Results are in for the first round of the British Columbia Bouldering Provincials, sanctioned by Sport Climbing BC and hosted by The Hive North Shore.

One the Men’s side, it looks like Ivan Luo, in true competition fashion, has landed himself at the top of the finals list followed by Squamish-local Tosh Sherkat. Predictably, Guy and Kinder McNamee have made finals along with Jason Mah who continues to have a stellar season. Great to see Kin Wai Lah back in the mix after a year of injuries as well as Andrew Funk who has struggled to gain his footing in the BC competition scene.

On the Women’s side, there is no surpise with Hung Ying Lee sitting at the top of the list followed by Allison Vest. Great to see Mika Hosoi in the mix as well as Canmore-local Rebecca Frangos, Victoria-local Allison Stewart-Patterson and Kelowna-local Staci White. The dark horse here is Sally Kim and can’t wait to see how she lands in the mix of these strong competitors.

Finals is surely to be a show down of these fine climbers.

Women’s Open

1. Lee,Hung Ying
2. Vest,Allison
3. Hosoi,Mika
4. Kim,Sally
5. White,Staci
6. Frangos,Rebecca
6. Stewart-Patterson,Alison

Men’s Open

1. Luo,Ivan
1. Sherkat,Tosh
3. McNamee,Guy
4. Mah,Jason
5. Lai,Kin Wah
6. Funk,Andrew
6. McNamee,Kindar

Full results can be found here.

Nathaniel Coleman is taking the competition scene by storm and exploring unclimbed areas in the southern deserts of Utah. His fresh drive to push the boundaries of bouldering is what allows him to access the inaccessible. Filmed and edited by Ben Neilson.

Like the clouds parting and a ray of sunshine falling down from the heavens, the Vancouver International Mountain Film is less than two weeks away! The VIMFF will take place from Feb. 9th to 17th, 2018 in Vancouver and North Vancouver, BC .

Each year, the festival continues to renew our psych for adventure in a multitude of mountain disciplines. Here at Squamish Climbing Magazine, we have scanned every film and checked out every speaker looking for what the festival offers in our favourite mountain category, rock climbing. Below is a Climber’s Guide to the 2018 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Be sure to purchase your tickets soon as last years event sold out completely!

For tickets to these shows and others, please visit the official website of the 2018 Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival

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A Hydro Flask film featuring Alan Watts and the birth of sport climbing at Oregon’s iconic Smith Rock State Park.

This weekend, the 2017-2018 BC Bouldering Provincials will take place at The Hive North Shore in North Vancouver, BC. With route setting headed by Simon Parton and Andreas Lerch and organization headed by Kate Bell, this event will be off the hook and we are really looking forward to it!

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Hilarious little parody featuring local climbing Will Stanhope and Matt Segal as they continue the adventures of debauchery together.

We are very psyched to announce that Josh Muller has made a day ascent of The Nest stand start (v13).

Looks like hard work does pay off. After spending most of last year opening up a new bouldering gym (Bolder Climbing) in Calgary, Josh is now on his first bouldering trip since blowing a tendon in Heuco Tanks two years ago. On his second day on the rocks, Josh made an ascent of The Nest Stand Start (v13) only to be shut down by snow later in the day after making good work in the sit start. Congratulations Josh! Lets home this government shutdown doesn’t last too long!

Photo courtesy of Jamie Finlayson ©

Daniel Woods and Matt Fultz send La Plancha V14 in Boulder, Colorado

Fun little video featuring the sport climbing in Frankenjura, Germany!

Awesome footage of font.