Squamish - Stawamus Chief

One of North America's most spectacular cliffs, the Stawamus Chief in Squamish attracts trad climbers from all over the world with its beautiful granite and fearsome slab climbing. This is the most complete Mont Blanc Lines poster to date, with no less than 256 routes, from classic free climbs to modern test pieces and obscure big walls. The four recent rockfalls (from April 2015 to September 2021) are also indicated.

Route List

A: Zodiac Wall Rockfall I, April 15, 2021

B: Zodiac Wall Rockfall II, September 20, 2021

C: Grand Wall Rockfall, June 27, 2021

D: Black Dyke Rockfall, July 26, 2021

 

1: New Life, 5.11b, Martinello, MacDonald, 2008

2: Monoceros, 5.12a, Blais, Ouellette, 2017

3: Nanook, 5.12a, Brown, Dinner, Guestrin, Kahlert, Ngo, Rigg, Stanley, 2013/Guestrin, Janssen, Rigg, 2016

4: Vision Quest, 5.12c, Atkinson, Hart, 1987

5: Public Image, 5.11c, Atkinson, Hart, MacDonald, 1985

6: Parallel Universe, 5.12b, Cordy, Johnson, 2011

7: Inside Passage, 5.11a, Cordy, Hughes, 2011

8: Lunar Tide, 5.11d, Ammerlaan, McLane, 2017

9: Endangered Species, 5.11d, Atkinson, Hart, 1986

10: The Ron Zalko Workout, 5.12a, Atkinson, Hart, 1986

11: The Dean Hart Experience, 5.12b, Moorhead, Waring, 2019

12: The Calling, 5.12a, Atkinson, Hart, 1986

13: Borealis, 5.12a, Marshall, Moorhead, 2019

14: Yukon Gold, 5.12d, Antonelli, Maddaloni, 2003/Freeman, Leclerc, 2010

15: The Temptation of St Anthony, A5+, Adamson, Geisler, Kelly, Kelly, Sines, Ziff, 2000

16: Alaska Highway, 5.11d, Beckham, Dunway, 1987

17: The Last Temptation of St Anthony, 5.13a, Leclerc, 2013

18: Astrologger, 5.11b, Beckham, Turley, 1983/Freed, Zakuda, 2000

19: Zodiac Wall, 5.9 A3, Beckey, Bertulis, Bjørnstad, Patterson, 1973

20: The Raven, A4, Beckham, Kelly, 1998

21: Polaris, 5.12a, Shelton, Wild, 2007

22: Doug Fir, 5.10 A4+, Kukathas, Maddaloni, 2004

23: Angel’s Crest, 5.10b, Beckey, Bjørnstad, MacDonald, Mather, 1964/Charak, Dubois, Loeks, 1975

24: A&W Wall, 5.11c A0, Clark, Henry, Merrick, Phillips, 1997

25: Borderline, 5.10d, Bolton, Harris, Hirst, 1997

26: Hired Gun, 5.11b, Cobb, 1997

27: A Fine Line, 5.12b, Blenkinsop, Brown, Matheson, Sulina, 1999

28: Blazing Saddles, 5.10b, Beaubien, Beckham, Simpson, 1982

29: Hot Rod, 5.11c, Beckham, McLane, 1985

30: Dragon Crack, 5.11d, McLane, McLane, 2016

31: Quickdraw, 5.11a, Hirvonen, Ike, 2002

32: Philistine Groove, 5.11a, McDonald, McDonald, McLane, 1972/Beaubien, Beckham, Simpson, 1981

33: Astronomy, 5.12a, Baxter, Karlstrom, McLane, 1973/Hatten, McLane, 1984

34: Fortress of Solitude, 5.12b, Croft, Fraser, 2000

35: The Daily Planet, 5.12a, Croft, Fraser, 1982/Beckham, Sandahl, 1986

36: The Daily Universe, 5.12c, Piro, Shannan, 1976/Ackerman, McLane, 2015

37: Skull Candy, 5.12d, Frirdich, Moorhead, 2017

38: Skull Fuck, 5.6 A4+, Easton, Isaac, 1996

39: Sheriff’s Badge, 5.6 A3, Piro, Shannan, 1976

40: Born Slippy, A3, Maddaloni, 1998

41: Badge to the Bone, 5.12d, Cook, McLane, 2017

42: Inner Space, 5.12c, Cook, McLane, 2017

43: Cowboys and Indians, 5.6 A3, Beckham, 1999

44: I Shot the Sheriff, 5.6 A4, Boyd, Horne, Mott, 1999

45: High Plains Drifter, 5.11c, Darmopil, Sauco, 2003

46: La Gota Fria, 5.11b A0/5.12+, Connelly, Stolz, 2010

47: Powaqqatsi, 5.10d, Maurice, Pittendreigh, 2007

48: Koyaanisqatsi, 5.10c A0, Jones, van Wassenaer, 1991

49: The Manitou, 5.10 A1, Lenney, Noble, Sellers, Sinclair, 2003

50: Mushy Peas, 5.11c, Green, Redden, 2010

51: The Opal, 5.13a, Jones, Wassenaer, 1986/Blumel, Bourdon, 2004

52: Asylum, 5.11d, Boyd, Flett, 2009

53: Upper Echelon, 5.10d, Culbert, Purdey, 1965/Brayden, Kurytnik, 2007

54: Ultimate Everything, 5.10b, Humphrey, Stover, Wild, 2001

55: Long Time No See, 5.9, Sobchak, Wild, 2014

56: Start From Scratch, 5.10c, Reilly, Wild, 2000

57: Calculus Direct, 5.9, Jones, Thomson, Wild, 2010

58: Calculus Crack, 5.8, Beckey, Beckstead, 1966

59: South Arête, 5.9, Baldwin, Mutsch, 1962

60: No Saints Left, 5.10b, Barley, Komori, 2001

61: St Vitus’ Dance, 5.9, Barley, Smaill, 1974

62: St Vitus’ Direct, 5.10a, Barley, Shackleton, 1986

63: Vector, 5.8, Woodsworth, Woodsworth, 1964

64: Whirling Dervish, 5.11d, Blumel, Hunt, Thomson, 2002

65: Baseline Direct, 5.10c, Dorling, Watts, 1995

66: Evergreen State, 5.11c, Atkinson, Barley, Croft, 1978

67: Voodoo Amour, 5.11d, Atkinson, Hart, Spat, 1990

68: Whirlwind, 5.10d, Dorling, Moorhead, Watts, 1995

69: Climbers Must Be Crazy, 5.10c A0, Barley, Barley, 1987

70: The Crossing, 5.11d A0/5.12d, Blumel, Thomson, 2001/Audenart, Bourdon, 2003

71: Snake, 5.9, Botta, Willmott, 1962

72: The Grim Reaper, 5.10b, Bennett, Smaill, 1970

73: Teetering on the Brink of Madness, 5.11b, Austrom, McDonald, McRae, 1984

74: Unfinished Symphony, 5.11b, Beckey, Sinclair, 1967/Croft, Knight, 1979

75: Edgehog, 5.10c, Barley, Komori, 2004

76: Read Between the Lines, 5.8, Webb, Wild, 2017

77: Dirty Little White Boys, 5.12a, Christiansen, Jones, Rybak, 1991

78: Dream On, 5.12a, Austrom et al., 1981/Flavelle, Hart, 1984

79: Dream Weaver, 5.10c, Betts, Cournoyer, Jones, 1991

80: Firewalk, 5.11c, Jones, Serl, 1990

81: Dancing in the Light, 5.11b, Jones, Serl, 1988

82: Born Again, 5.10b, Bonham, Wild, Young, 2020

83: Diedre Direct, 5.9, Austrom, Mitten, 1975

84: Diedre, 5.8, Baldwin, Sinclair, 1962/Lasserre, Woodsworth, 1963

85: The Passing Lane, 5.10b, Drozdzynski, Drozdzynski, 2000

86: White Lightning, 5.10c, Piro, Smaill, Sutton, 1973

87: Sickle, 5.9, Armour-Brown, Woodsworth, 1962

88: Over the Rainbow, 5.9, Beliveau, McLane, 2004

89: Sparrow, 5.9, Loset, Rollerson, 1970

90: Banana Peel, 5.7, Hagen, Tate, 1965

91: Slim Pickins, 5.10b, Auger, Smaill, 1970

92: One Scoop with Delicious Dimples, 5.10c, Barley, Komori, Watts, 2003

93: Pineapple Peel, 5.9, Baumann, Rollerson, 1969

94: Slab Alley, 5.8, Baldwin, Cousins, 1961

95: Frankenstein Tradster, 5.10a, Durie, Pegg, 2004

96: The Groove, 5.7, Shives, Wisnicki, 1963

97: Happy Trails, 5.11b, Smaill er al., 1974/ Buszowski, Croft, Knight, 1979

98: Karen’s Math, 5.10a, Stover, Wild, 2000

99: Memorial Crack, 5.9, 1960s

100: Blasphemy, 5.12b, Boyd, 1999

101: Thinclipse, 5.12b, Rennie, Wild, 2017

102: Dessert Dyke, 5.10a, Dorling, Watts, 1994

103: Form, 5.10d, Dorling, Watts, 1994

104: Last of the Unplucked Gems, 5.12a, Cairns/ Trent, Wild, 2017

105: Diamondback, 5.10b, Jones, Serl, 1987

106: Afterthought, 5.10d, Bauer, Bryant, Charak, 1980

107: Jake-The-Snake, 5.9, Clark, Nordick, 1993

108: Boomstick Crack, 5.8, Baldwin, Neilson, Sinclair, 1961

109: Granville Street, 5.7, Baker, Baldwin, 1961

110: A Question of Balance, 5.9, Ourom, Peart, 1977

111: Dances with Pig, 5.10a, Stewart, Thornton, 1995

112: Fingerbang, 5.12b, Moorhead, Simms, 2004

113: Cotton Mouth, 5.10b, Laurie, Moorhead, 2004

114: Written in Stone, 5.11d, Ike, Moorhead, 2014

115: On the Prowl, 5.12c, Wright, 2016

116: The Prow Wall, 5.14a, Trotter, Wright, 2016

117: Unbearable, 5.12a, Huey, Stevens, 2012

118: Speechless, 5.13b, Blumel, 2012

119: Teddy Bear’s Picnic, 5.13a, Blumel, Diamond, 2003

120: The Drop Bear, 5.13a, Cook, Marshall, 2021

121: Gravity Bong, 5.13a, Kruk, Moorhead, Richardson, 2010

122: Masher Crack, 5.13b, Huey, Trotter, 2013

123: The Power of Yesterday, 5.13c, Blumel, Trotter, 2012

124: Gold Rush, 5.11d, Moorhead, Trotter, 2013

125: Blade Runner, 5.8 A2+, Delaney, Furneaux, 2000

126: The Fandangler, 5.12a, Kruk, McGee, 2006

127: Tintin in Tibet, 5.11b, Kruk, Stanhope, 2004

128: Squamish Buttress, 5.10c, Beckey, Claunch, Mather, 1959/Charak, Turley, 1979

129: Progress Can’t Wait, 5.12a, Fraser, Rosholt, Taylor, 1999

130: Heatwave, 5.12a, Wild, 1998/Foweraker, Fraser, Fraser, Rosholt, 1998

131: Gemini, 5.12b, Fraser, Fraser, Rosholt, 1999

132: Pan Tease, 5.12a, Gandy et al., 1998/Maddaloni, Simard, 2004

133: Edge of Pan, 5.13a, Brennan, Thompson, 1983/Trotter, Weldon, 2010

134: Never Never Land, 5.12a, Delaney, Furneaux, 2004

135: Pandemic, 5.9 A4, Chelton, Rigg, 2020

136: Pan Granitic Frogman, A3+, Hatton, Simpson, 1978

137: Son of Pan, 5.8 A4+, Foweraker, Hatton, 1982

138: Talking Crack, 5.7, Turley, 1962

139: Joe’s Dyke, 5.7, Sinclair, Turley, 1978

140: Slesse’s 500, 5.9, McLane, McLane, McLane, 1999

141: The Spectre, 5.11d, Dorling, Moorhead, Watts, 1994

142: Kneewrecker Chimney, 5.10a, Barley, Koedt, 1973

143: Ghostdancing, 5.11c, Barley, Shackleton, 1985

144: Pantera, 5.10 A3+, Guestrin, Rigg, Trull, 2017

145: Pandemonium, A4, McSorley, Richardson

146: Wall of Attrition, 5.11b, Ourom, Rosholt, 1996

147: Bald Egos, 5.9 A4, Amelunxen, Diamond, 2000

148: Pre-School, 5.11

149: Seduction, Lies and Bribery, 5.11d, Marshall, 2020

150: First Course, 5.11a

151: University Wall, 5.10 C2/5.12a, Auger, Mutch, Tate, Woodsworth, 1965/Croft, Foweraker, Fraser, 1982

152: The Shadow, 5.13a, Auger, Mutch, Tate, Woodsworth, 1965/Croft, Weigand, 1988

153: Roman Chimneys, 5.11a, Baldwin, Cooper, 1961/Croft, Foweraker, Knight, 1981

153: Roman Chimneys, 5.11a, Baldwin, Cooper, 1961/Croft, Foweraker, Knight, 1981

154: Lost at Sea, 5.9 A4, Maddaloni, Treener, 2007

155: High Society, 5.11c, Moorhead, Wheater, 1998

156: Mr. Ciechanowski, 5.10a, Hegan, Howe, 1999

157: Genus Loci, 5.12b, Fraser, Gandy, Ourom, 1991

158: Mercy Me, 5.8, Bennett, Sinclair, 1969

159: Golden Throat Charmer, 5.12c, Burton, Sutton, 1970/Croft, Fraser, 1987

160: Uncle Ben’s, 5.10 C2+, Burton, Sutton, 1970

161: Humpty Dumpty, 5.8 A3, Austrom, Flavelle, 1977

162: Ten Years After, 5.10a C3+, Burton, Culbert, Piro, 1970

163: The Grinning Weasel, 5.11b, Croft, Foweraker, 1982

164: The Left Side, 5.12a, Auger, Culbert, 1972/Peart, Taylor, 1975

165: The Grand Wall, 5.11a A0, Baldwin, Cooper, 1961

166: The Flake, 5.10b, Baldwin, Cooper, 1961/MacDonald, McLane, Sinclair, 1972

167: Apron Strings, 5.10b, Auger, Wisnickim 1964/Burton, Sutton, 1973

168: Cruel Shoes, 5.10d, Beckham, Flavelle, 1981

169: Up From the Skies, 5.10c A4, Hatton, Weinstein, 1975

170: Under the Gun, 5.10 A4, Mailloux, Munro, 1997

171: Peasant’s Route, 5.10c, Stover, Wild, 2001

172: Exasperator, 5.10c, Baldwin, Sinclair, 1960/Nicol, Weinstein, 1975

173: Zorro’s Last Ride, 5.10 A3+, Beckham, Lane, 1979

174: Movin’ to Montana, 5.11d, Beckham, Holwill, 1984

175: Shoulders of Giants, 5.9 A4+, Rigg, Trull, 2017

176: Flex Capacitor, 5.10c, Frimer, Mortenson, 2011

177: Coyote, 5.11b, Clements, Ourom, 1995

178: Java Jive, 5.11c, Beckham, Flavelle, Lane, 1982/Flavelle, 1984

179: Iceman, 5.12c, Johnston, McLane, 2017

180: Everest in Shorts, 5.11d, Cook, McLane, 2018

181: Grand Finale, 5.10d A0, Franz, Weyer, Wild, 2011

182: The Black Dyke, 5.13b, Blumel, Bourdon, 2004

183: Black Lesbian, 5.10 A3+, Baudains, Hatton, Thomson, 1982

184: Pan’s Labyrinth, 5.10 A4+, Kukathas, Maddaloni, 2011

185: Inner Fire, 5.12d, Cook, Marshall, 2019

186: From Slab Kid to Slab Man, the Baptist of Friction, 5.12c, Cook, Marshall, 2020

187: On Tilt, 5.11c, Hart, Rosholt, Young, 1985

188: Tsunami Wall, 5.10 A4, Rigg, Trull, 2019

189: Europa, 5.10d, Culbert, Mutch, 1962/Mottershead et al., 2008

190: Arrowroot, 5.10b, Croft, Knight, Suddaby, 1978

191: Rutabaga, 5.11a, Hiltner, Kramer, Lewis, 1983

192: Millenium Falcon, 5.11b, Dorling, Moorhead, 2008

193: Sunset Strip, 5.10d, Frirdich, Gerhart, Moorhead, 2013

194: Universal Key, 5.11b, Dorling, Moorhead, Watts, 2011

195: Up From Nowhere, 5.10c

196: The Gauntlet, 5.11c, Green, Moorhead, 2015

197: The Façade, 5.12c, Moorhead, Stevens, 2015

198: Deadend Dihedral, 5.12b, Baumann, Rance, 1969

199: Shaved Bum, 5.12a, Hirvonen, Moorhead, 1998

200: Colon, 5.9, Culbert, Purdey, 1965/Campbell, Coope, 1981

201: Damn the Torpedoes, 5.10c, Cerney, McLane, 2004

202: The Golden Prince, 5.11c, Moorhead, Winter, 2011

203: The Never Ending Traverse, 5.11b, Dubois, Smith, 2020

204: Supernaught, 5.12d, Moorhead, 2004

205: Planet Caravan, 5.12b, Sarrasin, Stover, Wild, 2000/Moorhead, 2003

206: Clean Corner, 5.8, Strachan, Willmott, 1962

207: Sea of Tranquillity, 5.13a, Cook, Marshall, 2020

208: Warriors of the Wasteland, 5.12b, Maddaloni, de Mench, 2000/Laurie et al., 2002

209: Gin and Juice, 5.13a A0, Boyd, Flett, 2010

210: Shaken not Stirred, 5.11b, Hirvonen, Moorhead, 2001/Ike, Poirier, 2010

211: Stone Free, 5.12c, Cairns, Hatten, 1978

212: Men Holding Hands, 5.12c, Ike, Kelly, Martinello, 2006

213: Brothers in Arms, 5.12c, Edgar, Moorhead, 2003

214: The Big Slick, 5.11d, Briggs, Rosholt, 1995

215: Express Lane, 5.11a, Fraser, Rosholt, 1995

216: Freeway, 5.11c, Gibson, Rohn, 1979/Atkinson, Eltis, Hart, Jones, 1989

217: Diesel Overhang, 5.12b, Croft, Hart, 1987

218: High Octane, 5.11b, Hirvonen, Moorhead, 1999

219: Cannabis Wall, 5.13b, deGuistini, Lance, Norris, 1969/Kruk, Stanhope, 2008

220: Free Weed, 5.12b, McLane, Smith, 2018

221: The Great White North, 5.13d, Boyd, Smith, 2010

222: Milk Road, 5.10d A0, Lance, Wurflinger, 1966

223: Minight Run, 5.12b, Boyd, Kelly, Kelly, 2003

224: Yosemite Pinnacle, Left Side, 5.10b, McCuaig, Mutch, Woodsworth, 1965

225: Midnight Snack, 5.12b, Marshall, McLane, 2019

226: Tantalus Wall, 5.11c A0, Beckey, Fielding, Patterson, 1966

227: Cerberus, 5.11d, Hatten, Weinstein, 1976/Atkinson, Hart, 1989

228: Thousand Year Storm, 5.13a, Cook, Marshall, 2022

229: Labyrinth, 5.12c, Leclerc, Neufeld, 2013

230: Call of the Sirens, 5.14a, Cook, 2020

231: Balance, 5.13b, Cook, Marshall, 2022

232: Eurasian Eyes, 5.13b, Sandford, 1989/Neufeld, Wood, 2011

233: The Shortest Straw, 5.11c, Dorling, Moorhead, 1996/Boyd, Mott, 2000

234: Ren, 5.10c, Hirvonen, Moorhead, 2001

235: Fight Club, 5.11d, Kelly, Moorhead, 2001

236: Into the Void, 5.11c, Moorhead, Watts, 1995

237: Mayday, 5.11d A2, Culbert, Hagen, 1968

238: Wild Turkey, 5.11b, Beckham, Cameron, 1979

239: Krimo Gold, 5.11a, Cormier, Kristiansen, 2012

240: Liquid Gold, 5.11a, Smaill, Wisnicki, 1969/Boyd, Flett, 2010

241: Vertical Smile, 5.8, Bennett, Smaill, 1969

242: Bullethead Central, 5.11b, Beckey, Beckstead, Fritch, 1966/Croft, Foweraker, 1981

243: Mystic Fingers, 5.11d, Green, 2017

244: Third Abortion, 5.11a, Auger, Bennett, 1969/Woloski, Young, 2017

245: Bullethead East, 5.10c, Beckey, Sinclair, 1966/Young, 2011

246: Rainy Day Woman, 5.11b, Bennett, Smaill, 1971/Atkinson, Croft, Knight, 1979

247: Black Book, 5.11a, Croft, Knight, 1979

248: Cream of White Mice, 5.9, Croft, Knight, 1978

249: Arm Yourself, 5.12b, Thomson, 1998

250: Whip Cream Boy, 5.10d, Payan, Thomson, 1998

251: Ya Gonna Do Something or Just Stand There and Bleed?, 5.10a, Payan, Thomson, 1998

252: Jacob’s Other Ladder, 5.9, Payan, Thomson, 1998

253: Chasing Rainbows, 5.10d, Atkinson, Kindree, Howe, 1979

254: Porco, 5.12a, Bowen, Norris, 1974/Boyd, Moorhead, 1998

255: Quagmire Crack, 5.10c, Barley, Maurer, McLane, 1976

256: Another Man’s Dyke, 5.11c, Bosomworth, Boyd, Leeder, Wild, 1998

Updates

June 21, 2022: Graphical update and added the two new extreme slab routes by Jacob Cook and Drew Marshall on the Tantalus Wall: Balance (5.13b) and Thousand Year Storm(5.13a).

Sept 12, 2023: Widened the space at the top and bottom to facilitate framing.