We are so psyched to announce that Alannah Yip has taken first place at the IFSC Pan-American Championships 2020 which also sends her to Tokyo 2020!

An extremely exciting finish yesterday to the Women’s side of the competition, where both Alannah Yip and Becca Frangos were excruciatingly close in the standings. Both women climbed to the best of their ability. With some wildly close finishes in speed, the two athletes were placed 5th and 4th respectively, putting them in a great place for the rest of the competition. After topping all three boulders, Alannah Yip was 1st in the standings and it all came down to the lead wall, where Alannah was able to reach hold 52 ahead of competitor Alejandra Contreras from Chile and qualifying for Tokyo 2020.

What a special day for both of our Canadian competitors, Alannah Yip and Becca Frangos. We are proud of you!

Watch Becca Frangos and Alannah Yip in the Final Round of IFSC Pan-American Championships 2020.

Off the Wagon Sit (V16/8C+) featuring Jimmy Webb.

Local climbers Kim & Graham McGrenere present on their ‘Project Armenia’ along with more climbing films from around the globe.This event is located at Frederic Wood Theatre at UBC. Doors @ 630 / Show 730.

Kim and Graham are obsessed with climbing. They have 25 years of combined climbing experience, and have built their lives around this lifestyle. They’ve worked in climbing gyms, taught climbing lessons, traveled as much as possible, and spent 2.5 years in the Millennium FalcVan living #vanlife while climbing around North America. Their passion is climbing outside, and they always have their sights set on the next project or big trip. In 2019 they jumped into their biggest climbing adventure yet: an overseas route development expedition in Armenia.

Tickets can be purchased here. $23 online / $25 at door

We are pleased to announce that all the Canadian Athletes, Alannah Yip, Jason Holowach, Brennan Doyle, Rebecca Frangos and Allison Vest, have ll made it to the semi-final round of the IFSC Pan-am Continental Championship, setting them up for a chance at an Olympic spot in Tokyo 2020.

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Very very cool video of Brittany Goris sending Stingray 5.13d.

Results are in for the 2020 Youth Bouldering Nationals hosted by Hive Climbing North Shore.

On the Men’s side of things, our 2019 Open Bouldering Champion, Guy McNamee sits on top followed by Zach Richardson and Kindar McNamee.

Junior Boys

1. MCNAMEE, Guy – 3T 4z 4A4 3T 4z 3A4
2. RICHARDSON, Zach – 3T 4z 8A8 4T 4z 5A4
3. MCNAMEE, Kindar – 1T 4z 2A9 4T 4z 5A4
4. ELLIS, Manh – 1T 4z 5A9 3T 4z 8A6
5. AGRO, Ben – 1T 3z 1A3 3T 3z 9A3
6. SCHAEFER, Faolan

Full results can be found here.

On the Women’s side of things, Calgary-based climber Paige Boklaschuk sits in first place, followed by a few up and comers, Megan Bokenfohr and Brielle Zacharias.

Junior Girls

1. BOKLASCHUK, Paige – 3T 4z 6A7 4T 4z 6A5
2. BOKENFOHR, Megan – 2T 3z 7A11 2T 3z 3A3
3. ZACHARIAS, Brielle – 2T 2z 6A6 0T 4z 0A10
4. YING, Yinki – 1T 3z 1A6 2T 3z 6A7
5. FARRELL, Agatha – 1T 1z 3A1 0T 1z 0A5
6. TENNEN, Ruby

Full results available here.