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Elevation: 101 ft 31 m
GPS: 49.28079, -123.12168
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The city of Vancouver is the biggest in BC and home to lots of climbers. The closest "good" climbing is in the direction of Squamish, but the locals have combed the woods and coasts and haven't come up empty-handed. There are some established small crags and bouldering areas good for a short day or a workout.

For argument's sake, let's include everything south of Porteau Cove in this area to distinguish it from Squamish.

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Big City. Hard to miss.

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The Sea to Sky Bolt Fund is a community-supported non-profit dedicated to route and crag development in Squamish and the Sea to Sky corridor. The fund provides hardware directly to developers establishing new rock climbing routes in the region. Please consider supporting the initiative at seatoskyclimbing.ca.

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Classic Climbing Routes at Vancouver

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
V1 5 R
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● Moby Dick
Boulder
Godman Creek > Downhill Sector… > Downhill Sectors: Tier 4
V4+ 6B+
 6
● Jenga
Boulder
Godman Creek > Downhill Sector… > Downhill sectors: Tier 2
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a
 6
● Camel Cracks
Trad, Alpine
N Shore Mountains > Crown Mtn & The… > Camel
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a
 21
● Cypress Crack
Trad
Cypress Falls > Knuckle Head
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
● Guttersnipe
Sport
Copper Cove > Supratidal Zawn (Copp…
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 11
● It's Wong to Yum Yum Chum Chum !!!
Sport
Sully's Hangout
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
 67
● Shake Your Lettuce
Sport
Sully's Hangout
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 41
● Lubo
Sport
Sully's Hangout
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 42
● My One Muscle
Sport
Sully's Hangout
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 16
● Pool Boy
Sport
Cypress Falls > Cougar Crag
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c
 6
● Capilano Classic
Trad 4 pitches
Capilano Classic Wall
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 11
● Serene
Sport
Sully's Hangout
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 6
● Sativa
Sport
Beverly's Hill > Beverly's Hill - Uppe…
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 16
● Double Shot No Foam Soy Latte
Sport
Cypress Falls > Cougar Crag
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a
 19
● In The Bubble
Sport
Sully's Hangout
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
● Moby Dick Godman Creek > Downhill Sector… > Downhill Sectors: Tier 4
 8
V1 5 R Boulder
● Jenga Godman Creek > Downhill Sector… > Downhill sectors: Tier 2
 6
V4+ 6B+ Boulder
● Camel Cracks N Shore Mountains > Crown Mtn & The… > Camel
 6
5.9 5c 17 VI 17 HVS 5a Trad, Alpine
● Cypress Crack Cypress Falls > Knuckle Head
 21
5.9+ 5c 17 VI 17 E1 5a Trad
● Guttersnipe Copper Cove > Supratidal Zawn (Copp…
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● It's Wong to Yum Yum Chum C… Sully's Hangout
 11
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Sport
● Shake Your Lettuce Sully's Hangout
 67
5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b Sport
● Lubo Sully's Hangout
 41
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● My One Muscle Sully's Hangout
 42
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Pool Boy Cypress Falls > Cougar Crag
 16
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
● Capilano Classic Capilano Classic Wall
 6
5.11- 6c 22 VIII- 22 E3 5c Trad 4 pitches
● Serene Sully's Hangout
 11
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
● Sativa Beverly's Hill > Beverly's Hill - Uppe…
 6
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
● Double Shot No Foam Soy Latte Cypress Falls > Cougar Crag
 16
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
● In The Bubble Sully's Hangout
 19
5.12a/b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6a Sport
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Get a flight that brings you to Terminal E, intl arrivals, and right as you step off the plane, locate the obvious splitter fist crack. Roof above means it should stay dry in a downpour. Watch out for airport security upon descent!
Get a flight that brings you to Terminal E, int…
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Sat standing near the summit of Crown Mountain with the Hanes Valley in the background. The detached rock formation over his right shoulder is "The Camel." While this is primarily a great hiking destination, there are a number of rock routes on the camel as well as a long one called "The Widowmaker Arete" coming up from Hanes Valley. This is climbing that is technically accessible by public transit from anywhere in Vancouver since you can get to the base of Grouse Mountain by bus, take the tram up, and then hike the two or three hours to Crown Mountain.
Sat standing near the summit of Crown Mountain…
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The Capilano Suspension bridge in North Vancouver. A nice rest-day activity, but not cheap. The Lynn Creek suspension bridge is a nice free alternative.<br> <br> The greenery hides it in this picture, but it's quite a deep canyon.
The Capilano Suspension bridge in North Vancouv…
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The suspended walkways at the Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver.
The suspended walkways at the Capilano Suspensi…
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Crown Mountain and The Camel in March 2004.
Crown Mountain and The Camel in March 2004.
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Looking up at Crown Pass from the Hanes Valley. From the pass, Crown Mountain is on the right, Grouse Mountain on the left. This snowfield is quite a bit bigger than it looks in the picture and can be fun to kick steps up if the conditions are right and can last into June. In March and April this area is quite dangerous due to the very deep snow being undercut by water running along the ground. Numerous injuries and rescues have resulted from people planning to hike the Hanes Valley loop and not realizing that even if there's no snow at the trailhead it can be very serious up to the pass. A few years ago there was a rescue of fifteen or so people from a school hiking group.
Looking up at Crown Pass from the Hanes Valley.…
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Looking north at Crown Mountain and The Camel. From this point the trail drops about 200m or more to Crown Pass and then back up to the Peak.
Looking north at Crown Mountain and The Camel.…
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From the summit of Crown Mountain looking south towards Vancouver. The Grouse Mountain resort is visible on a shoulder horizontally in-line with the Burrard Inlet.
From the summit of Crown Mountain looking south…
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