Makeshift Big Wall Shelter

Here’s an inexpensive way to get shelter while on a big wall. This is the story of a new route in the Canadian Rockies done this July. Gear list included:

“So we went prepared and brought 105 bolts, 4 batteries, and 3 rain coats. Not to mention, a double rack of gear, shoes, harness, chalk, 4 liters of water, 1 rope, lots of food, helmets, long johns and a dril—and 2 umbrellas and 1 lawn chair.”