Photos by saltspringer

paddle to the cliffs, tether your kayak and get on some great sandstone problems! Peter Mede bouldering West Coast style on Galiano Island

Hard to notice this 5.10 after passing the huge feature with all of the 5.12's! For all of us mortals, this climb in the Hall of Horrors is a nice alternative

A typical descent that you learn to deal with climbing in Jtree: here are a couple of climbers jumping off of Nurn's Romp to get to the descent...

Having a bit of fun around the Real Hidden Valley boulders...Pyp dynos for a big finish

When you think of a boulder, what comes to mind? Here is Charlotte Curtis working a traverse underneath an impressively sized "boulder"

After dealing with the almost monochromatic landscape of the desert all day it's great to be able to enjoy a classic sunset at the end of it all...

this short .10c in the Hall of Horrors looked to be the perfect short crack to finish off the day on...turned out to be trickier than Pyp anticipated forcing him to look to his face climbing skills for help...

Climbing mid-January in Canada usually means ice or mixed...not on Salt Spring! 2nd pitch of Cankers overlooking Burgoyne Bay just before the crux section. Nikon F90x, 20mm Nikkor, Fuji Provia 100f

A nice view of Mt. Baker from Mt. Maxwell on Salt Spring Island just as the sun is setting

The view from the top of Bayne's Peak out over the Samsun Narrows is spectacular, especially after a good, long day of climbing

Deidre is a classic multi-pitch 5.7 in Squamish that sees a lot of traffic...many times I've finished after sunset as a result of slow parties but it's well worth the wait. This is Pyp watching the sun go down from the top of the 6th pitch

Thought I'd add yet another incredible Jtree sunset to the photo section...this one was taken just outside of Ryan campground around mid-March

One of the classic climbs in Jtree, The Eye follows a water chute right up the middle of the Cyclops formation just outside of Hidden Valley campground. You can just see a team of climbers in the shadows...

This is one of the better slab climbs I've done at Jtree but this time around I missed the bolt in the dish & ended up with a really long runout! Maybe I need to check my prescription

After the snow storm on the first day of our 2002 trip it felt good to get out on some nice, dry rock. Here I am thouroughly enjoying Double Dip on Echo Rock

My first Jtree lead for 2002 was one of my old favourites: Hobbit Roof...maybe a little ambitious considering the number of falls I ended up taking!

With a crux low-down & akward, Prepackaged gets you ready from the get-go...Peter Mede is taking his time on this one to place good pro

Sam Ellison (foreground) leads White Lightning while Peter Mede warms up on Dung Fu, two excellent climbs on Hemingway

Pyp's second Jtree climb was Hobbit Roof, .10d, that he onsighted without much difficulty. In the background can be seen the Old Woman formationn

That next bolt is sooo close...peeled right before I got to it! Seemed harder than .10c but it was my first trip for 2002

How to make a 5.7 look epic...O loved this area and especially the more moderate climbs that were in the shade on a very hot day

Gus Oliveira staying away from the loose rock & enjoying the view on the second pitch of BIO (.10a) just before the crux section

On the first ascent of the fourth pitch of this route (My Best Friend's Girlfriend, 5.11a/1pa) we weren't sure if you could chimney past this roof section or not: even with his helmet off (last frame) Sam couldn't manage the squeeze and was forced to nego

Yep, it's official: since the US denied Ross Rebliati entry to the country for admitting to using pot and dashed his hopes for a snowboarding medal at Salt Lake, the Canadian government has decided to modify the flag in protest of the US government's acti

This climb captured our attention as soon as we saw it: a gorgeous corner crack that finished with an incredible arch. Gary hopped on this .10b and did a fine job onsighting it...