There are a lot of different ways around a wall, but straight up demands a pretty creative solution. Margo Hayes finds her purpose and community through the off-beat artists who make it beautiful.

Claire Buhrfeind shares how she views competition climbing, her love for the sport, and why the World Championships in Innsbruck are the perfect testing ground for the 2020 Olympics.

The Second Annual VIMFF Mountain Photography Exhibition is kicking it off with an Opening Night on Thursday, Aug 16 from 7-9 pm at Beans on Lonsdale!

The evening will feature the 16 winning images and artwork from our 2018 Photography Competition, as well as a presentation by athlete, adventure photographer and videographer Bradford McArthur on the topic of “Shooting When the Environment is Against You”. We’d love for you to be there! Check out the details here: https://bit.ly/2vjDPdY, or visit the Facebook event page.

This looks very promising! Alex Honnold soloing El Capitan!

The IFSC Youth World Championships Moscow 2018 start tomorrow and feature a number of Canadian Athletes. Below are the live feed links for all events.

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We are pleased to announce that the new guidebook for bouldering in and around the Okanagan is now available thanks to the hard work of Andy White!!

For those who didn’t get in on the kickstarter, they are currently available at Gneiss Climbing Gym in Kelowna, BC.

Stokanagan features the Okanagan Valley in all its ability. Episode one is a montage of the rock climbing in and around Kelowna and Penticton, BC.

On Thursday August 9th, join the Grand Wall Co-op for some tacos, beers and music at Squamish’s best Mexican Cantina, Mags 99!!!

$10 will get you a taco and beer with $7 dollars going to support to Grand Wall Co-op!

Squamish-local Curtis Suave will be making fresh margaritas (price yet to be determined). For those who don’t like it spicy, virgin margaritas will be available. Jeremy Smith & DJ Earthwoman will be beating out the tunes.

Beautifully presented film featuring Marc-Andre Leclerc and Brette Harrington. In loving memory of Marc-Andre Leclerc, 1992 – 2018.