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OVERVIEW
Discover The Fitness Center, a new Dry Tooling crag on the SW side of Debeck’s
Hill. 8 fully equipped routes ranging from D6+ to D10 featuring steep,
sustained climbing.
Falling rock and ice (winter) hazards may be present. Helmets are highly
recommended.
Check the last page for a more in-depth description.

APPROACH

41411 Tantalus Rd, Squamish 30 mins 1.5 km 250m 49.764003, -123.131039

CRAG
SMALL
CLIFF

SMALL CAIRN
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SLAB
AREA

WOODEN
STRUCTURES

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SMALL
CAIRN

TRAIL
SIGN

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Park at the North end of Tantalus road. The approach follows existing MTB trails.
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Hike up Plural of Nemesis until it is possible to4 take a faint trail left that links
into Pleasure
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Trail. Continue up Pleasure Trail to the base of a small cliff. Faint
trail left will take you to the base of the crag.

Please be aware of any downhill bike traffic while hiking and yield the right of way to bikers.

! In snow/ice conditions micro spikes can be useful.

The use of Trailforks or Gaia apps can be helpful if you are unfamiliar with the area.

OVERVIEW & APPROACH 2

 TOPO

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D9-

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D8+
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D8 4 5
D10 D10
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D7
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tree D6+/7- D6+

1 DON’T DROP THE (PICK) WEIGHTS D9-

Start in the steep crack with good holds and torques (pick weights may add some security). A
restful stance midway leads powerful movement through steep terrain to the anchors. One of
the best lines at the cliff!
FA: Jason Dayman, 2022

2 SKIPPING LEG DAY D8+

Climb up the dihedral. Good sticks with bad feet will keep you on (or off) your toes and add to
the ever building pump.
FA: Jason Dayman, 2023

3 MOSTLY NATURAL GAINS D8

Fun climbing through many natural features leads to a high crux getting established into a
good stein pull.
FA: Jason Dayman, 2023

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4 FIVE MINUTE SHOWER TOKEN D10
Take the left split at the second clip. Big moves on good holds with thin feet are the recurring
theme. The final roof can be a heartbreaker!
FA: Jason Dayman, 2023

5 DRILL SERGEANT D10

Similar in flavor to its neighbor. Take the right split at the second clip. Big moves get
progressively harder as you climb higher. It’s not over until it’s over!
FA: Jason Dayman, 2023

6 HIDDEN MEMBERSHIP FEES D7

Easier climbing up the initial dihedral with torques, stemming, and technical placements
leads to a steep sequence at the top. Enjoy the exposed position while you clip the anchors.
FA: Jason Dayman, 2022

7 BROGA D6+/7-
Start in a shallow dihedral and pull through a small bulge to transition right with technical
footwork. A high foot to pull through the upper bulge will surely open up the hips and get you
warmed up!
FA: Jason Dayman, 2022

8 PRE WORKOUT POWDER D6+

Fun climbing through blocky terrain. Negotiate your way through multiple small bulges to a
technical finish.
FA: Jason Dayman, 2023

If you can't climb pretty

you have to climb stronger

TOPO 4
JASON DAYMAN

A Word
A Word from
from
LEONARDO IEZZI

the developer
the developer
The Fitness Center is a new Dry Tooling
crag situated on the SW side of Debeck’s
Hill. There are 8 routes in total, ranging
from D6+ to D10. The cliff sees moderate
filtered sun from mid morning onwards.
All of the routes are fully fixed with steel
chains and steel carabiners on every bolt,
as well as all anchors. A 40m rope will
safely get you down from all the routes. All
hardware was supplied by the developer,
as well as a few friends who helped
contribute financially to the endeavor.

The choice to develop this cliff for dry

tooling was made with the understanding
that it would not provide for good rock
climbing. The quality of rock is simply
such that it would remain dirty, and small
holds would continuously break. You will
find many holds have been enhanced
(drilled), particularly in the areas of lesser
quality rock. This is to prevent holds from
repeatedly “blowing out” under the force
of picks. Efforts have been made to clean
as much of the loose rock as feasible,
however, rockfall remains a possibility.
Helmets are highly recommended, and
standing underneath climbers should be
avoided when possible.

Many routes seep extensively over the

winter, especially the steepest ones
through the central roof. During our
coveted arctic outflows, unsupported ice
features form along the top. None of the

5 A WORD FROM THE DEVELOPER

BRIAN M SHANNON

routes have yet to see a true mixed

winter ascent, but it is foreseeable
LEONARDO IEZZI

that conditions will permit for this

in the future. If you are climbing
here when ice is present, be aware
of your surroundings and
continually assess for overhead
hazards!

To date, many of the routes have

not yet seen a second ascent.
Grades can be adjusted in the
future after a community
consensus is reached if it is felt
that they are inaccurate.

All first ascents were completed

while wearing crampons. Climbing
in rock shoes is certainly possible
and would feel easier.
TANYA HALL
LEONARDO IEZZI

Thanks!
A huge thanks to Tanya for countless rainy belays and generous financial support.
Leonardo Iezzi for making this topo and trail/base work. Mylo for his company and
morale-boosting presence, and anyone else who contribuited.

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