The Apron

The Apron is seen from the side in this photo. Its...

Description 

The Apron is the low angled formation of granite that extends N. off of the Chief. There are many varied climbs on this formation from classic moderate crack climbs like St. Vitus Dance, or Diedre to runout scary slab climbs such as Unfinished Symphony, or Dancing in the Light. The granite in squamish is said by some to be better than Yosemite making it some of the best Granite in the world. The Apron is a wonderful place to climb and contains some of the best moderate routes in Squamish. The views of the sound and the surrounding mountains are spectacular. Some of the first established routes on the chief are on the Apron.

Getting There 

Start at a parking lot at the intersection of Highway 99 and a Mamquam Forest Service Road. Many trails from here depending on the climb you do. The Base of the Apron is thick forest and it can be tricky to find specific climbs.

The Classics

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Snake 5.9  International : Canada : ... : The Apron

This a really good route, and a nice option to avoid the crowds on Diedre, with only a few moves that are harder than climbing the latter. There are a couple of undercling traverses that are high in the grade.Pitch 1: (5.7) Up the obvious corner off the ledge to a bolted anchorPitch 2: (5.9) Continue to move left, I followed a finger crack to the next belay, called "the stage"Pitch 3 (5.9) Up the corner to next ledge.Pitch 4 (5.9) This for me w...[more]   Browse More Classics in International

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Mike Morley follows a pitch up the Apron (June 200...	BETA PHOTO: Traversing broadway to the forest trail.	First pitch of Banana Peel 5.8...
The longest forced runout on Banana Peel of a trav...	Apron and Grand. Photo by Blitzo.	BETA PHOTO: The two people in red with white helmets are debat...
Simon starting the walk down the slab descent with...	Simon almost finished the slab descent. It breaks...