Problem of the Week #1: Headbanger V3

The week's featured problem isn't in any of the guides yet, but we're working on the area and hopefully will have it ready to go this fall. In the meantime, this problem is just too good not to feature! That and I forgot to get any more footage this week and this is basically the only thing I could slap together, but let's go with the first reason. All Along the Watchtower is a unique feeling line: the first moves are delicate and tensiony and you have to stay very tight to avoid barn dooring

This week's featured problem is Raining Potatoes V5 at the Englishman.  This steeply overhanging hand crack is something of an oddity for Revelstoke bouldering, but I've been told by those who can actually jam that it climbs amazingly!   Start way underneath for full points, just as the crack pinches smaller there are bomber jams.  Simon McPhedran, the first ascentionist, spent a whole day excavating the start to make it climbable, so you better get right in there and appreciate it! Climb the

This week I've got an old classic for you, Swiss Miss at Eagle Pass. This was one of the first lines we cleaned when we started bouldering and I remember working on it for ages before finally sending.  It's nice to come back to old climbs like this and remind yourself how much stronger you've got! The name is a nod to the Swiss born Manuela Arnold, who found the key beta using a small crimp to reach out to the arete that is the standard way to climb it for us now.   Leave a comment if you have

The Englishman guide has finally been updated with all the new problems and finished projects added at and in the aftermath of Rumble in the Jungle.  To quickly summarize, we managed to add 14 brand new lines, and 4 standing projects were completed.  Not a bad showing! The Englishman now sports 145 climbs total, and there are definitely still lines out there to be added.   Make sure to head over to the area page to grab a fresh copy of the guide, and keep an eye out for updates coming soon at

We're back on track for featured problems! Sort of... I'm heading down to the Kootenays this weekend and just realized I hadn't prepared a video, so this one's going to be a lot less polished than normal.  That being said, the problem itself is awesome, and is definitely one of my favorite V8's! The featured problem this week is Pearly Gates and the Victor Lake boulders.  This problem climbs the very overhung downhill arete of the Heaven boulder, and was a sporadically worked on project for

There's been a lot of action in the bouldering scene here in Revelstoke in the last couple weeks, so here's an update.   Rumble in the Jungle The bouldering competition Rumble in the Jungle was held at the Englishman boulders on July 23rd and was a huge success.  Despite some last minute rain the night before, the boulders dried off enough for pretty much everything to be climbable, and the 75+ participants got in 8 hours of solid bouldering.  Groups came from  Calagary, Canmore, Kelowna,

This week we're leaving the Englishman and heading somewhere that's brand new for me, and probably most of you too: Greely boulders.  Developed in 2013 by John Maltais, this area consists of four huge blocks sitting on a mossy terrace on the bank of the Illecillewaet river. Similar to Victor Lake boulders, Greely is a small area of mainly hard, classic problems.  I've still only sampled a few, but this week's feature, Last Spike V5, could be my favorite V5 in town.

This week we're going to showcase a harder problem: Usul V8/9 at the Englishman Boulders. This strikingly overhung arete was one of the last big lines to be developed due to the massive amount of work required to make the landing safe. Before the landing was built, the bank sloped steeply into the creek and you'd basically be swimming if you fell. Thankfully, the landing is great now, however the line remains very intimidating nonetheless. The hardest moves are down low where bad left hand

Record breaking numbers of visiting climbers head to the Englishman boulders The Englishman saw record numbers of visitors over the long weekend as climbers from Kelowna and Kamloops flocked to town to escape the Okanagan heat. Around 25 climbers in total made the trip, which for us locals seems crazy! We're still surprised to see just one other party out bouldering, let alone numbers like this. Some seriously strong folks showed up as well, and a couple longstanding projects such as the Fang