PRINT: Rock Climb St. Elmo's Fire, British Columbia

St. Elmo's Fire

5.8+, Sport, 80 ft (24 m),

Avg: 3.2 from 112 votes
FA: Krissy Mackay, Ian Strachan, July 2017 (on gear)
International > N America > Canada > British Columbia > Sea to Sky (Squ… > Cheakamus Canyon > Chek > Electric Avenue > Electric Avenue E Face

Description

Use your whole bag of tricks to chimney, stem, layback and jam your way up the dihedral.

Location

This is the corner route that separates the main middle slab of the West side from the overhangs to the right.

Protection

9 Bolts.

Can also be climbed only on gear, with small cams being useful to protect the last few moves to the anchor.

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Alex Harris
Squamish, BC

Bolted crack... but why?! May 3, 2021

Jacob Aragones
Vancouver, BC

Who the fuck bolted a crack... in Squamish... the route takes gear and was FA'd on gear. Not that hard to protect. Sep 29, 2021

Mark Webster
Tacoma

Stellar hand and finger jamming on amazing rock! The bolts are puzzling. It would take gear all the way up except the last 15 feet. I had my cams but clipped the bolts instead. Call me lazy. I figure it's 95 percent sport up there, they were probly' thinking it's a good way for people to learn to jam without the added stress of placing gear. It's super fun climbing, a little shorter but easily the equal of an Octopus Garden route. Aug 10, 2022

James Schubert
Bellingham, WA

I didn’t bring my rack so I just clipped the bolts, but agree with others that it seems a shame. I suppose Mark is correct that it can serve as a practice route for new crack climbers without stressing over gear. Jul 6, 2025

Toby Foord-Kelcey

The route was led on gear before it was bolted (by the same team). The route needed a lot of cleaning. Without bolts to encourage frequent ascents it would have mossed over within a year or two. People don't bring trad gear to Chek. Aug 28, 2025