After a day of climbing high on Blackcomb Mnt, we ventured into this cave.

The Tyrolean alone is enough reason to do the routes on the Showcase Spire!

Good quality routes make the approach (on skis) worth the effort.

The 35m crossing back to the rim is comparable to the famous Lost Arrow in Yosemite.

Pulling the roof is not the technical crux of the route but makes for some good moves with great exposure!

The "Home Sweet Home" Boulder on Whistler Mountain features several V0 to V2 problems but the top outs all involve a mantle through the door!

Description: Climbers: Benjamin Roy Photographer: Rene Deschenes Location: Spanky’s Ladder Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia Dec.2 2002. A whistler phenomena; a cloud blanket covering the valley rising all the way up to the Roundhouse 6102ft. Just above is a pristine bluebird day, a far cry from the white room just below! I believe these photographs capture the spontaneous nature of the day as well; the adventure and spirit of rock climbing in the Coastal B.C. mountain range.

Climbers: Benjamin Roy Photographer: Rene Deschenes Location: Spanky’s Ladder Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia Dec.2 2002. A whistler phenomena; a cloud blanket covering the valley rising all the way up to the Roundhouse 6102ft. Just above is a pristine bluebird day, a far cry from the white room just below!

Description: Climbers: Benjamin Roy Photographer: Rene Deschenes Location: Spanky’s Ladder Blackcomb Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia Dec.2 2002. A whistler phenomena; a cloud blanket covering the valley rising all the way up to the Roundhouse 6102ft. Just above is a pristine bluebird day, a far cry from the white room just below! I believe these photographs capture the spontaneous nature of the day as well; the adventure and spirit of rock climbing in the Coastal B.C. mountain range.

A sunny spring day warms this alpine granite enough to climb in a T-shirt!

The route's name came from the first ascentionists rodeo style antics when climbing the exposed roof. A leg over heel scum is the ticket!