10 Canadian Bouldering Gyms, Opened and Opening

Canada has dozens of climbing gyms, ranging from small co-ops to big commercial spaces with lead, bouldering and training areas. Below are 10 bouldering spaces from coast to coast that are open now or will be open soon.

BoulderHouse Climbing: A new gym in Victoria and a high-end bouldering space. Recently opened by the talented Jean-Marc de la Plante, who owns Allez Up in Montreal, BoulderHouse is already a popular place for island climbers to session.

@bonjour.spencer is a man of many talents. Come check out his RESET (and his killer pumpkin carving skills) tomorrow! ? . . . . . #boulderhouseyyj #reset #routesetting #climbing #bouldering #climbvictoria #explorebc #pnw #yyj #yyjclimbing

A photo posted by BoulderHouse Climbing (@boulderhouse_victoria) on Oct 23, 2016 at 1:01pm PDT

The Hive North Shore: The Hive North Shore is a popular bouldering space frequented by Vancouver and Squamish climbers. They host big comps and always have great problems.

Rocktober has arrived, which means ladies' nights are a-go! Every Friday in October, ladies get 1/2 price drop-ins from 5PM on. We'll also be running tons of women specific clinics and info sessions, and the month will finish off with #welovejugs and a 5 punch sale on the 28th! • • ? @ninalaflammephotography #womensnights #girlswhoclimb

A photo posted by The Hive North Shore (@hivenorthshore) on Oct 1, 2016 at 11:09am PDT

Canmore Bouldering Cave: The third small bouldering cave the town of Canmore has had in the past decade. As a co-op, access is 24/7 and when Elevation Place gets too busy, the cave makes a great alternative. And it’s dry-tool friendly.

Crank it up to 11! Monday night drop-in starts at 6pm #canmoreboulderingcave #canmorekananaskis #canmore #mybanff #banfflife #mountainpeopleunite #mountaincultureelevated #choosemountains #mindthemountains #mountainculture #mountainlife #bouldering #drytooling #climbing_pictures_of_instagram #climbing_is_my_passion #alpinetraining #liveclimbrepeat #climbon #clymblife #doyouclimb #theclimbinglife #climbing #pullingonplastic #rockandice #grippedmagazine #selectagents

A photo posted by Canmore Bouldering Cave (@canmoreboulderingcave) on Mar 21, 2016 at 3:35pm PDT

Bolder Climbing Community: Calgary’s first boulder-only gym will be open sometime in the next 12 months. Run by climbers Josh Muller, Zak McGurk and Criag Doram, Bolder will be a welcomed addition to Canada’s fourth largest city.

Bolder Swag is now available online! More styles and sizes coming soon! Check it out at www.bolderclimbing.com

A photo posted by Bolder Climbing Community (@bolderclimbing) on Sep 21, 2016 at 10:26am PDT

Rock Jungle Boulders: A new bouldering gym opened in Edmonton by the popular Rock Jungle Fitness. Similar to other boulder-only gyms, it promises to be popular and will make for a great place to hold comps. Click to play clip below.

#indoorclimbing #boulderinggym #climbing #yeg #yegfit #yegfitness #bouldering #rockjungle

A video posted by Rock Jungle Climbing (@rjf_climbing) on Aug 20, 2016 at 8:01pm PDT

Up the Bloc: Up the Bloc will open this fall in Mississauga. The 11,000 square foot gym will be run by Luigi Montilla of Tour de Bloc and Jean-Marc de la Plante of Allez Up. This will surely become one of the Toronto area’s popular bouldering spots.

Unboxing our first holds from @kiltergrips and @kingdom_climbing We got two more skids to go! #climbingholds #boulderinggym #mississauga

A photo posted by Up The Bloc (@up_the_bloc) on Oct 6, 2016 at 11:05am PDT

Cave Rock Climbing: Another new boulder-only facility in Mississauga, north of Up the Bloc. With bouldering caves becoming more popular in the Toronto area, the more gyms the better.

Holds, holds, and more holds. It's like Christmas in October! #kidinacandystore #holds #climbing #torontoclimbing #mississaugaclimbing #route #bouldering #routesetting

A photo posted by The Cave Mississauga (@climbingthecave) on Oct 8, 2016 at 5:43pm PDT

Toprock Climbing: Another boulder-only climbing gym that will open within the next few months in the Toronto area. Toprock is being built in Brampton with Rockwerx Canada, who built the walls for Aspire, Rock Jungle, Climbers Rock and Cliffhanger.

Just use a bit of imagination 😉 #toprock #climbing #bouldering #Brampton #construction

A photo posted by Toprock Climbing (@toprockclimbing) on Sep 19, 2016 at 5:08pm PDT

Bloc Shop: The much-loved Bloc Shop is one of Montreal’s top climbing facilities. They host a number of comps, have top route setters, great music and create a fun bouldering atmosphere. Click to play the clip.

Interesting reset with Matt Johnson, toute dernière recrue de l'équipe de route-setting! #blocshop #bouldering #routesetting

A video posted by @blocshop on Sep 1, 2016 at 11:54am PDT

Seven Bays Bouldering: Seven Bays is another top gym from Jean-Marc de la Plante and is about 8,000 kilometres from his Victoria-based BoulderHouse. Seven Bays has become the base for the Nova Scotia bouldering scene and is one of three gyms in Halifax.

The stoke is high folks. Very high. Feeling the love and support and competition and heat. All the good things for a competition. #bestcommunity #climbinggym #bouldering #northendhfx #sevenbays

A photo posted by Seven Bays Bouldering (@sevenbays) on Oct 22, 2016 at 11:03am PDT

Bonus: Gniess Climbing: Kelowna’s top bouldering gym is a state-of-the-art new-age space with great wall angles and training space.

A photo posted by @gneiss_climbing on Sep 16, 2016 at 3:37pm PDT

Bonus: Délire Escalade: Délire Escalade has expanded with a boulder-only gym in Quebec City. Click on the image below to visit a video. Looks good!