Climbing news, events, guides and advice, from new walls and competitions to how to start climbing.
To belay on a rope at a Norwegian climbing wall you need a Brattkort, the national belay certificate. Here's what the three levels mean, how a visitor gets one, what it costs, and when you can climb without one.
Joe Rushton
Winnipeg is on the prairie, but the Canadian Shield starts just east of the city. Here's where to climb outside, from Lac du Bonnet's granite boulders to the 350-plus routes around Kenora.
Joe Rushton
Nova Scotia's coast is covered in sharp granite. Here's where to boulder and climb near Halifax, from Chebucto Head and Peggy's Cove to Dover Island and Mainface, and the access rules to know first.
Joe Rushton
From Canmore's long season to ice walls and frozen falls in or near Edmonton, Quebec City, Montréal and Trois-Rivières: where to try ice climbing in Canada, and how to start safely.
Joe Rushton
From the Kananaskis crags closest to Calgary to the Bow Valley's sport crags and big walls around Canmore, plus winter ice: where to climb outside near Calgary, and the passes and rules to know.
Joe Rushton
From Mont Wright, half an hour from downtown, to the granite of Charlevoix and the fjord walls of Cap Trinité, plus ice climbing at Montmorency Falls: where to climb outside near Quebec City, and the rules to know.
Joe Rushton
Quebec climbing was born at Val-David, an hour north of Montréal. Here's where to climb outside near the city, from the Laurentians to Parc Jean-Drapeau, and why you'll need FQME membership at most crags.
Joe Rushton
Where to climb outside within a few hours of Toronto, from Rattlesnake Point and Mount Nemo on the Niagara Escarpment to Lion's Head and Bon Echo, with the booking, permit and anchor rules to know before you go.
Joe Rushton
Turkey has two climbing systems: walk-in bouldering gyms that anyone can use, and club, university and state walls for licensed climbers. Here's how each works, what it costs and how visitors can climb.
Joe Rushton
