Bouldering in Vernon...

Lookout Point

Garry (the legend) Brace and I traveled to Vernon yesterday morning to partake in some bouldering in Cougar Canyon. Cougar is mostly known for its sport and trad climbing, usually in the single pitch realm. The boulders at Cougar tend to seep a lot in the spring and fall, and the best season (from what I gather) is early summer and early fall when its not too hot or too wet yet. My friend Allen Rollin has produced a small comprehensive guidebook for the area, it can be found at Just Another Outdoor Page, he also told me that there is to be an updated version released soon.
My first time at Cougar I spotted a line which is described in the guidebook as "Unknown V6" its a very clean arete, with a distinctively obvious start and clear topout. One thing that really grinds my gears is when a climb has a very ambiguous start and finish. I managed to get the send on film with my buddy's Contour. Excuse the editing, I have zero skills in that department nor do I intend on acquiring any.
Cheers,
-PatWC

Left Hand to a sloping pinch.

Slap out to crimp

Dynamic move to a good sloping hold

Slap up the arete to bear down and setup for the crux!