We are pleased to announce that Stacey Weldon has made it through to Semi-finals at the IFSC Bouldering World Cup Chongqing in China today. Stacey is the only female Canadian athlete that made the trek to China this year and we are so excited for her success!

As for the men’s side, both Sean McColl and Andre Difelice made Semi-finals. Congratulations everyone!

Here are the Qualifier results from today.

Women’s Bouldering

1. KLINGLER Petra SUI
1. KRUDER Julija SLO
1. NOGUCHI Akiyo JPN
1. SCHWAIGER Berit AUT
5. SAURWEIN Katharina AUT
6. KOBAYASHI Yuka JPN
6. NONAKA Miho JPN
8 COXSEY Shauna GBR
8. ONOE Aya JPN
8. SA Sol KOR
11. ZIJLSTRA Vera NED
12. JIANG Rong CHN
12. RETSCHY Monika GER
12. TAJIMA Aika JPN
15. KIM Minseon KOR
15. LE NEVE Melissa FRA
15. WELDON Stacey CAN
18. EKWINSKA Katarzyna POL
19. KUZNETSOVA Tamara KAZ
20. NIU di CHN

For full results, please click here.

Men’s Bouldering

1. CHON Jongwon KOR
1. FUJII Kokoro JPN
3. BARATZADEH Gholamali IRI
3. ONDRA Adam CZE
5. KASSAY James AUS
5 SHARAFUTDINOV Dmitrii RUS
7. HORI Tsukuru JPN
7. MECHERZYNSKI- WIKTOR Andrzej POL
9. FARRELL Thomas AUS
9. MCCOLL Sean CAN
11. BONDER Jeremy FRA
11. GELMANOV Rustam RUS
11. LEVIER Alban FRA
11. NARASAKI Tomoa JPN
15. COLEMAN Nathaniel USA
15. SUGIMOTO Rei JPN
17. CORNU Manuel FRA
17. HOJER Jan GER
17. PICCOLRUAZ Michael ITA
20. DIFELICE Andre CAN
20. NAKANO Minoru JPN

For full results, please click here.

Semi-finals will take place at 730pm mountain / 630pm pacific time today. See feed below.

According to the BC Parks Area Supervisor, the Angel’s Crest Trail will re-open today. The trail was closed after the rockfall that took place in the area last month. It should be noted that rockfall debris is still present on the upper sections of the Angel’s Crest Trail and people using the trail should proceed with extra caution.

UPDATE: BC Parks has just confirmed that there are Peregrine Falcons nesting on the route Angel’s Crest and they will be keeping the route closed until the young have fledged the nest. Please check the BC Parks website for any changes.

To protect the falcons and for your own safety, please respect the climbing route closure. Falcon monitoring will continue and the closure will be lifted by July 31, 2015, or earlier if monitoring indicates chicks have left the nest. . If you encounter a falcon please respect them and keep your distance. Please report falcon sightings to BC Parks Joanna.Hirner@gov.bc.ca or 604-924-2228.

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For a very long time Ao Tonsai, a village located in Thailand next to the andaman see has been a paradise for climbers and people who want to escape from the loud and busy tourist spots and enjoy a simple life in a beautiful, wild and still quite untouched place. Right now Tonsai is in jeopardy of losing this special status. I was there in march 2014 when things where still normal, then I returned in december only nine months later and what I saw there gave me quite a big shock. I will release the whole documentary on the 9th of July 2015 and I hope you enjoy it!
-Svilms

This weekend the country of China will play host to the IFSC World Bouldering Cup and Speed competition which will be held in Chongqing. Looking at the start-list, a number of competitors have chosen not to be a part of this competition. On the women’s side, both Alex Puccio and Anna Stohr are both out with injuries. Lone Canadian Women, Stacey Weldon, will giving everyone a run for their money. Stacey looks sharpened and ready to go with two great finishes in Toronto and Vail. It also looks like most female US athletes have given this stop on the IFSC circuit a skip, with only Sierra Blair-Coyle on the Women’s side.

Most competitors on the Men’s side look the same. The big players, like Adam Ondra, Sean McColl, and Jan Hojer will still be a part of the action. It is also great to see that Jason Holowach has made the trip to see how he does after placing sixth in Vail, CO. Either way, the competition Saturday will surely be exciting.

Here are our Canadian athletes.

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Over the next few weeks, Squamish Climbing Magazine will be giving regular updates regarding the condition of the Grand Wall boulders at the Stawamus Chief. For those who have not heard, there is a film crew currently setting up for a shoot in and around the Grand Wall boulders that will take place the last week of June. Most of the action is in and around the Easy Chair area and the Cacodemon boulder.

Entrance near Super Fly.

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Here is Chris Sharma climbing trees. Another fun production by Three String Media.

We usually wouldn’t post a bad fall but this one was a tough choice because there is a lesson to be learned here. Often, when we are climbing on overhanging rock, we have a tendency to think that it is much safer only to find ourselves in a dangerous situation. Through being aware of the rope and dynamic belaying techniques, we keep each other safe. Disclaimer: If you don’t want to see a bad fall, don’t watch this! The climber appears okay after but does have some damage.