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Isosceles v10

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https://youtu.be/ixf7gIbgoJc?si=8kzHkFqUH8m73nTX   I think a total of 4 or 5 sessions. This is in the same boulder field as the boulder Merlin and when I first came here with Ethan to hunt for new lines this one was definitely top of the list. With the support from Gus a few sessions later I got it done after sticking that crux move for the first time. I am absolutely in love with the aesthetics of this rock. Its so finicky. The options for the crux are either crimping an incredibly small 3 finger razor or crossing further to a slopy sidepull that you end up having to crimp the shit out of. I opted for the latter. So psyched on my process of discovering the line, cleaning and uncovering these small holds, working out the options for the crux, then finding the one that worked. Probably my favourite FA to date
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Daedalus v12

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  https://youtu.be/jsqcUq_1f-c?si=OPZh7bygXSvoohPn This was the first highball I put up that got some actual attention. I wasn’t sure if it was because of the history of the climb that I was topping out (a notorious drop off) or the fact that I started my video with a clip of me taking a 10m fall. 
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Introduction

My name is Jake Tiger. I was born and raised in Toronto, ON and lived there until I was 26. I am 33 now and I live in Squamish, BC. I started climbing in gyms when I was 13 and never stopped climbing, even until this day. The act of climbing and being at heights has absolved not only my personal time but also my work life. The majority of my career has been working at heights and with ropes. I started competing in 2015 the same year I made the reserve national climbing team. I did 4 IFSC Bouldering World Cups in the years 2015 and 2017. I stopped competing just before Covid and was very motivated to move towards the mountains to chase actual rocks. I learned a new trade, to become an arborist, and got a job cutting trees in Calgary, where I discovered the love for developing boulders. I stayed one year, mostly developing at the Skyline crag, then found a job in Squamish. I moved to Squamish in February 2022 and it was the best decision of my life. I spent my first year doing all the cl...
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Approaching Highballs

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  Approaching Highballs  By: Jake Tiger   Have you ever found yourself wanting to climb a boulder outdoors but been intimidated by the landing? Have you been inspired to climb a highball but worry about how you may fall or if you’ll injure yourself? Your safety and success on the higher boulders will come from your confidence, built from an awareness of your surroundings, as well as from the preparation of your mind and body to have instinctive reflexes during a fall and the mobility required to take such impacts.  My personal favorite thing about climbing is having uninterrupted, continual upwards movement on the rock. That means no gear placement, no clipping—just having the freedom to climb, move after move. This feeling for me has only really been found in deep water soloing (DWS), free soloing, and highball bouldering. The lines are often blurred between soloing and highballing because sometimes on a highball, we pass that point of no return where a fall co...
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