![]() ![]() Outside of the Rockies Sean went on 14 major mountain expeditions and climbed new routes up remote and obscure alpine peaks in Patagonia, Northwest Territories, Peru and Pakistan. During his competition days, Sean placed fourth in Festiglace du Quebec, third at Ouray Ice Fest and first in the Canmore Speed Competition. He climbed 16 new routes on the Stanley Headwall and made an early repeats of the famous Musashi M12 and Rocky Mountain Horror Show M12 at the Cinpelex cave. He established more than 70 mixed routes ranging from hard single-pitch horizontal roofs like Phyllis Diller M11 to multi-pitch test-pieces like Cryophobia M8+ WI5+ 240 m. Wanting to pursue climbing as a lifestyle, he left university and moved to Canmore.įor the next 12 years Sean was one of Canada’s leading climbers, and with the likes of Will Gadd and Ben Firth, revolutionized gymnastic-style mixed climbing. ![]() Having always wanted to try climbing, he went with a friend from and soon joined the Alpine Club of Canada. He moved to Thunder Bay, Ont, to attend Lakehead University where he would play jam nights at the university pub with his friend Brendan Madden. In high school, he picked up a guitar and found a passion in playing music. Photo Sean Isaac Collection ( To listen to Sean’s new band The Raven & The Fox with Julie Chang, click here)īorn in New Brunswick, he grew up snowboarding, kayaking and enjoying the outdoors. Sean Isaac on The Distiller M9+, Stanley Headwall, Canadian Rockies. But over the last decade, Sean has reinvented himself once again. Here’s the story of how Sean went from stein pulls to six strings.Īway from the bolted caves and hard multi-pitch mixed climbs, Sean was known for searching out unclimbed big walls around the world. For anyone familiar with ice/mixed climbing in North America, the name Sean Isaac is synonymous with some of the sport’s hardest and earliest routes. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |