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30 June 2008
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2002 Photo Gallery 1 - Cheakamus
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Cheakamus Canyon's first quad climb (August 2002). Commentary by Brad.
Now we are cooking! Dad doing bacon outdoors..

Camping = Fun!
That's my girl.. She was making toast with sticks over the fire.

She has never camped away from room service before!
We used this rig to get into the base.

Use of Trailryder in the bush... we are not anywhere near a "trail"!
Christopher Geisler and Hobey Walker (sitting), had an "intimate moment" testing this rig!
Well we are a bit behind schedule, but we are getting out and testing and having fun climbing.

Steve Bourn's first time on jummars! Can you tell? He did well though.
See the jummar "horns" ... I get clean pulls on these.

The wrist splints attach to a sailing grade car and track to keep the pulls even.

My right arm is WAY stronger than the left.
Looks like the rig is working well enough to get the lower Grand in a single long day. Yes ... wheelchair wheels. Why we did not do this before I don't know!

It kept me totally clear of the rock saving my elbow.
Chris is a monkey on his jugs! I have never seen a guy flip upside down on purpose. Here we are getting solid pulls. About one foot per pull!
More 2002 photos - Lower Grand Wall