Issues

When we think about getting out for a day on the rock, up a peak, or a week away, a natural first thought is usually the climbing itself. The second thought is how to get there and succeed.

Europe has been the source of climbing innovation, rather than traditionalism.Yet, you can still visit the old school crags and experience routes on which modern climbing was founded.

The National Capital Commission’s (NCC) new land management plan recommends closing all the climbing areas within Gatineau Park except for a the small centre section of the Home Cliff, Eastern Block and the Twin Ribs.