Central Saanich, BC - Czech climber Libor Hroza, who has been training at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich, broke the world speed climbing record this past weekend at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup that was held in Arco,...
Continue ReadingMEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 7, 2014 Central Saanich, BC - Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) Vice President and Boulders Climbing Gym Chair Kimanda Jarzebiak is very pleased to announce that SCBC and Boulders volunteer Iain Stewart-Patterson of Kamloops has become the first Canadian-born,...
Continue ReadingKamloops, BC - The Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) is pleased to announce that SCBC member Sean McColl of North Vancouver has set a record for the highest placement in a triple-discipline competition by placing second in both bouldering and lead climbing at...
Continue ReadingApril 5&6, 2014 Categories: SCBC Sanctioned Categories (Difficulty/Speed)– 11 and Under, 12/13, Youth B, Youth A, Junior and Open Non-sanction Categories (Difficulty/Speed)– Novice – Under 5.11 (Top Rope) Experience – 5.11 and higher (Lead) Registration: Registration will be online ONLY: www.sportclimbingbc.ca Fees: Early Registration for Difficulty by March 24th (Includes a T-shirt) $70.00 + GST =...
Continue ReadingKamloops, BC - The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich is pleased to announce that it will be hosting a Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) Difficulty and Speed competition on Saturday, February 22nd. Saturday's competition at The Boulders is the second of four sanctioned...
Continue ReadingKamloops, BC - Mr. Iain Stewart-Patterson, President of the Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) is pleased to announce that the association's inaugural Bouldering season will be capped off this Saturday, February 8, 2014, with the SCBC Bouldering Provincial Championships at Project Climbing Centre...
Continue ReadingCentral Saanich, BC - The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich is pleased to announce that Nanaimo's 19-year old Elan Jonas-McRae has made a successful ascent of "The Reckoning", one of the most difficult bouldering problems in the world-class Squamish area of British Columbia. "The Reckoning", with...
Continue ReadingMEDIA RELEASE Kamloops, BC - The Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) is pleased to announce its first double-header event of the season, January 25-26th at The Edge Climbing Centre in North Vancouver. The competition begins Saturday January 25th with the final local Bouldering competition of...
Continue ReadingSheffield, England - Boulders Climbing Gym athletes Alison Stewart-Patterson (Victoria) and Elan Jonas McRae (Nanaimo) are returning from the 2013 British Lead and Speed Climbing National Championships with extra hardware in their luggage, having won a combined four medals at the event this past weekend...
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