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A popular climbing event made a comeback last weekend.

The Ibex Valley Climbing Festival returned to the bouldering spot off north of Whitehorse off the Alaska Highway.

Patricia Duchesneau, one of the event鈥檚 organizers, said that the festival鈥檚 revival went well.

鈥淚t was a really fun, friendly event,鈥� she said.

Climb Yukon took on hosting the festival this year. It first began in 2001, organized by the Allen family, before going on hiatus. It returned for a number of years around 2008, but it hasn鈥檛 had much of a presence since.

More than 30 people took part this year. Festival events included bouldering, a fun dyno competition and a barbecue.

鈥淚t鈥檚 just a way to gather with climbers once in a while,鈥� she said.

The bouldering site in the Ibex Valley, which is up Scout Lake Road, offers areas for climbers of different abilities to cut their teeth.

鈥淵ou鈥檙e in nature, but there鈥檚 quite a few people you don鈥檛 see,鈥� she said of the site.

The fun dyno competition ran on a homemade wall. Climbers had to end on a hold by jumping for it from the wall without falling or touching the ground.

With every successful round, the final hold was shifted farther away. Jonathan Lowey was the last climber standing and took home a harness for his efforts.

Climb Yukon is still pushing forward with their proposal for an indoor climbing facility.

But Duchesneau said more community events like the Ibex Valley Climbing Festival are in the works.

More information can be found on their website at: yukonclimbingwall.com.