Arriving back in town that evening, we did not even get a full night's sleep before being awakened by reporters and photographers. I must add our indebtedness to those people of Squamish, especially the Mackenzies and Pat Brennan, who were kind, and understanding of our privacy, and without whose help and assistance the climb would have been even more difficult than it was. Regarding the time it took for the initial ascent, it must be remembered that many, in fact most, of the days were only part days, and much of that time was spent in prussiking up, untangling snarls from the previous day, and rappeling down. We would have spent nights on the face in the initial phase of the assault, except that there was no ledge, until about the 1000' level, that was really suitable for spending nights and storing supplies. Further due to the slow progress one makes with bolts, it is impossible to spend much time in any single day putting them in before it becomes necessary to stop for the day.
Slow progress makes one psychologically discouraged, which makes for even slower progress.
But no one who climbs the face of the Squamish Chief will fail to appreciate that he has done a difficult climb.