Whew! Sending has returned to the forest as December grants one of those unicorn days in the forest where everything is dry and sticky! With a small crew out today, Mike Foley took down Shelter (v13) this afternoon while Nathan Hall put Lucky Sharms (v11) to bed. Looks like the good conditions will only last till tomorrow! Special thanks to Jamie Finlayson (who also made personal progress on I Shot the Sheriff today1) for the photos.

Mike Foley on Shelter (v13). Photo courtesy of Jamie Finlayson ©

Nathan Hall on Lucky Sharms (v11). Photo courtesy of Jamie Finlayson ©

Great little flick of Alex Honnold on the slate. While we’re at it, might as well check out this interview of Alex below.

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The variety of rock in the Grampians is incredible and makes for really varied climbing throughout the areas. This video shows some of the most unique rock from the waves and swirls of Kindergarten to the ‘spider web’ quartzite veins on The Outsider.

This weekend, the Hive North Shore played host to the their 2016 CEC National Series Bouldering competition, highlighting their spectacular world class venue for events such as these. Going into finals, both the Men’s and Women’s side of the competition looked stacked, with each competitor needing to put on a top performance to end up on the podium.

Jesse Taplin on #1. Photo courtesy of Shane Murdoch ©

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Raw Footage Edu Marin on Stoke the Fire (9b).

Qualifications at the 2016 CEC National Series Bouldering competition are now complete at the North Shore hive and here are your results going into finals! Looks like it is going to be a showdown!

Men’s Open

1. Foley,Mike
2. Lai,Kin Wah
2. Sethna,Eric
4. Mah,Jason
5. Luo,Ivan
6. Sherkat,Tosh
7. Taplin,Jesse
8. Funk,Andrew
9. Wellington,Matthew
10. Runions,Derek

Women’s Open

1. Yip,Alannah
2. Vest,Allison
3. Zoraj,Jani
4.Thompson,Eva
5. Hrozova,Lucie
6. Weber,Alyssa
7. Earle,Chloe
8. Haigh,Gillian
9. Celeste Wall

This weekend, the Hive North Shore, will play host to their first bouldering competition of the year. Double-billed by both Climbing Escalade Canada and Tour De Bloc, this National Series Competitions will count towards national points and not provincial points. Finals for this event will start at 7pm on Saturday Dec. 3rd, 2016 and is open to all spectators. With the talent pool coming out of the woodworks, this event will no doubt be off the hook!

Last years event at the Hive North Shore. Photo courtesy of Shane Murdoch ©

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This weekend, the Hive North Shore will play host to a double billed bouldering competition that is a part of both the Climbing Escalade Canada National Series as well as the Canadian Tour De Bloc. The talent for climbing competition in Canada is getting stronger and stronger and this year’s event should be a shaker of a contest.

Coming off three wins this season, Richmond-based climber Kin Wah Lai has propelled himself into the spotlight on top of the podium after two successful seasons competing in British Columbia. This year, Kin has made substantial improvements in his climbing by focusing on his weaknesses while gaining advice from professional climbers as he competed internationally during two stops of the IFSC World Cup. We thought it would be great to catch up with him and see what he had to say.

Always trying hard, Kin Wah Lai. Photo courtesy of Ken Chow ©

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Here is the latest trailer for the Banff Mountain Film Festival Tour.

British Columbia Dates below or visit here.

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