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References

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12196206100/The-Squamish-Chief

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/canadas-most-iconic-big-wall-rock-climb/

[2] https://www.cmreviews.ca/cm/vol16/no27/intheshadowofthechief.html

References

[1] https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ix0YBwiTjj7ilO83xpGez?

Peter onsighted the crux pitch, though having done pitches nearby previously there is some discussion about how onsight it was [1]. On balance, it seems likely that he had little to no knowledge of the pitch before setting off.

References

[1] http://www.supertopo.com/climbers-forum/3002969/Peter-Crofts-Shadow-Onsight

[2] https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/4627017627364376/

References

[1] https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/12200124402/

References

[1] https://youtu.be/UlcQ3mxlNfs

The first free ascent of the full route. In 2003 Jeremy Blumel and Adam Diamond cleaned and freed the last 6 pitches but the route required an abseil approach.

References

[1] Canadian Alpine Journal (2008), page 91 /library/9563/canadian-alpine-journal-2008

References

[1] https://www.mountainlifemedia.ca/2016/06/prow-sonnie-trotter/

References

[1] https://alpineclubofcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/CAJ-2022-FINAL.pdf

References

[1] https://gripped.com/profiles/andy-lamb-makes-second-ascent-of-the-megg-canadas-first-proposed-v16/

References

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvpwF1dtYKU

Summer 2025.

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DUqlp18j6vL/

[2] https://www.climbing.com/news/first-5-15-trad-climb-connor-herson/

[3] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2026/02/connor_herson_establishes_worlds_hardest_trad_route-74101

[4] https://www.instagram.com/p/DUreDD4gc2y/?img_index=9

[5] https://www.ukclimbing.com/news/2026/03/connor_herson_talks_about_drifters_escape_9a+_trad-74117

[6] https://www.instagram.com/p/DV9Lf-hDgvu/

[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYxzjW7Dcug

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DXsAGKVknkF/

[2] https://ethansalvo.substack.com/p/the-age-of-aquarius-first-ascent

References

[1] https://www.instagram.com/p/DYcwwbWmuCg/

[2] https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlC4KUCOlF/

[3] https://www.instagram.com/p/DZlC4KUCOlF/?img_index=3