The 2015 Jackalope Competition

Gripped Magazine July 19, 2015

The Jackalope Festival took place in Montreal from July 17 to 19 and featured a number of action sports.

The event had skateboarding, BMX and climbing competitions and drew thousands of people to spectate and participate.

The Jackalope Festival climbing wall. Photo FQME

The climbing competition took place on a World Cup-style outdoor bouldering wall and had some of Canada’s best climbers go head-to-head.

For the men, Eric Sethna took top spot, followed by Julien Bourassa-Moreau and Sébastien Lazure. Check out the full results here.

The Jackalope Festival climbing climbing competition men's podium. Photo FQME — The Jackalope Festival climbing climbing competition men’s podium. Photo FQME

For the women, Mélissa Lacasse finished in first place, while Elise Sethna took silver and Melina Costanza rounded the podium off in third. Full results here.

The Jackalope Festival climbing competition women's podium. Photo FQME — The Jackalope Festival climbing competition women’s podium. Photo FQME

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