News about climbing in Nova Scotia and details of upcoming Climb Nova Scotia events including bouldering, trad, sport, ice, indoor climbing and much more.
Climb Nova Scotia will host our annual Ice Fest ice climbing event on Saturday, February 18th – assuming we have ice then of course. If not, the event will be rescheduled for March 3rd. Ice Fest grows every year and several people have already RSVP’d. We can only accommodate a limited number of climbers without their own equipment, so please let us know what gear you will bring for yourself when you RSVP. We can supply some ice tools, crampons, helmets, and harnesses for shared use and we will have top ropes rigged in advance for everyone. You will need to bring your own appropriate clothing, crampon-compatible footwear (this means ski boots if you don’t have mountaineering boots), food, water, hot beverages, and common sense.
We are at the mercy of the highest tides in the world
Due to the tide schedule, Feb 18th will be the date, as opposed to the previous weekend as we had mentioned before. Event starts around 11am and will probably continue until dark – we can’t start any earlier due to tides. Meet us here at the parking lot in Halls Harbour West. All are welcome to attend, the event isfree for CNS members, and if you aren’t a member you can buy a membership here and you will have to sign our waiver. Sorry, liability issues do not permit non-members to attend. If you’ve always wanted to try ice climbing, now is your chance. If you already love ice, come share your enthusiasm!
Please RSVP to climbnovascotia@gmail.com
*Note: Ice climbing is dangerous. We will take every opportunity to make things as safe as possible, but it’s still easy to get hurt when ice axes and pointy crampons are swinging around and blocks of ice are falling from the sky as you stand next to an unstable cliff band on the shore of the Bay of Fundy. CNS and the volunteers present cannot accept liability for any injuries and we are not a guiding service.
Introducing a holiday treat for climbers and the best thing to happen to Nova Scotia Bouldering since the last ice age! Click “CNSMOBETA” above to check it out!
Climb Nova Scotia Mobile Beta is a free online bouldering guidebook available at www.cnsmobeta.ca, optimized for your iPhone or Android smartphone. CNS Mobile Beta features short descriptions, GPS coordinates, photo topos, and a concise video for each boulder problem.
Mega boulder, one of dozens of NS boulders featured in the online guidebook
www.CNSMOBETA.ca has over 250 problems listed and almost as many videos. CNS Mobile Beta is an ongoing community project so if you would like to contribute please see the submission guidelines on CNS Mobile Beta.
Special thanks are due to Dave Q for his vision and for spearheading this project!
Columbus clean and climb was super productive! Anchors installed above Coping Retrogressively, bolt added to JP’s Arete, ladder built to go from Keyhole wall to 3D ledge, bench fashioned at Pet Wall, rediculous stumps cut down, deadfall cleared, path created from the top down to Headpoint Wall, GQ scrubbed and ready for climbing again… All in all a good day’s work.
Thanks to Martin for this shot of the new ladder from Keyhole to 3D
COLUMBUS WALL CLEAN and maybe climb on Saturday, December 17th
In the spirit of the season it’s time again to give back to Columbus Wall for all the joy it’s brought us. The last few years have been hard on the trees surrounding the crag. Many have died or blown over making a general mess of things and a few of the routes could use a bit of scrubbing and maintenance.
On Saturday December 17 we will be holding a clean and climb at Columbus Wall with the objective of clearing up some trees and installing and replacing anchors. It would also be great if a few routes got a bit of a scrubbing and afterward (weather permitting) we can get some climbing in.
Climb Nova Scotia will provide brushes, pre-set anchors and ropes, gloves and safety glasses and helmets. They will also provide coffee and hot chocolate if there are enough volunteers to carry in the water needed (we’ll use snow if there’s any out there, but then probably no one would show up
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the venue we had secured for the movie was double-booked and we are working to secure an alternative. As such, the event is postponed – we are looking to reschedule for next week. Check back here for details!
This event will be FREE of charge for everyone but we will be accepting donations to the CNS Movember team in support of Prostate Cancer Research in Canada and CNS memberships will be available for purchase.
Did I mention there will be door prizes too? Bring a friend!
Climb Nova Scotia will be on site at Mountain Equipment Co-op in Halifax on November 27th. Come on down and learn about all the fun stuff you can get up to in the province when the cold weather rolls in.
From 2:30-3:30pm CNS volunteers will be giving a presentation and answering questions about ice climbing and talking about our annual Ice Fest event scheduled for late January. Come on down and say hello!
CNS has decided to participate in Movember yet again. We have created a team (Climb Nova Scotia) and encourage the climbing community to participate. Help support this great cause;
Dudes – grow your Mo and get some donations.
Dudettes – encourage your Bro to grow a Mo, or grow one yourself (We will still adore you we swear), or make a donation.
