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Dominant Performances at Canada’s 2025 High Performance Comp

The event saw many of the country's best comp climbers go head-to-head in separate boulder, lead, and speed competitions

Over the past few days, Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) held their 2025 High Performance Competition at the Richmond Olympic Oval in Richmond, British Columbia. CEC is the national governing body for comp climbing in Canada, as recognized by the Canadian Olympic Committee and the IFSC. At the invite-only comp for boulder, lead, and speed, climbers earned points based on their final rankings—as they do in all big national comps. These points determine which climbers are invited to join Canada’s High Performance Program, an elite group of athletes training to represent Canada in IFSC World Cup and Olympic competition.

The High Performance comp allowed CEC to evaluate athlete readiness relative to the demands of IFSC World Cup-level competition. It also gave top athletes who might have missed previous comps the opportunity to show this potential readiness.

Twenty-six men faced off in the bouldering comp. The top six were separated solely by zones, as all six topped five of the eight problems. Guy McNamee of British Columbia placed first after reaching the zone on all eight problems. Victor Baudrand took second with seven zones and Dylan Smith took third with six zones.

The women’s boulder comp was a different story. Twenty athletes faced off on eight boulders, but Alberta’s Anna Kelley was the clear winner, topping every single problem, with four of them being flashes. Her next closest competitor was Evangelina Briggs who achieved three tops and eight zones. Paige Louie earned third with three tops and seven zones.

Just like the men’s boulder comp, the men’s lead comp was a tight one. Guy’s twin brother Kindar McNamee earned gold, picking up two first-place finishes and one second-place finish across the three routes. Baudrand picked up another silver medal, with two first-place finishes and one third-place finish. Guy McNamee earned bronze after coming in first, second, and third across the three routes.

The women’s lead comp mirrored the women’s boulder comp, with one competitor clearly dominant over all others – Cedar Pidgeon of BC. Pidgeon earned gold after placing first on all three lead routes. Sienna Chow earned silver and Jacqueline Ho earned bronze.

Top-3 results for men and women’s boulder, lead, and speed comps can be found below. Full comp results can be found here.

Photo by Flash Focused/Evan Zucker

 

Women’s Boulder

  1. Anna Kelley
  2. Evangelina Briggs
  3. Paige Louie

Men’s Boulder

  1. Guy McNamee
  2. Victor Baudrand
  3. Dylan Smith

Women’s Lead

  1. Cedar Pidgeon
  2. Sienna Chow
  3. Jacqueline Ho

Men’s Lead

  1. Kindar McNamee
  2. Victor Baudrand
  3. Guy McNamee

Women’s Speed

  1. Elise Villeneuve
  2. Aleya Morin
  3. Kaitlyn Davies

Men’s Speed

  1. Ethan Pitcher
  2. Lucas Peters
  3. Adrien Lévesque

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