Yukon Climbing Championships to take place this weekend at Porter Creek Secondary School
Climb Yukon will be hosting the Yukon Climbing Championships this Sunday at the Porter Creek Secondary School bouldering gym.
Climb Yukon will be hosting the Yukon Climbing Championships this Sunday at the Porter Creek Secondary School bouldering gym.
According to a Climb Yukon press release, the competition is a qualifier for Yukon youth climbers vying to
represent the territory at Western Canadian Championships and ultimately Nationals.
The competition is open to interested climbers of all skill levels, and will feature multiple categories and prizes donated from Yukon Built, Mt. Sima, Mountain Exposure, Coast Mountain Collective, Solution Volumes, and other local Yukon businesses still to be confirmed.
Registration for the competition is ongoing until this Friday, Feb. 16.
鈥淭he Yukon Championships are an opportunity for our youth climbers to really push themselves at this
point in the season,鈥� said Gerard Garnier, head coach of Climb Yukon鈥檚 youth programs. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e been
training hard all year and friendly competitions like this are great for measuring progress and growth.鈥�
The Yukon competitive youth team will be heading to Victoria in March before qualifying climbers take onthe field in Calgary at Westerns in April.
鈥淚t鈥檚 an exciting time to be a competitive climber in the Yukon,鈥� said Garnier.
鈥淲ith the new gym coming, soon we鈥檒l be able to train on walls that meet National Championship standards and this can only do wonders for our climbers鈥� development so that eventually we鈥檙e making noise on the national and maybe even global stage."
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