Lots of news coming out of Canmore, AB these days! Last week, Canmore-local Becca Frangos sent Fudge Packer (5.13d) at Planet X in Canmore, AB. Becca is climbing strong after spending the year training and attending a few IFSC events. Congratulations Becca! More to come I am sure.

Yahoooo I sent Fudge Packer (8b/5.13d) second try of the day today! I tried this route last season a few times and it felt much too hard for me. But I hopped on it earlier this week and felt pretty strong and fit climbing it…psyched on the progress! This route is my third of this grade!! 😊💪Thanks so much to Tadashi for the belay and the super fun day out! . . . @flashedclimbing @lasportivana @lasportivagram @forceclimbing @peakkinetics @piseworld #poweredbypise #planetx #rockclimbing #fudgepacker #psyched

A post shared by Becca Frangos (@becca_frangos) on Aug 11, 2017 at 1:02pm PDT

We are very psyched to announce that Tom Wright has sent one of his lifetime dream routes, Endless Summer (5.13d) at Acephale in Canmore, AB. TOm had worked on the route this summer, sending with great style yesterday. This is his second route of the grade despite putting up the mega-classic Spirit of the West (5.14a) last year.

We don’t have a photo of Tom on the route so we just picked one off his gram.

We are very excited about the Treeline Women’s Climbing Festival Coming to Squamish September 9th & 10th, 2017.

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We are very pleased to announce that Stu Smith has found a very unique route in one of the coolest spots in Squamish.
The new route, Pool of Death, climbs a steep overhanging face that hangs above the water. Looks awesome stu!

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We ar very psyched to announce that Calgary-based climber Evan Hau has sent his mega project at The Colliseum in Canmore, AB.

The route is over 46 meters and goes through the deepest part of the wall. The grade has only been confirmed by one Facebook post at the current moment. Evan has been working the route over the past two summers. More information to come!!!! Congratulations Evan!!

The ascent very likely marks the first time a Canadian has climbed 5.15.

We will check in with Evan and update with more info.

A post shared by Evan Hau (@hauonearth) on Aug 9, 2017 at 12:20pm PDT

We are pleased to announce that Hans Montenegro has made the first known ascent of North Wolf Mini (v10), a new link up in Gibb’s Cave.

The link starts in North Ridge Mini and moves back through the cross over of Black Hole into Queva de Lobo. Below is a video of Hans completing the line.

We are very excited to be a part of the 3rd Annual Canmore Climbing Festival that will take place this weekend on Saturday, August 12, 2017.

Colette McInerney will be speaking Saturday night at the 3rd Annual Canmore Climbing Festival. Colette has been in the climbing industry for over a decade, traveling and living the climber’s lifestyle. Early exposure to capturing her experiences through camera have led her to pursue the art of storytelling through a number of different mediums. Most recently, she been a part of creating an all women’s production team under Never Not Collective, with an emphasis on storytelling from the the perspective of women in climbing. We had a chance to catch up with Colette before the show and here is what she had to say.

Colette climbing on an 8a in Niemisel, Sweden. Photo by Mikko Makela ©

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Obviously, cracks are in high season right now but flash forward six months, I am sure people will be thinking about crack training.

We are very psyched to announce that Victoria-based boulderer Reagan Daly has made the second ascent of Tim Doyle’s A Block (v12) on the right side of the Squaminator boulder in the North Walls.

Suggesting potentially v12, this problem is very power oriented and has garnished a lot of attention in recent weeks. Reagan Daly is having a fantastic summer, also sending Vince Pinch (v12) early last month.

Video below.