New Delhi Cliff in Squamish is Away from the Crowds
Route developers are hoping more climbers will head up to try some of the stout trad lines
The New Delhi Cliff in Squamish is one of those amazing multi-pitch walls that doesn’t get the attention that it should. West coast climber and route developer Jason Green reached out to us to promote the area saying that he “wants people will head up there to repeat some of the routes.”
New Delhi is right of the Top Shelf and left of the Barbarian Wall. Development started in 2015 and now there are at least five routes: Delhi Belly 5.12b five pitches, Komagata Maru 5.12b, The Ganges 5.11c five pitches, Road to Amritsar 5.11c six pitches, and La Princess 5.12d seven pitches.
In 2017, Rich Wheater wrote about the crag in the American Alpine Journal and said: “Of the many short multi-pitch walls being unearthed in the Squaw zone, the most impressive effort is easily the New Delhi Cliff. Here, Jason Green, Harry Young, and Peter Winter have produced several routes in a unique position above the Mamquam River.”
All of these routes incorporate some amazing features and perfect stone. Perhaps what’s most incredible, though, is the amount of logging, terracing, and cleaning that’s occurred.
Approach as for Top Shelf off the Mamquam FSR for 15 min then head right where trail forks. If you’re looking for some splitter 5.11 and 5.12 lines then go check out New Delhi Cliff.