Last weekend, Squamish played host to the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy. Here is a write up by Ryan Proctor from the blog.

With a new venue, a new name, a smokey haze and a little rain – the 2015 Arc’teryx Climbing Academy has wrapped. Despite some lingering smoke from the current B.C. wildfire fight, which almost halted the weekend’s program before clearing out just hours before kick-off, the Academy’s schedule stayed on course.

Nearly 200 participants from North America, Asia and Europe combined, took part in more than 20 sold out clinics and seminars over the weekend. A team of professional guides from Canada West Mountain School as well as a large group of Arc’teyx climbing athletes spread through the Squamish valley and alpine teaching a variety of techniques including Crack Climbing, Top Rope Rescue, Lead Trad Climbing, Sport Climbing as well as Friday night’s Classic Mountaineering and Bivy Clinic on Sky Pilot.

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New video by Epic TV featuring Mike Foley on Permanent Waves (13d), The Silent Menace (aka Smell the Glove), and getting a gym started at Quest University.

VICE Sports travels to Lebanon with professional climber Sam Elias to face the dual challenges of exploring his family’s heritage during a time of cultural and political upheaval, and to climb the toughest routes on Mount Lebanon. Made possible by The North Face.

Here are the final results for the IFSC Lead World Cup Chamonix. Great turn out from our Canadian athletes. Worthy to note is Libor Hroza’s first place finish in the Men’s Speed competition. Libor competes for the Czech Republic team but lives and trains at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich, BC.

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She’s been trad climbing for only three years, but The North Face & Petzl Athlete, Emily Harrington didn’t let that sway her from the magnetic pull of El Capitan’s ‘Golden Gate’ (5.13 VI). 6 days and 40 pitches later, she stood on the summit with broken skin, aching muscles and a smile that stretched across Yosemite Valley. Here Emily shows us that it’s just as much about the journey as it is the destination.

Worth a watch if you have ever been to Tonsai!

The first IFSC Lead World Cup of the season will take place this weekend in Chamonix, France. With the Bouldering World Cup taking a pause, we thought it might be best to showcase a few Canadian athletes that will be joining the Lead circuit.

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