Fast Ascent of the Grand Wall at Squamish
Kevin McLane and Andrew Boyd (a 5.13+ crack climber) climbed the Grand Wall (presumably just to Belly Good Ledge) one June morning. They linked the Sword, the A0 bolt ladder, and Perry's Lieback into one monster pitch. McLane was home by 9:00am and ready for the 11:00am "Test of Metal" 67km mountain bike race that same morning. Now that's a warm-up for you!
- reported by Peter Spindloe
posted by Bill Wright | 1:25 PM
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Info at:
http://www.testofmetal.com/PressReleases/PRJun072004.htm
Here's an excerpt from the text:
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One of more impressive feats of the day was the back-to-back completion of two of Squamish’s hallowed classics. Kevin McLane was up at 4 a.m. on the morning of the race, rock climbing the 11 pitches of the Grand Wall on the Stawamus Chief. After scrambling down the backside trail of the 2,200-foot granite monolith that towers over Squamish, he arrived back at home at 9 a.m., giving him plenty of time to refuel and then race in the Test of Metal, which he founded back in 1996 with current race director Cliff Miller.
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