Category: Climbing
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Climbing the Goat: Lessons learned from one of the longest sport climbs in North America
The Goat is a 650m (2100ft) climb in Marble Canyon, about an hour outside of Kamloops. It is 19 pitches long and is a 5.9.
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Climbing a Throne of Kings: A hidden gem in BC
Throne of Kings (5.10b) is an eight-pitch climb near Lions Bay, between North Vancouver and Squamish. It has stunning views, fun climbing, and a long, steep approach that will keep the crowds away — for now. The climbing started mellow with two short, easy pitches. Wonderful warmup. Pitch three is where the fun begins with…
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What the Rock Warrior’s Way taught me about climbing and fear
What the popular mental training program for climbers taught me about fear.
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Multipitch climbing in City of Rocks (Idaho)
Climbing Theatre of Shadows was one of the highlights of my recent trip to the City of Rocks in Idaho. The worst part was my car completely dying on the way home, but that is for another blog post. City of Rocks is a high elevation desert (around 6,000 ft / 1,800m). You have to get…
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Wild Women take over Crest Creek
I just got back from a weekend climbing in Crest Creek with an amazing group of 15 women. It was such a joy to co-lead this trip with my two friends, Brianna and Krista. It was our second “Wild Women” trip that we’ve organized for the Alpine Club. Unlike most Alpine Club trips, most of…
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Thoughts on fear and climbing from 8 climbers
We had some really interesting and constructive discussions at the women’s climbing night last week about fear & lead climbing. I thought I’d keep the conversations by asking some friends how they overcome their fears while climbing. Conversations edited for length and clarity. 1. Kaitlyn: Some days I’ve got loads of confidence, others not so much. “I’ve often…
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My first first ascent — Vancouver Island, BC
It was both of our first times exploring like this, just looking at the mountain and starting to climb with no idea what was up there. (Lucky for us, we found a route down too.)
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Outdoor rock climbing near Victoria, BC in 2026
Live on Vancouver Island and want to go rock climbing outdoors? There are a lot of places to discover, but this list should get you started climbing near Victoria, Nanaimo, Campbell River and beyond.
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Rappelling off the Goldstream Trestle
Update from the future: The trestle is now closed because it crosses private property. My climbing buddy invited me to tag along while he rappelled off a very tall bridge just outside of Victoria, BC on his birthday. I was able to fall asleep the night before by convincing myself I was only going to…
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Climbing at Crest Creek, Strathcona Park
Crest Creek is an introverted climber’s paradise. Unlike nearby Squamish, there are no crowds, no ferries, no cell phone coverage and no kids in your campground blasting their boom boxes at 1:00am. There are just friendly climbers, trees and routes for days. The crags here are meticulously maintained by a group of volunteers called the…
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Ten ways we can make rock climbing welcoming for more women
Update 2024: Some links have been removed or updated where possible to reflect changes in the ten years since this was posted. We live in a sexist world. Rock climbing is better than many sports, but does not get a free pass.This post is for everyone who thinks we can do better. For leaders in…
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Red Rock Canyon: Beginner Rock Climbing Trip
When I told a friend we were going to Red Rock because it seemed like it had good climbing for beginners, she asked me why I was going all the way to Nevada if I was just beginner! Of course, “beginner” is a relative term. I have climbed enough to know I love it. I…
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