Originally Posted by WarChild

Took up climbing seriously two years ago and absolutely love it. You really have to learn to trust in your gear and that comes pretty quick.

These days, with all the advances in gear and what not, you can do alot of big walls in a long day and not need to spend the night on a face.

One of the nice features of the Vancouver area is The Chief. It's the World's second largest free standing piece of Granite after El Cap. in Yosimite.