The weather is changing here on the west coast (read: bouldering season is coming back). We’ve reached the final days of a jam-packed summer. Between working full time, trying our best climb as much as we can, mini getaways, and time with friends and family… this season was pretty full value. We shared a lot of awesome adventures with a lot of awesome people and did a lot of “firsts for us”.

In no particular order, some of our most memorable moments from the past several months…

1.We take two trips to Leavenworth, WA – including our first trip there together

2. Kim helps lead the Skaha Symposium Climbing trip with MEC

3. We attend Rock the Blocs in the Kelowna Boulderfields

4. Plenty of multipitching with Doug #slugcat

5. Graham climbs two V12s in a day

6. We sell the Millennium FalcVan and switch to #carlife with Anakin SkywalCar

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Millennium FalcVan and Anakin SkywalCar wish you good day. • #maythefourthbewithyou

A post shared by Kim and Graham McGrenere (@kimstagraham.mcg) on May 4, 2018 at 7:11am PDT

7. Graham climbs 31 V4s in an afternoon for his 31st birthday

8. Graham sends his first Canadian 5.14

9. We do a live speaking event at Arc’teryx to help fundraise for the Canadian Adaptive Climbing Society.

10. A lot of our friends from across North America come to visit Squamish!

11. Graham attends Highball Day!

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Graham on the hyper classic highball, “Teenage Lobotomy” V7 during Highball Day in Squamish! #climbfreeclimbfearlessly #highfrictionday #flashedpodium

A post shared by Mark Scherle (@mscherle) on Aug 18, 2018 at 12:41pm PDT

12. We volunteer and/or work at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy, Squamish Rampage, and the Treeline Women’s Climbing festivals, all in Squamish

13. Kim paddles across Howe Sound to climb on the sea cliffs

Willy’s Yacht (5.11b). Photo: Alex Eggermont

14. Kim climbs the Grand Wall with Jared

15. We’re invited to join the Hive Climbing Team as Outdoor Ambassadors

16. Kim completes her Murrin summer trifecta

17. Kim gets a permanent job at MEC and Graham’s contract is renewed 6 months

18. We join the Squamish Access Society

19. We complete a Top 100 Challenge Day

20. We send Sentry Box (512a) on the same day

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This season I have been putting effort into trying to become a better trad climber. I have wanted to climb THIS route for a long time, but was always intimidated by it. I put it on my summer wish list anyways and told myself I had to try it… • What a special experience to get a back-to-back #teamsend with Graham last night after work!! 💙 • Squamish's first 5.12: Sentry Box (5.12a) • Many thanks to @patvalade for the 📸! • • • #squamish #flashfoxy #womenonlead #tradisrad #organicclimbing #noplacetoofar #e9canada #e9climbing #hiveclimbing #climbonsquamish #basewear #aretbasewear @aretbasewear @organicclimbing @scarpana @climbonsquamish @e9canada @hiveclimbing

A post shared by Kim and Graham McGrenere (@kimstagraham.mcg) on Aug 24, 2018 at 10:52am PDT

21. Graham and Jared get back-to-back sends of Sixty-Nine (5.13b/c trad)

22. Kim focuses on her trad game and takes her first falls on gear

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It held! • Spent an awesome two days trying hard, taking whips, and learning to trust my gear. This fall is on a yellow totem cam (0.4), but I also whipped on a grey alien and a red BD C4 (#1)! • Thanks to Dan (@dan.beland) for capturing one of these formative moments for me. • • • #squamish #takethewhip #whipper #tradisrad #flashfoxy #organicclimbing #noplacetoofar #e9canada #e9climbing #hiveclimbing #climbonsquamish #basewear #aretbasewear @aretbasewear @organicclimbing @scarpana @climbonsquamish @e9canada @hiveclimbing @mason_gunneson @kinclimbing

A post shared by Kim and Graham McGrenere (@kimstagraham.mcg) on Sep 7, 2018 at 6:15pm PDT

23. We head on a micro-adventure-weekend trip to Horne to escape some September rain

After adding nearly 10,000km to the car we bought at the end of April, we certainly made the most of this summer… it was a memorable one.