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Packing up the truck with all the camping and highlining gear, we set off for the 2nd annual Smith Rock Highline Festival in Smith Rock Oregon.

Leaving Thursday after we finished work, we quickly started on our road trip.   Making only one quick stop in Seattle for some last minute supplies we planned on driving straight to Smith Rock.  At about 1am, having worked all day, we decided to pull into a rest stop, do a quick re-organization of gear and crash in the back of the truck.

The next morning, with only a short drive, not wasting any time, we quickly arrived, setup, packed up and started up to scope out the many lines already visible from camp.   Spending the day walking the lines and learning the area, it was nice to get out before the weekend crowds arrived.

The second day we rigged ‘Where Swallows Fly”, a nice, long, exposed line.  We also explored around some of the other lines rigged in the park such as the famous “Monkey Face” line.   At the end of the day, almost like a dream, a line appeared from seemingly no where.  With Canadian flag and red shackles, Spencer’s onsight full man in the setting sun made for a truly unreal ending to an unreal day.

After the sun set, we hiked down in the dark, beat from the long day in the sun and eagerly awaiting some much needed sleep.  The next morning the magical line was gone, almost like it never happened.

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Waking up Sunday morning, we hiked straight for “The Gift”.  A beautiful line overlooking the camp ground.   The blue skies and whispy clouds made for some epic photos.

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Despite one of us having no voice and the other an impacted wisdom tooth, the weekend did not go exactly as planned but was still an amazing time.  The lines were all beautiful and the people were extraordinary.  We represented Canada both on the lines and in the camp.  Can’t wait for next year although I am sure we will be back before then

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June 15 2013 – Great conditions made for an excellent ascent of Cypress Peak between Whistler and squamish BC. The logging road was in much better condition than we expected and had no problem driving to the end in a Ford Escape.

The hardest part of the day was 100m from the road when we had to cross the river. Finding a small damn we were able to jump across. Making quick time up easy snow we got a little of route and found ourselves on the edge of the glacier, which we quickly avoided not having packed any ropes.

More easy snow up and gaining the ridge(2h). The short ‘crux’ section was a little exposed but easy ledges with lots of variations make for easy scrambling (easier on the right). The crux could be bypassed by traversing the snow around right which is steep at points.

After the ‘crux’, easy snow and scrambling gained the summit (20min).

Descent was easy and fast, glissading almost right back to the truck(1h).

After watching “Sketchy Andy” video in the Reel Rock Tour, Spencer dreamed of walking a highline on the Camel, a beautiful gap easily visible from downtown Vancouver.   Soon after having learned to walk a slackline, Spencer setup and walked the first highline of Crown Mountain Camel gap (Crown Mountain Camel Highline)

Just over one year later, we returned again to set up the Camel Highline.  This time Spencer walked there and back Free Solo.  A true culmination of his trainning over the past year.  We have a sights set on many big objectives, and can’t wait for the next adventure!

Thanks to the swiss crew for the help and the great company!

Set out for a weekend of highlining, mountaineering and snowboarding at Mountain Lake hut.

Half way down the logging road (5 / 10 kms) we encountered deep snow, which quickly haulted our progress. After breaking a set of chains on the tires, we decided to start walking the remaining 5km. After about 1 km of walking we found it much easier to use the snowboard as a sled and take turns pulling the gear rather than walking with it on our backs.

Along the way we had to cross several creeks but eventually one of them get the better of us. Wet and cold, we decided to setup camp for the night.

The following morning we assessed the avalanche risks ahead as now we were going to be crossing the north bowls at mid day rather than in the middle of the night as we had originally planned. Looking up and seeing large freshly formed overhanging cornices threatening the entire first bowl, just baking in the sun, we decided to abort mission and just relax for the day, eat the two days of food in one day, and then head out for a night downtown Vancouver.