by Andrew Wilson | May 31, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
CONGRATULATIONS to the athletes listed below who have been selected to represent Canada at the 2023 Youth World Championships in Seoul, South Korea. While these athletes have not all confirmed attendance and may choose not to attend, being selected is an...
by Christiane Marceau | May 12, 2023 | Announcements, English, French
CEC and the Calgary Climbing Centre (CCC) are hard at work preparing for the 2022-2023 Youth National Championships – Boulder and Lead. This 6 day event will take place from May 18 to 23 in Calgary, AB. We invite all participants to stay connected with the event...
by Andrew Wilson | Apr 26, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
As a part of CEC’s ongoing commitment to athlete well-being, we are pleased to share the newly created Mental Health Emergency Action Plan (MHEAP). This policy, created in collaboration with Dr. Lauren McBride, R.Psych, Mental Health Practitioner at CSI Pacific,...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 26, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
Since posting my first-ever blog post on Monday, I took the time to read and reflect on every single question and comment received and posted online. I want to take a minute to truly and sincerely thank everyone who contributed to the debate. Regardless of what...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 24, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
During the Regional events held this weekend in both Surrey, BC, and Kanata, ON, we received a lot of feedback on the difficulty of the qualification boulders, with some feeling that they were too easy, and questioning why this differed from experiences in the past....
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 23, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
Climbing Escalade Canada needs your help! The CEC has been holding National Championships each year in order to support our athletes in reaching new international heights. However, did you know that each time the CEC hosts a national event, it loses significant money?...
by Christiane Marceau | Apr 19, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
The first event of the 2023 North American Cup Series took place this past weekend in Redlands, CA, USA. A total of 86 women and 110 men participated in this Boulder event, including many Canadian athletes. Congratulations are in order to our CEC athletes that showed...
by Veronica Sweeney | Apr 10, 2023 | Announcements, Competitions, English, French, Uncategorized
CEC is pleased to announce that the cost of a CEC license for Youth C athletes will be reduced by 50% to $75 for this year only, and we will be extending the registration deadline for Youth C to April 16th. If you have already registered for Regionals, we will...
by Veronica Sweeney | Mar 21, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
Climbing Escalade Canada is calling for applications to fill paid contractor positions for the NACS 2023 Series To apply, please review the below Job Descriptions and Date Expectations, then Fill out this Application Form. If you haven’t worked a CEC event in the last...
by Christiane Marceau | Mar 21, 2023 | Announcements, English, French, Uncategorized
CEC took on a large challenge and has reached a very important milestone – we are submitting our first climbing-specific NCCP Coach Training workshops to the Coaching Association of Canada (CAC) for approval! It all started in September of 2022. Sport Canada and...