Jonathan Siegrist and Alex Honnold spend their winter in Las Vegas Nevada Climbing on Mount Potosi.

Pro climber Madaleine Sorkin’s approach to training.

We are very pleased to announce that Hans Christian Montenegro has sent Something Wicked This Way Comes (v12) in Gibbs Cave, Squamish, BC. Something Wicked was first opened by Jordan Wright in 2007 after a group of climbers removed the stump that was impeding a ton of roof climbing on the north side of Gibbs Cave.

Sounds like Hans is pretty close on Black Magic as well! Beauty!

Hans on Something Wicked (v12). Photo courtesy of Hans C. Montenegro ©

Nice little feature on the red and climber Inbal Katznelson

Climbers travel from all over the world come to climb in the Red and gain mileage on the sandstone steeps. Inbal Katznelson is a top sport climber from Israel and at 24 years old, the Red was in her sights as a potential location to push her limits into new grades. After a spending a little time learning the style and battling out bad weather, an injury forced Katznelson to drastically change her plans and take a step back. Allowing her to look at goals in a different light and focus on simply appreciating her time spent in the Red. A valuable insight.

This should be good!

The results are in from the 2017 Canadian Diffuclty Nationals! Two North Vancouver locals, Alannah Yip and Sean McColl took first place. For Sean McColl this was his 11th time on top of the podium!

On the Junior side of things, Squamish local Tosh Sherkat took first place for Men and Eva Thompson for the Women.

Junior Men

1. SHERKAT Tosh
2. SAFFERY Dylan
3. UCHIDA Lucas
4. MURDOCH Kyle
5. FRICKER Alex
6. SAPRA Rahul

Junior Women

1. THOMPSON Eva
2. VINCE Beth
3. GOLDHOFF Julia
4. HOSOI Mika
5. MCCARNEY Justine
6. WILSON Steph

Open Men

1. MCCOLL Sean
2. JONAS MCRAE Elan
3. SMITH Nathan
4. MAH Jason
5. UCHIDA Lucas
6. BILODEAU Françis

Open Women

1. YIP Alannah
2. THOMPSON Eva
3. WEBER Alyssa
4. EARLE Chloe
5. MONTEITH Dana
6. BUITENDYK Sophie

For full results, please visit here.

This video is both surprising and awesome! Check it out!

Matt Gentile is back in action roaming the unexplored badlands of Flagstaff, AZ. With climbing filmmaker Nathaniel Davison in tow the duo showcase some of the most progressive first ascents in The West! From world class caves hidden deep in river canyons to exposed limestone roof highballs, RT Vol 2 will get you hyped to explore and dream of first ascents in your own personal bouldering wonderland.

Below is an update on the Chek Canyon Recreation Site Campground Expansion for those who will be using the area.

Construction on the Chek Canyon Recreation Site starts today and will last approximately three weeks. The goal for construction is to add camping to the current construction totally 30 recreation sites. No changes to the fee structure (free) are scheduled.

Camping in the upper loop will be allowed during construction but campers may need to be moved on short notice. Some construction activities will also require the public to stay out of the area for short periods of time. Construction on vehicle access sites will be first priority, starting at the south end and moving north, followed by camp sites around the lower parking lot.

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We are pleased to release the topo for the Ponderosa Boulders located at Arrow Lake near Nelson, BC. There seems to be more and more development in the Nelson area thanks to a handful of locals including Allen James Rollin.

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In partnership with the Climbers Access Society of British Columbia, this year will mark the first ever Route Development and Bolting Clinic at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy.

This free, hands-on seminar (still need to sign up!) has been designed to teach both new and intermediate developers the ins and outs of developing safe routes and placing bolts properly. Lead by local Arcteryx athlete Paul McSorely, learning goals for the clinic include placement and preparation, best practices when drilling, equipment considerations and standards, and inserting bolt and hanger. Other topics discussed will include single vs multi pitch considerations, anchor placement, and bolting for safety. Course will take place July 23rd, 2017 @ 930 am.

This is a great opportunity to all those climbers hoping to build the development skills. Be sure to sign up soon as space is limited!

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