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John5
Feb 11, 2010, 2:55 AM
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Anyone interested in a late march, early april trip on the coast?
JS
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granite_grrl
Feb 11, 2010, 10:19 PM
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There are probably better places you could go to that time of the year than rainy Squamish.
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climb_eng
Feb 12, 2010, 12:23 AM
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Second GG, however if you're lucky Squish can be wonderful in April.
(This post was edited by climb_eng on Feb 12, 2010, 8:08 PM)
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coastal_climber
Feb 12, 2010, 7:35 PM
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I'll be there mid to late april.
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kriso9tails
Feb 12, 2010, 10:31 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: There are probably better places you could go to that time of the year than rainy Squamish.
He also said he's looking primarily to climb sport. Now, I'm not judging anyone or anything, but Squamish never really struck me as the Mecca of springtime sport climbing.
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coastal_climber
Feb 12, 2010, 11:51 PM
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Skaha could be nice.
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tradrenn
Feb 13, 2010, 9:50 PM
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granite_grrl wrote: There are probably better places you could go to that time of the year than rainy Squamish.
Why would you say that ?
You never climbed here yet.
You don't even live here.
V.
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tradrenn
Feb 13, 2010, 9:52 PM
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John5 wrote: Anyone interested in a late march, early april trip on the coast? JS
How hard do you lead ?
How hard do you follow ?
On gear that is.
V.
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granite_grrl
Feb 13, 2010, 11:50 PM
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tradrenn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: There are probably better places you could go to that time of the year than rainy Squamish. Why would you say that ? You never climbed here yet. You don't even live here. V.
You're right, I don't live there, I was hoping someone would talk about the weather that time of year because I don't have first hand knowledge. Someone should talk frankly about the viability of the OPs trip.
I also know that that time of year can be quite good for certain areas of the Southwest. I believe the OP is a newer climber and I thought he might benefit researching some other areas too and take those into consideration.
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coastal_climber
Feb 13, 2010, 11:58 PM
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Last April there was some consistent better weather for a few days in a row, but there is always some rain... obviously.
Lots of stuff at the base of the grand was dry, but on the other hand, an hours rain will ruin that.
You'll still find a fair amount of people at smoke bluffs, since they can dry quickly, and squish is only a hour from Van.
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tradrenn
Feb 14, 2010, 2:39 AM
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granite_grrl wrote: tradrenn wrote: granite_grrl wrote: There are probably better places you could go to that time of the year than rainy Squamish. Why would you say that ? You never climbed here yet. You don't even live here. V. Because I know that the prime season for Squamish is later in the summer. There are advantages to going earlier, not being as crowded for example, but there are disadvantages too. You're right, I don't live there, I was hoping someone would talk about the weather that time of year because I don't have first hand knowledge. Someone should talk frankly about the viability of the OPs trip. I also know that that time of year can be quite good for certain areas of the Southwest. I believe the OP is a newer climber and I thought he might benefit researching some other areas too and take those into consideration.
Didn't I tell you that I do 260 pitches a year now ?
That's between March and October, on top of that you can climb here even in winter, usually every 2 to 3 weeks there is a breake in bad weather, sun comes out and of we go climbing, usually Smoke Bluffs. It's totally doable if you live 45 minutes away and your partner is in Squamish telling you: "Hey get your ass over here it stopped raining"
V
P.S. Early spring weather is better here than in Washington, from what I noticed in last 2 years, maybe Oregon can beat that.
HTH
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CDN
Feb 20, 2010, 7:23 PM
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I'll be there for the majority of the spring...
have my fingers crossed for dry weather...
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