2015 BC Provincials Difficulty and Speed Qualifier RESULTS

By | April 25, 2015

This weekend, The Boulders in Central Saanich plays host to the 2015 BC Open and Youth Provincials Difficulty and Speed competition. This event will determine which climbers will represent BC at the 2015 Nationals in May. Here are the results going into tomorrow’s final round.

Women’s Open

1. (Y-A) Costanza, MELINA (US)
1. Miller, Delaney (USA)
3. Melius, TIFFANY (AUS)
4. Stewart-Patterson, ALISON
5. Celkova, MARIA
6. (Y-A) Massullo, JULIA
7. Esmaeilzadeh, FARNAZ (IRAN)
8. Spurrell, CHRISTY
9. (J) Block, HANNAH
10. (Y-A) Hosoi, MIKA
11. (J) Trottier, EVELYNA
12. (J) Wu, CAITLIN
13. (J) McCallum, MARIE
14. Pratt, JAYLENE
15. (Y-A) Taylor, ABBY
16. (J) Forsyth, TAYLOR

Men’s Open

1. Jonas McRae, ELAN
1. Taplin, JESSE
1. (Y-A) Murdoch, KYLE
4. Hoy, RYDER
5. Wellington, MATTHEW
6. (Y-A) Sherkat, TOSH
7. (J) Hendsbee, MATT
8. (Y-A) Hughes, BEN
9. Williams, SCOTT
10. (Y-A) Schellenberg, CONNOR
11. (J) Gosselin, TRISTEN
12. Cholack, MATTHEW

For full Difficulty results, please click here.

For Speed results, please click here. Stay tuned to Squamish Climbing Magazine for final results tomorrow. Good luck to all the athletes who competed today.

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New 45 Degree Training Wall at Climb Base 5

By | April 25, 2015

Indoor climbing in the Vancouver has come a long way in the past decade, with the opening of Climb Base 5 (formerly known as Cliffhanger Coquitlam) and The Hive Vancouver. However, one thing that has always been missing (in my opinion) is a 45 degree training wall jam packed with holds that stay the same for the years. This style of training is very much a throw-back to the british climbing scene and the old guard of climbers from Vancouver Island have known the benefits of having a wall like this for years.

Kaleb Thomas, the head routesetter at Climb Base 5, recently posted this photo of their new outdoor training wall. We hope it gets everyone thinking in the right direction!

Photo by Kyle Rurak ©

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Climbers Metres away from Rock Fall in Squamish

By | April 24, 2015

Stories of the rock fall on the Squamish Chief last weekend continue to hit the news. This article by Vancouver Courier caught our eye, featuring Vancouver climber Tomas Sedlak, Jan Fultner and Ladislav Placek.

Tomáš Sedlák was metres away, hanging on a rock face when the equivalent of 5,000 pickup trucks full of granite came crashing down the north face of the Stawamus Chief on Sunday, April 19.

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Chris Sharma ‘El Bon Combat’ (5.15b/c)

By | April 23, 2015

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SCBC Provincial Championships This Weekend

By | April 22, 2015

Central Saanich, BC – Chair Kimanda Jarzebiak is pleased to announce that The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich will be hosting the Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) Provincial Difficulty and Speed Championships this Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26, 2015. The Provincials mark the culmination of the SCBC 2014-2015 competitive climbing season, which saw a number of local competitions in the Bouldering, Difficulty and Speed disciplines take place across the Province and the completion of the Bouldering Provincials in North Vancouver in late January.

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Bouldering in Mandragora, Valencia

By | April 22, 2015

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Local News ‘Finlayson Sends The Summoning’

By | April 21, 2015

Pleased to report that Jamie Finlayson has sent The Summoning from the sit start in Murrin Park. This is his second v12 this month, with an ascent of Frontside (v12) and Sidhartha (v11) during the great weather. Pretty awesome considering Jamie is still recovering from back surgery.

Jamie on Frontside. photo: Unknown ©

Luke Zimmerman also sent The Summoning sit start last week, but reported it as v11 on his scorecard. Luke used the exact beta as featured in the video.

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Construction at North Shore Hive

By | April 21, 2015

The North Shore Hive has made a lot of progress over the past month. The facility looks amazing and there is a lot of excitement about the potential of this world-class bouldering center. The video here speaks for itself. Enjoy!

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2015 Alberta Roped Climbing Provincials Results

By | April 21, 2015

This weekend, Elevation Place in Canmore, AB played host to the Alberta Climbing Provincials. Here are the results from our friends to the east. Looks like Jesse Taplin of Climb Base 5 snuck into the comp and placed second! Congrats everyone!

Women’s Open

1. Allison Vest
2. Becca Frangos
3. Alyssa Weber
4. Eva Thompson
5. Sara Frangos
6. Julia Goldhoff
7. Kat Perry top
8. Alina Arvisais
8. Danya Bowen
10. Amy Sutley

Men’s Open

1. Jason Holowach
2. Jesse Taplin
3. Scott Eveleigh
4. Andrew Funk
5. Matt Hendsbee
6. Alex Fricker
7. Simon Yamamoto
8. Dmitri Karaman
9. Dan Archambault
10. Scott Williams

For full results, please click here.

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