Skaha is one of those places that I’ve always meant to visit, but never had the opportunity. Being a climber who started climbing in Eastern Washington, I heard about this place just across the border to the north. Several friends, including the late-great John Crock told me that I needed to check it out.
Well, it just so happened that our route from Squamish to Rossland took Jen and I right through there, so we decided to stop and spend a couple days sampling the rock. I have to say, it was just as good as everyone told me. Unfortunately, I have developed a bit of an elbow injury, so I only ended up climbing a few pitches on the first day and one pitch the second day.
Jen, on the other hand was feeling super strong and finished off her two days with a lead of Assholes Of August, a pitch of 5.10a trad that she first lead 20 years ago. She repeated the clean ascent, making it the hardest trad lead she’s done in two decades.
