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The Great Arch is one of squamish's very best difficult stemming corners. With no moves being too difficult, it will stay on you till the VERY end and leave you wondering why your legs still hurt 3 days later. The guidebook gives a 13a rating but locals believe it to be more in the 12+ range. A fantastic route. Location The Great Arch is located just left of the second pitch of Rock On. It is accessed via the top of pitch one from rock on or a dirty 4th class low 5th pitch lookers left of the climb. Protection It was originally climbed with fixed pins, then retro bolted after the removal of the pins. The climb has been done (twice) by my knowledge on gear (I watched my partner send skipping the bolts and placing 25 pieces.) However, if you don't have the time to figure out the gear and are less inclined for that challenge, there are 8 bolts. The climb still requires a set of micro nuts, and doubles from very small to .5 camelot and one each from green camalot to gold. An all gear ascent will require the full gamet including brass nuts, 000 c3s etc.
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Location
- Lat/Lon: 49.68635, -123.14389
Grade citation
| 5.12d | Assigned grade |
| 5.13a | ★★James Hardy |
Selected Guidebooks more Hide
Author(s): Marc Bourdon
Date: 2022
ISBN: 9781777147129
Your trusty guide through more than 3500 boulder problems scattered around Squamish and the surrounding area. Containing an extensive history of Squamish bouldering, info about planning a trip, as well as countless colour photos, maps and infographics, this guide provides the details for navigating one of North America's top bouldering destinations. It includes a comprehensive list of problems for when you're climbing by yourself, a new Top 100 list featuring boulders from V0 through V14, and even the infamous list of the Squamish 7 Terrors.
Author(s): Kevin McLane & Andrew Boyd
Date: 2018
ISBN: 9780986519147
A definitive guidebook describing the rock climbing found at Squamish, near Vancouver, covering both single pitch routes, and the huge multi-pitch routes up the face of the infamous Chief face.
Author(s): Rich Wheater
Date: 2015
ISBN: 978-0-9877796-5-6
With 300 routes, 600 boulder problems and a handful of fine alpine objectives, Vancouver Rock Climbing provides comprehensive coverage of the diverse climbing scene around Vancouver, Canada.
- Provides detailed coverage of Howe Sound, Caulfeild Sea Cliffs, Cypress Falls Park, Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain, Lynn Valley and Deep Cove
- Includes full-color images and maps, descriptions of conditions and approach notes for each climbing area
- Each climb description tells you what gear to use, how many bolts there are, a difficulty rating, the pitch length and where to start and end
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