Archive for April, 2001

Lighter and epic free

Trip Report: “Lighter and epic free!”
The Shrine, Eardley Escarpment
Gatineau Hills, Quebec – 14th April 2001

The Shrine: Alibaba, 5.7 (S, 4B) – lead
The Shrine: Living Dead, 5.8 (S, 4B) * – lead
The Shrine: Headstone, 5.9 (S, 4B) * – toprope
The Shrine: Shangri-La, 5.8 (S, 4B) * – bailed

If you’re following along: last week marked my first [...]

My first climb, my first epic

Trip Report: “My first climb! My first epic!”
Western Cwm, Eardley Escarpment
Gatineau Hills, Quebec – 7th April 2001

Upper Slabs: Pascal’s Hole, 5.6 (S, 5B) * – top-rope, lead
Corruption Buttress: Morning Crack, 5.6 – top-rope

Scott and myself have gym climbed for a little more than a year – sometimes as much as three times a week, but [...]