The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) hosts an annual Youth World Championships for athletes in categories Youth B, Youth A, and Junior. This event usually takes place in August. bust at the time of this post, the IFSC hasn’t announced dates and...
Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) is excited to welcome the New Brunswick Sport Climbing (NBSC) as the newest member of the CEC. The NBSC is also recognized as the official Provincial Sport Organization (PSO) for competition climbing in New Brunswick. The NBSC was...
The Board of Directors would like to send our sincere condolences to our Executive Director, Christiane Marceau, on the passing of her father Pierre Marceau, in Sherbrooke, Quebec on December 4, 2023. On behalf of the Canadian Climbing Community, we would like to send...
Vancouver, BC (November 25, 2023) – The 2023-2024 Senior National Climbing Championships in bouldering and lead climbing kicked off this week in the Vancouver, BC area, with Zach Richardson of Ontario and Anna Kelley of Alberta winning the title of Canadian Champion...
The Board of Directors of Climbing Escalade Canada is seeking applications for the Culture of Excellence and Athlete Centring Committee. The Committee will provide recommendations and guidance directly to the Board on how CEC can continuously improve to better serve...
CEC is looking for input and bright ideas on its High Performance Program! Please find below a link to the CEC-High Performance Program Community Survey. The opening comments will explain the scope and perspective for answering and providing suggestions. Completing...
The CEC High Performance Committee is the advisory group in charge of the High Performance Program. As such, it is the committee’s responsibility to establish the points table, calculate the points total, and publish the results of the Continuous National...
Ottawa, ON (November 10, 2023) – Sport Climbing will make its debut at the Canada Games for the Québec 2027 Canada Winter Games. The sport has been selected by the 2027 Host Society, alongside freestyle skiing. This is a major milestone in the sport’s...
Managing expectations is a very important skill for every athlete. Planning your training, researching the event, visualizing your performance – those are all tools that can help you soothe those competition day jitters. In preparation for the 2023-2024 Senior...
CEC is excited to welcome Scott Lajeunesse to the team! Scott is a student in the Sport Business Management Program at Algonquin College, in Ottawa, Ontario, and will be completing his internship with Climbing Canada. Scott Lajeunesse has spent several years studying...