During a press conference today in Paris, France, the Paris Organising Committee of the Olympic & Paralympic Games (Paris 2024) confirmed a proposal to include four additional sports in the Sports Programme of the 33rd Summer Olympic Games: Breakdance, Skateboarding, Surfing and Sport Climbing.

Additionally, Paris 2024 plans to enrich the Sport Climbing event in 2024 by expanding from one to two distinct competitions, six to twelve medals and 40 to 72 athletes in total. Under the proposal, 16 women and 16 men would compete for six medals in the Speed discipline; 20 women and 20 men would compete for six medals based on the combination of results in the Bouldering and Lead disciplines.

For full article, please visit the IFSC website.

What a weekend showcasing the extraordinary youth teams we have in Canada. That is a wrap for the 2019 Canadian Youth Bouldering Nationals. Below is the final results!

Final Results

Youth A Boys

1. NEWMAN Ben
2. DOYLE Brennan
3. MCNAMEE Guy
4. BAUDRAND Victor
5. MCNAMEE Kindar
6. HOFFMAN Ethan

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Alex Honnold breaks down every movie that has climbing! Hilarious

The wait is over! In the summer of 2018, during a three-month road trip, Jimmy Webb made a spontaneous decision to try “Dreamcatcher”, the iconic Chris Sharma route in Squamish, British Columbia. This video chronicles his process of training for, and then battling with Dreamcatcher. Enjoy!

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF) 2019 tickets are now available! Featuring 42 shows in 7 venues across Metro Vancouver, this year’s Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival program is set to amaze and inspire. From February 22-March 3, get lost in the adventure stories of the 36 incredible guest speakers and 67 films that will take the VIMFF stage and screen.

Sam Davis is back in The Tanks and sniffing out first ascents! This time, he nabbed two new roof lines in an area dubbed Hell’s Kitchen on North Mtn above Theater of The Absurd.

We are pleased to announce that on the last day of his trip, Dan Beland completed The Rainbow (5.14a) in Hurricane, Utah. The route itself traverses the entire lip (ish) of the cave, hence the name. Nice one Dan!

Not The Rainbow. Photo courtesy of Dan Beland ©

For all our Albertan and BC based readers out, there Bolder Climbing Community are looking for volunteers for the 2019 Open Bouldering Nationals.

If interested, please click here.

Awesome video drop of Calgary-based climber Evan Hau and his FA of Neanderthal (5.14b) this summer in Christie Falls, Kelowna, BC.

Be sure to check out our interview with Evan Hau, an awesome ambassador to our sport!

A few longer videos featuring Jimmy Webb and a handful of other climbers in the Fontainebleau area.

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