in the sub 5.11 range. Please check Marc Bourdon’s
Read more →Within the past year, some recent route developments in the Smoke Bluffs park and other climbing areas surrounding Squamish have not adhered to any known bolting standard including (but not limited to) glue-in galvanized steel u-bolts, modified (shortened) glue-in Fixe bolts installed with non-compatible glue , and
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