Dear Climbers, Coaches, and Enthusiasts,
The Climbing Escalade Canada’s 2024-2025 Competition Season is just around the corner, and we are excited to share the details of an action-packed year ahead! From exhilarating boulder problems to challenging lead routes and lightning-fast speed climbs, this season is set to showcase the best in Canadian climbing.
Here’s a look at our events for the upcoming season:
Senior Boulder National Championships
Dates: November 21-22, 2024
Venue: Bloc Shop, Montréal, QC
Category: Senior (participants born 2008 and before)
Senior Lead National Championships
Dates: November 24-25, 2024
Venue: Canyon Escalade, La Prairie, QC
Category: Senior (participants born 2008 and before)
2025 HP Competition
Dates: January 23-27, 2025
Venue: Oval, Richmond, BC
Category: Senior (participants born 2008 and before)
Speed National Championships & Development Camp
Dates: February 15-16, 2025
Venue: Horizon Roc, Montréal, QC
Category: Youth B, Youth A, Junior, Senior (participants born 2010 and before)
Youth Boulder Regionals EAST
Dates: April 26-27, 2025
Venue: Seven Bays, Halifax, NS
Category: Youth C, Youth B, Youth A (participants born 2012 to 2007)
Youth Boulder Regionals WEST
Dates: April 26-27, 2025
Venue: The Hive, Winnipeg, MB
Category: Youth C, Youth B, Youth A (participants born 2012 to 2007)
Youth Boulder National Championships
Dates: May 15-17, 2025
Venue: The Hive, Surrey, BC (tentative)
Category: Youth B, Youth A, Junior (participants born 2010 to 2005)
Youth Lead National Championships
Dates: May 19-20, 2025
Venue: Oval, Richmond, BC (tentative)
Category: Youth B, Youth A, Junior (participants born 2010 to 2005)
2025 NACS Boulder
Dates: June 21-22, 2025
Venue: TBC
Category: Senior (participants born 2008 and before)
2025 NACS Lead and Speed
Dates: August 30 – September 1, 2025
Venue: Oval, Richmond, BC
Category: Senior (participants born 2008 and before)
QUALIFICATIONS
Excepted for the NACS events, which is open to everyone on a first come first served basis, participants must qualify for all CEC events. For the most part, qualifications are conducted through a provincial process. If you wish to know more about the qualification process in your province or territory, please contact:
Alberta:
Alberta Climbing Association (ACA)
Email: communications@albertaclimbing.org
British Columbia:
Sport Climbing BC (SCBC)
Email: qualifying@sportclimbingbc.ca
Manitoba:
Climbing Association of Manitoba (CAM)
Email: climbmanitoba@gmail.com
New Brunswick:
Escalade Sportive Nouveau-Brunswick / New Brunswick Sport Climbing (ESNB/NBSC)
Email: sportclimbingnb@gmail.com
Nova Scotia:
Climb Nova Scotia
Email: climbnovascotia@gmail.com
Ontario:
Ontario Climbing Federation (OCF)
Email: info@climbontario.ca
Quebec:
Fédération québécoise de la montagne et de l’escalade (FQME)
Email: competition@fqme.qc.ca
Yukon:
Climb Yukon
Email: info@climbyukon.com
Newfoundland
Daniel Alacoque: danielalacoque@gmail.com
All other provinces or territories (PEI, NL, SK, NV, NWT):
Email: info@climbingcanada.ca