🏋️ Fitness & Wellness May 29, 2026 · Anthony Walsh

What I Learned Exploding Cams and Nuts On a Classic Squamish Splitter

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What I Learned Exploding Cams and Nuts On a Classic Squamish Splitter
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The first 5.12 in Squamish is also the first route that made me wonder if I could afford to be a climber. Sentry Box is 90 feet of gleaming granite and perfect splitters. It is as roadside as it gets and some of it stays dry in the rain. It’s the kind of pitch most trad climbers dream about when they sit around dreaming about trad climbs. Unfortunately for me—and my rapidly tanking budget—Sentry Box also has a terribly thin crux that protects with only the smallest nuts and cams.
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