Archive for Bouldering

Syringa Park Bouldering

Aug 19, 2012 No Comments by

Words by JT Croston. Pics by his family. I was just out camping at Syringa this weekend with my family and happen to notice a fantastic boulder in the forest just south of the park gate. See attached pics and my attempt a giving these routes “bouldering” grades. Syringa is a great spot and I [...]

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JUNE 23: THE 1ST ANNUAL KOOTENAY CLIMBING FESTIVAL

Jun 08, 2012 4 Comments by

On Saturday, June 23, get a grip on your local climbing scene & join TAWKROC for the 1ST ANNUAL KOOTENAY CLIMBING FESTIVAL  which will be held behind the Lion’s Head Pub in Robson, near Castlegar. The event will start at 3pm in the back parking lot of the Lion’s Head (2629 Broadwater Rd) and will [...]

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The Perfect Kootenay Crag Warm-up

May 03, 2012 2 Comments by

We all know Kootenay Crag is burly. The climbing area is located very close to Nelson (a 10-minute bike ride along the old rail bed just east of the city towards Troupe Beach) but doesn’t see a lot of traffic because the easiest climb (worth doing) is a 5.10c. That’s one heck of a warm [...]

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Bouldering in Rocklands, South Africa

Nov 06, 2011 No Comments

“Tomorrow I Will Be Gone” is Outcrop Films’ début feature-length film. Set in the sandstone paradise of Rocklands, South Africa, the film follows a selection of Britain’s finest boulderers on their trip, grappling with the best the boulders have to offer. No interviews, no nonsense, just climbing. Tomorrow I Will Be Gone from Outcrop Films [...]

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Rosemont Bouldering

Jun 23, 2011 No Comments

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 [...]

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Pub Crawl 2nd Pitch (5.9), Walk It Off (5.9), and Bender (5.10a) at the Lionshead Pub Wall

May 11, 2011 5 Comments

After a weeks of waiting for bolts and a new drill bit, Sonja Podstaswky and I finished 3 new routes at the Pub Wall. The routes all have varied climbing from steep, juggy moves to long passages across rolling slab. Approach: Park at the Lionshead Pub in Robson. Walk 2 meters (6 seconds) to base [...]

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Never before seen footage of Pass Creek bouldering

Oct 10, 2010 No Comments

Marcus Norman is the Kootenay climbing scene’s greatest tourist. Hailing from Calgary, the guy visits our neck of the woods regularly with his wire brush and throws down new V7 boulder problems at the drop of a chalk ball. Lately he’s been playing at the Pass Creek bouldering area. For directions on how to get [...]

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The next “Must Have” gear for your climbing rack

Sep 08, 2010 1 Comment

Check out this British Schoolboy’s invention – the perfect wall crawling device. Just make sure you bring a really long extension cord.

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Busted While Buildering

Sep 04, 2010 No Comments

Sonja Podstawskyj was recently “busted” for buildering in Nelson, BC. This is her story. A car pulled into the alley and stopped. The driver asked me what I was doing, but I was too focused on climbing to chat. The crux spat me off and again he asked me what I was doing. Wasn’t it [...]

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Tetanus, V4/5 – Robson Boulders

Apr 29, 2003 No Comments

This is another great problem by Jesse Redden in the Main Room. The problem gets its name from the crapload of rusty metal and broken glass that littered its base before a major clean up effort made this thing safe to climb.

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Mikkel is High, V3 – Robson Boulders

Apr 29, 2003 No Comments

I’m not sure if Mikkel, a world class whitewater kayaker, got the first scent or just did all the work cleaning it, but here is a video of Stewart climbing it. This might be V2.

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