New Squamish Apron Nine-Pitch 5.9 Looks Fun

Kris Wild and Paul Sobchak made the first ascent of Long Time, No See on the Apron in 2014 and spent the past few years cleaning in. The nice new route climbs up to 5.9 in nine pitches and heads up left of the popular Calculus Crack.

Squamish is notorious for its fast growing vegetation and flora-filled cracks, so any new-routing requires patience, tools and fixed ropes. The new route is obvious from downtown Squamish, as it is the most continuous clean white line on the north end of the big granite feature.

On the Facebook page Squamish Rock Climbing, Wild noted, “The route is open for business. My fixed lines are still in place on pitches one to six, but it’s easy to climb around them. I’ll have them down soon.”

All anchors are bolted and the start is about 20 metres left of the start to Calculus Direct. “If you’re wondering where it is, it’s the gleaming white stripe left of Calculus Crack that can be seen from the International Space Station,” said Wild.