Squamish

Posted on: March 1, 2005


[Left] The Squamish Chief, as seen from Howe Sound, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. [Right] Randy Atkinson, Tami Knight, Peter Croft and Ricahrd Suddaby hanging out in Murrin Park, a craggin area a few miles north of The Chief, in 1979. Photographer Pat Morrow shot some of the only existing photos of the late 1970s Squamish climbing scene as part of an assignment for the Canadian newsmagazine Macleans. Maclean's was instrumental in bringing climbing into the mainstream Canadian media. [Photo] Simon Carter and Pat Morrow

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