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General Climbing Discussion

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New Route in Squamish 29-Jul-2010 At 11:43:42 AM James
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On 29/07/2010 egosan wrote:
>One of those case by case things, Andrew. If this route was removing vegetation
>like that in a desert environment I might be bothered. However this case
>is the Pacific North West which gets more rain than sun. It is a green
>green place. Stuff just grows everywhere. The vegetation on a route does
>not seem so special in that rain forest.

yep. Its actually pretty common there, & despite stories like these of vegetation being cleared the Chief has far far more vegetation currently than it ever has. The guide book has a series of pictures dating back to the early 1900s that highlight the change.

haven't read the link but its unlikely the vegetation removal included any chipping - the rock is super-solid, fine grain granite (ie if you are used to Buffalo then you'd probably find it slippery). Routes that don't get climbed regularly quickly end up covered & filled in with grass, forearm-size trees, & 10cm thick moss.

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