We are pleased to announce that Andrew Funk has made an ascent of Flying Ants (5.14a) at Acephale in Canmore, AB. Andrew had been working the route for the past six weeks, gaining fitness on the route.

This was his first of the grade in North America, followed by an ascent of Mal De Isla (5.14a) in Chullila, Spain back in December of 2015. Over the recent years, Andrew has been focused on school and bouldering in and around Vancouver, BC.

Talking to Andrew this morning, he said that his ascent was in part thanks to Alex Fricker, who had dried the holds prior to setting off. Minutes after the send, it began to rain again, as the beginning of the season in the Rockies has been somewhat challenging with the rain. Congratulations Andrew!

Nice feature on developers, with the first episode feauturing Maple Canyon, Utah.

Nice featuring on rising Canadian climbing stars featuring Sean McColl, Alannah Yip, Rahul Sapra, Francis Bilodeau, Bronwen Karnis, Gus Alexandropoulos, Luigi Montilla, Kaleb Thomas and Dr. Yasser El-Sheikh

Another great success for Andy White and his team of organizers who put on Rock the Blocs for the sixth time this year!With a new guidebook on its way and more people showing up to the event, it has become the premiere bouldering event in Canada!

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Video featuring Nalle’s latest in the Rocklands.

We don’t often post articles from other magazines but we had to make an exception for the article by Matt Skenazy, who captures the the life and death of beloved Squamish climber Marc-Andre Leclerc.

Thanks Matt for taking the time to document the search for Marc Andre and Ryan Johnson as well as bring some closure to a community that still feels the deep loss of such a amazing character.

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Awesome video featuring two genuine pro climbers Alex Honnold and Jonathan Siegrist!