Climbing Articles: Turkey, Bulgaria or Canada

Tue, Oct 20, 2026Events Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s climbing events: October–December 2026

Verified dates for climbing socials, workshops, national championships, films and bouldering competitions in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna.

Joe Rushton

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Outdoor climbing near Winnipeg: Lac du Bonnet, Whiteshell and Kenora

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Climbing outside in Nova Scotia: bouldering, crags and access

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Canada

From Joe Rockhead's to Hogtown: 35 years of Toronto climbing gyms

Canada's first climbing gym opened in Toronto in 1990. Since then the city has gained roped gyms in old cinemas, a wave of bouldering gyms and shared passes: here's how Toronto's climbing scene grew.

Joe Rushton

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Events Canada

Ontario's 2026–27 climbing competition season: dates and venues

The Ontario Climbing Federation's season runs from speed in Kingston in November to the youth provincials at Steel Peak, The Core, Gravity Hamilton and Hub Mississauga in spring 2027. Here are the dates and venues.

Joe Rushton

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Where to learn to ice climb in Canada

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Outdoor climbing near Calgary: Kananaskis and the Bow Valley

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026News Canada

Vancouver's new climbing gyms, from Progression to UBC's BirdCoop

Three of Climbing Business Journal's nine best new Canadian gyms of 2025 are in Metro Vancouver, and UBC's rebuilt BirdCoop Bouldering Centre opens on 19 October 2026. Here's what each one offers.

Joe Rushton

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Climbing outside near Quebec City: rock, ice and Festiglace

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Outdoor climbing near Montréal: Val-David, the Laurentians and more

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Advice Canada

Outdoor climbing near Toronto: crags, permits and rules

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

Thu, Oct 15, 2026Events Canada

Alberta's 2026–27 climbing competitions in Calgary and Edmonton

The Alberta Climbing Association's season runs from October to March across gyms in Calgary and Edmonton, and Edmonton hosts the ice-climbing World Cup final and World Youth Championships in February 2027.

Joe Rushton