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The Connection.

The connection to the new climbing generation is very vibrant now… A door I have opened and a room I have entered, like walking into a giant cave full of light and music. One that doesn’t end.
My god…the new youth climbers are strong It makes me so happy to share what I have learned! Passion , motivation and skills.
Working now in Gatineau, Quebec. Altitude gym is evolving… creating a community, as it has only opened just over a year ago. For those who have joined the youth team…they are full of inspiration. Maybe they are not aware of how fast they are improving, but it is really nice to see…compared to just one generation before…they are going to be climbing 5.20 in a couple years! Hehe. I am so happy.
Now. We are standing on the edge of a diving board for the competition season…youth and adult. We are prepared…as a team. And I am working on it as an individual. Just overcoming a tendon injury Somehow I made finals at the last comp at Horizon Rock, Montreal. Next one for me is Tour De Bloc, Burlington- Ontario! It has always been one of my favorites. I love top-outs! For the youth, Montreal-Qc, this weekend! Bonne chance pour tout le monde!

Urban Climber

Change

Red. Orange. Yellow- The leaves are so pretty. The air is cool. I’m looking for my box of mittens. Summer is gone, but for me the season has just began! The change has brought together a  group of people with strength and positive energy. Climbing together, combining our motivation. This is the A team “Altitude” ;

Climbing outside, all of our projects are becoming possible.

Thanks to REVOLUTION

Now is my time, time to create as much as I can for the sport, for the art, for the power and beauty, for the motivation and the next generation.

Revolution means “movement, a cycle of successive events or changes…pervasive…” For climbing it’s never ending.

Such a strong company with a history! Check out their page- here! I am so proud to be on the team. I remember my first bouldering competition, …about 10 years ago. “CORDLESS” was written across the wall in yellow…or in my brother’s room a “PUSHER” poster showing only a hand crimping on the top-out of a problem. It was always my favorite.

HOME

HELLO BC tree!

Respire…it’s the freshest air I have ever taken a breath of…laying on my back on the ferry…The sun is radiating heat onto the deck and back up through me. My heart is slowly re-charging.

Tomorrow I will be in the forest, today I will be in the ocean.

SQUAMISH Encore!

…To continue on a past subject about Quebec climbing…I cant believe for a place that is hard to find rock, it’s completely s*** that almost every crag is secret. I understand if you feel you have spent a lot of time finding these special places and that not many people are active here is such endeavours, but keeping them for yourself and at the same time bragging about all of your FAs…well this is not cool. Ce pas bonne. Climbing is all about being free and open to anyone who wants to enjoy the beauty. Creating a family that everyone can be part of. Not the opposite. So im sorry Quebec…I need a break…I will spend the rest of the summer in SQUAMISH!!!

Virgin Gorda

 

If you like warm Caribbean breeze and atmosphere, beautiful scenery, a place where you can hear, feel and see waves crashing against rocks and onto the shore, tropical fruit and plants- palm trees, mangos, hibiscus, aloe, limes… giant house sizes boulders in every direction you look, boulder hopping, sandy landings, extreme adventures for hours (be careful it’s really easy to get stuck between boulders or heat stroke here), swimming when you get too hot…plenty of rest day activities, only a 15 minute drive across the island with free boat rides to smaller nearby islands, amazing snorkelling (find live conch shells!), blue-green water, rain that lasts about an hour and rock that dries in about the same, highballs, FA’s, and the majority of blocs V0 to V5.

You can easily find harder if you want…but being a tropical climate you need to squeeze a little harder and accept the constant beads of sweat coming out of every pore. Bikram climbing for sure. V5 feels like V7 here, but the amount of energy you leave with crushes any negative that may have came up.

 

Being a historical pirate central, i`m surprised no one ever tried to take this island.

Bush tea! Lime & Hibiscus

 

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A two minute walk from our villa...a few of Guavaberry`s bouldersEndless boulders!

 

 

Mid-session cool off

A nice discovery! Hands dont have genders- V4

Troll Hole V3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It`s been a while…

I moved across Canada again, returning to Quebec to work at Altitude Gym, continue learning french and be closer to my boyfriend, Martin Pigeon.

Altitude Gym is a new climbing gym just opening October 2010, in Gatineau, Quebec (5 mins from Ottawa). With 11 owners open to new ideas, a lot of hard work and a different, more business- like approach it seems to be going really well.  It’s the only one of its kind in North America having a regular climbing side as well as a Clip & Climb side designed for groups by the hour. Already they have had numerous competitions and special guests such as Dave Graham and Tonde Katiyo (an international route setter).

 Soon to be opening; an outdoors boulder, slack-line park and well as a work out-yoga room! I am happy to be part of this project! If you’re in the area I strongly suggest checking it out!

Within the past few months I have partaken in a competition route setting clinic with Tonde. It was a great experience where I was able to learn a lot of tricks for setting faster and more interesting, quality routes. Also;  giving me a better perspective for the competitor’s side!

I have competed in the Tour De Bloc eastern series, making the National team again. Yay! Unfortunately, I will not be attending a world cup this year- but on the bright side I am leaving in a week, returning to the British Virgin Gorda to be part of a group opening boulders and completing a guide book!!! J  

The original trip to the BVI was 4 years ago with a small group of climbers. This time it is a much larger group included some of the strongest boulderers in the world…Paul Robinson and Daniel Woods.  I will definitely keep everyone updated on this one!