Comp Week Hours
We have reduced hours in early January to accommodate our Youth Boulder Comp. Tuesday, Jan 8: opening late (2pm) Thursday, Jan 10: opening late (2pm) Friday, Jan 11: opening late (3:30pm) Saturday, Jan 12: closed for youth comp! Thank you for your understanding!
(Don’t) Get High at Wallnuts
(Don’t) Get High at Wallnuts Hutson Myles Ok, the pun was low-hanging fruit but Zoe convinced me that it was too good to pass up. As we head into our peak season for 2018/2019, we expect to see a lot of new and returning faces around the gym. It’s already started now that the weather […]
How Our Summer Camp Helps Youth Develop Values of Safety, Community, and Care
How Our Summer Camp Helps Youth Develop Values of Safety, Community, and Care by Sarah Spurrell Climbing is a unique sport. Learning to climb provides youth with the opportunity for growth in a fun, social environment. It gets kids physically active and encourages participation in outdoor adventure. Climbing is an “individual” sport that still […]
The Routesetting Process and Recent Changes
The Routesetting Process and Recent Changes Ben Winstanley We’ve made some changes in the past month or so with our setting process, and how we present new routes and problems to you, our customers. We’ll dive into those in a minute, but first, I’d like to give you a rundown of what goes into getting […]
Get ready for Rockfall with tips from Coach Erin Boyd!
Competition Tips – Controllable Factors and Preparation Strategies Erin Boyd Adam Strong during Bloc on the Rock 2017 Comp day can be emotional and overwhelming even for the most seasoned competitors. Try to focus your thoughts on factors within your control. Worrying about factors that you can’t control will only stress you out. Focusing on […]
The Choss Boys Speak
Dan Alacoque and Erik Veitch have some good reasons as to why you should give their Thursday night sessions a try: Who are the Choss Boys? We are Daniel, David, Nick & Erik. We climb rocks. The Choss Boys (“choss” being a term for loose rock) are a group of climbers from Newfoundland known for […]
Youth Climbers Headed to Nationals
First Post! Hey folks, welcome to our new blog, where we’ll be publishing interesting news stories from our members and staff as they adventure both locally and away from home! First up is an exciting one: Lily Dubrowski, Nathan Hesketh, and Erinn Locke travelled to Montreal last month for a CEC National Qualifier (Quebec Provincial […]