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Guidebook author Marc Bourdon takes us on a journey to the granite boulders of Squamish, Canada.

"...the rock takes on many different forms depending on where you climb. Squamish granite tends to be smooth and crystalline, and the boulders at the Chief are famous for amazing slopers, desperately small footholds and big, blank features, tailor-made for bouldering. All styles, angles and grades are represented making a truly complete area..."

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I was already planning to go to vancouver next year to visit a friend. This definitely makes it even more attractive!

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If you do go to squamish dont be one of those t**ts who sets up camp in the chief campground all summer. Please... this used to be a reliable place to get a casual site for a weekends climbing...

ahhh.. all I hear is the empty silence.. oh well!

I do recommend the Squampton camping. There's just nothing like coming back from a hard day's climbing and relaxing around the warm, cheerful glow of a burning police car.