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Tour de Bloc 14: BoulderHouse Results and First Competition

BoulderHouse in Victoria hosted their first Tour de Bloc. The new bouldering gym opened this fall with local climbers celebrating the cutting edge space. Owned by Jean-Marc de la Plante, owner of Allez Up and Seven Bays Bouldering, BoulderHouse features steep walls and new-age holds and volumes.

Kin Wah Lai took first place, as he is quickly proving to be one of B.C.’s top comp climbers. Czech climber Lucie Hrozová, who established the hardest winter mixed climb in the U.S.A last winter, took first place for the women. For full results visit here and click the clip below to play. The next Tour de Bloc 14 stop is at Altitude in Gatineau on Dec. 3.

Open Results Male/Female
1. Kin Wah Lai / Lucie Hrozová
2. Gavin Johnson / Alison Stewart-Patterson
3. Rob Stewart-Patterson / Delaney Miller
4. Aidan Doyle / Amanda Berezowski
5. Ryder Hoy / Claire Wagstaff
6. Andrew Funk / Becca Frangos

Tall man beta on problem 35 courtesy of @gavinj00 #tdb4life @hiveclimbing

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