Petro-Canada FACE Grants for Andrew Wilson and Alannah Yip

Alannah Yip and Climb Base5 head coach Andrew Wilson have received a 2017 Petro-Canada Fuelling Athlete and Coaching Excellence (FACE) grant.
The annual grant goes to 55 potential Olympic and Paralympic athletes and their coaches. The funding is up to $10,000 and will go towards training, travel and other costs associated with Olympic competition.
Alannah Yip has had a breakthrough year, first by winning Lead, Speed and Boulder at Canadian nationals to become a triple-crown champion and then by climbing Division Bell, her first 5.13d, and Pulse 5.14a for her first of the grade.
Earlier this year, Yip finished fifth at the IFSC Chongquing Bouldering World Cup. A few months later, she ended up in ninth at the IFSC Navi Mumbai Bouldering World Cup.
Wilson has been a leading coach in Canadian climbing for years. He started climbing around the age of 15 in North Vancouver. He studied coaching and exercise science at the University of British Columbia.
He has over two decades of experience and was the head coach of Canada’s national climbing team. Since 1988, Petro-Canada has supported over 2,900 athletes and coaches on their way to the Olympic and Paralympic Games.