Simple in its design and visually appealing in almost any room, the Pullboard Original Hangboard is the latest innovation in hangboard design to come out of Canada over the last year. Built on the foundation of a training philosophy, the Pullboard features three hanging rails, one for warming up, one for training, and one for testing your progress.
We had a chance to test out on the Pullboard for a six week period and here is what we thought.
Designed for technical approaches and mountain hiking, the Scarpa Mescalito is the newest innovation in approach footwear from the team at Scarpa. Featuring water-resistant suede upper and Vibram® Megagrip, the Mescalito is a tank when it comes to exploring the outdoors. Weighing in at 390 grams, the Mescalito also features new Dynamis LB Sole in Vibram® Lite Base Technology, which cuts a ton of weight out of the shoe, making it one of the lightest technical approach shoes on the market.
We had a chance to test the Scarpa Mescalito over a is month period and here is what we thought.
Without a doubt, there has been an explosion of portable hang boards over the past couple years. With almost every design possible on the market, it is difficult to choose which hangboard may best suit your needs at the crag. One company that has stood out from the rest is Digit Climbing. Based out of Montreal, Digit Climbing is a Canadian company with a focus on wooden hold and hangboard solutions that meet all your training goals. Their version of the portable hangboard is called the Yubiboard. The board is based on a rotary system and features a variety of grips for every climber from beginner to expert.
We had a chance to test the Yubiboard over a two month period and here is what we thought.
Redesigned for 2018, The Scarpa Mago climbing shoe boasts technical prowess built out of a powerful toe box and a heel cup that will keep the pressure on the smallest of granite crystals. Asymmetrical in its design, the Scarpa Mago is ready to work on a variety of terrain, from overhanging the vertical face. For those looking for a technical shoe that will keep your feet in the right place even when you are tired, you have come to the right place.
We had a chance to test the Scarpa Mago climbing shoe over a six week period and here is what we though.
Recently, there has been a lot of media recently about Nutriclimb’s Pre Workout Supplement, as you may have seen it advertised at both 2019 Alberta and BC Open Boulder Provincials and some of our local athletes adding it to their training program. Nutriclimb’s Pre Workout is a caffeine-free supplement designed to benefit climbing through increasing power and energy. Because supplements are relatively new to the climbing world, we were curious as to how the stuff worked and really wanted to give it a fair shot to see if it improved our everyday climbing performance.
Full disclosure: In no way was Squamish Climbing Magazine paid to review Nutriclimb’s Climber Pre-workout Supplement. We received two canisters of the pre-workout to test. However, it should be noted that after testing, Squamish Climbing Magazine did enter into an agreement with Nutriclimb to host some affiliate advertising on the site where a portion of sales from Nutriclimb would go to the magazine.
This article was updated and corrected yesterday to reflect the new changes issued by the IFSC in February of 2019
There is a lot of confusion as to how climbers will be able to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and how our Canadian athletes will fair. We decided to make it simple by creating a graphic that will explain all the different pathways for qualification and how many athletes will be selected from each pathway.
Starting to climb at the age of six years old, Sasha Digiulian has been a crusher since the beginning. She was the first North American women to climb 5.14d and third woman in the world to accomplish the grade. She is also a three time US National Champion and won the Climbing World Championship in 2011. Recently graduating from Columbia University with a degree in Non-fiction writing and Business, Sasha has turned her focus towards her climbing career. Last summer, Sasha DiGiulian completed Sonnie Trotters Canadian Trilogy, a series of three 5.14 big walls in the Canadian Rockies.
Photo courtesy of VIMFF ©
We had a chance to talk to her before she takes the stage this coming Saturday at the 22nd Annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and here is what she had to say.
Finishing in first place at the 2018 Canadian Bouldering Nationals, Allison Vest is no stranger to competition. Introduced to climbing at nine years of age, Allison Vest has gone on to place first in numerous competitions across Canada, including the Hive Climbing stop of the 2019 Tour De Bloc. Now training under the guidance of Christian Core and Jeff Thomson, Allison is coming into her own, with strength and power to match any competitor. She has set the stage for a strong performance this weekend at the 2019 Canadian Open Bouldering Nationals hosted by Bolder Climbing Community in Calgary, AB.
Allison Vest @ Tour De Bloc. Photo courtesy of Ken Chow ©
We had a chance to check in with Allison before she boarded her flight to Calgary and here is what she had to say.
Climber and author Kelly Cordes has established new alpine routes around the world, from Alaska to Peru, and Patagonia to Pakistan. An editor for the American Alpine Journal from 2000-2012, Cordes went on to chronicle the history of Cerro Torre in his book The Tower which won a 2015 Banff Mountain Book Award and a National Outdoor Book Award. Following the completion of his book, he co-authored Tommy Caldwell’s 2017 bestselling autobiography, The Push. Kelly currently lives in Estes Park, Colorado and spends his time climbing and skiing as much as he can.
Kelly Cordes. Photo courtesy of VIMFF ©
We had a chance to chat with Kelly as he made his way to the Canadian Rockies and on to Vancouver. Here is what he had to say.
The Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) opens its doors this Friday, February 22nd, 2019, and its first guest speaker is the French climber and International champion, Liv Sansoz.
Professional climber, skier & paraglider, Liv Sansoz lives by the words of former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln: “It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” She began skiing in the French Alps aged 2 and had climbed Mount Blanc by the age of 14. In her teenage years, Liv took up climbing and at 18 had already won a World Championship, followed by many other international victories. In recent years, the soft-spoken and humble Chamonix resident has become an accomplished paraglider, which allows her to see her beloved mountains from yet another vantage point. Recently, she out to climb, ski and paraglide all of the 82 summits above 4,000 meters in the Alps. She completed the project in early 2018.
We had a chance to catch up with Liv as she made her way to Canada and here is what she had to say.
Peter Winter / Leavenworth WA / Grand Wall Boulders / 25 V4 Circuit / Home Campus Board
Hope BC / Jeremy Smith / Scrub your Face / Godman Creek / Ring Workouts / Wiretap