Vancouver developer David Greenfield has announced he wants to put in a tourist gondola beside Canada’s famous big wall The Chief. According to the Climbers Access Society of BC, the proposed gondola would launch from the gravel pit between the Chief and Shannon Provincial Parks, ascend through BC Parks, and top out at a forested [...]

The outdoor wall at Gravity Climbing Gym in Nelson is pretty impressive. But it pales in comparison to “Excalibur,” the world’s tallest climbing wall at the Bjoeks Climb Center in Groningen, The Netherlands. The wall is 121 feet (37 meters) tall and has an overhang up to 36 feet (11 meters). Built by Polsar, it [...]

Good news Nelsonsites! There’s a new bouldering area in Rosemont. A friend discovered it the other day when she watched some kids walking towards the bike park with a home-made boulder pad. She followed them out of curiosity and came across a few boulders that they had scrubbed and were playing on. The boulders may [...]