Local climbing superstar and teacher Jeremy Blumel always has something interesting to say in his bi-monthly online column at The Squamish Chief. In his most recent article, he calls for the kids to climb. Let us know what you think!
‘Just outside of Victoria is the small community of Saanich, B.C It has small clusters of houses surrounded by rural farmland and narrow winding roads reminding you of that accidental trip off the highway where you took an exit just to explore, because you had a good feeling about it and it served you a little detour adventure.
In this community, far away from any forest boulders, looming cliffs or towering walls is a high school with an incredible indoor climbing wall and a high school climbing academy where students choose from a host of climbing-related courses alongside their academic schedules.
The focus of the program is simple: Give students with a passion for climbing a chance to learn and improve no matter what direction they want to take it while also pursing a strong secondary school academic career.’
For the full article, please click here.
The back of Stelly’s Secondary in Central Saanich, BC. Photo by Tim Schaufele ©
