DeBeck’s Hill
While biking by dozens of times, I always stopped, looked and thought, there might be some decent routes around here. Jack Fieldhouse and Sonnie Trotter each had a random line they put up YEARS ago, but it fell to the wayside. So a few years back with some free time while I waited for a building permit to be approved in Squamish, I dropped Jack Fieldhouse a note and we started scrubbing. A die hard trad climber in my youth, my former self would roll his eyes at how many bolts I put in! But I sought to fill a gap in the Squamish cliff scene by putting up loads of well bolted lines in the 10 to 11- range, with even an easier line or two. The rock is granite, slightly altered from volcanic activity, with a few basalt intrusions that add for some different climbing!
The base is shaded and quiet, with a few old big trees, you can park at the far south end of Alice lake and take a dip at the end of your session, or bike up from Skyridge and ride a trail down. Of note it takes 2-3 days of no rain for most of the climbing to be dry. The upper tier routes and a few of the lower ones dry quickly, but don’t head here the afternoon it stops raining, wait another day. The upper tier will be in the sun until 1-3pm depending on time of year. Don’t forget to look back at the views from the upper tier!
Andrew Councell linking Deflowered into Pandemic Prow for 40m of amazing 5.11 climbing.
Wear a helmet and yes there might be a loose rock or two left, so take caution. I do have a few fixed lines around, so please don’t use them and keep them in place so I can keep adding lines. Most routes have only had 1 or 2 ascents so the grades are loose. Expect short cruxes on many of the lines. Most anchors have leaver biners on the chains so please leave them on for easy use. Caution on a few of the longer lines that your rope makes it, so put a knot in the end of the rope when in doubt.
Thanks to Jack Fieldhouse for his awesome routes, Travis McClinchey and Andrew Councell for amazing contributions as well. Most importantly thanks to the Sea to Sky bolt fund for some hardwear. An updated page with how to contribute is coming shortly.
Have fun!