A rock climber is recovering in hospital after a terrifying ordeal on the face of Squamish’s Stawamus Chief on Friday. According to Squamish Search-and-Rescue, the woman fell while climbing a route known as The Apron, and got her knee caught in a large crack — kicking off a five-hour rescue operation. “We were able to move a rope team in via helicopter and rappel down to her and with some dish soap and a lot of work we were able to free her leg,” said search manager BJ Chute. “It’s a first for us in a long time.
It is an unusual thing.” Crews were alerted to the fall around 10:30 a.m. Friday morning, and it wasn’t until around 3 p.m. that the woman was handed off to waiting paramedics. “There’s always a risk of getting things stuck, and she