This is where the 'MAZAMAS' (Portland's Mountaineering Club with 3000 members) do their evening rock climbing.

Check it out for more info here

http://www.mazamas.org/your/adventure/starts-here/C6/

Where can we do this 5.7 in/around Vancouver?

There must be a place like this around Vancouver somewhere??? - UBC? West Vancouver? N.Van? Stanley Park? Q.E. Park? Burnaby Mountain?--

I grew up in South-East Europe, and in many small cities castle walls or concrete river banks were used by local Alpine Climbing sections. Only few cities had a privilege having real rock. Many cities in Austria, Tirol or Northern Italy have real rock and they are blessed.

Sarajevo had Dariva, city stroll where you can climb real rock.

http://www.nocomment.ba/old/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=94&Itemid=49

Belgrade have three spots for training:

http://www.as.org.rs/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=60&Itemid=48

My city was up North from Sarajevo and we climbed on the walls of abandoned garrison post very similar like Mazama club wall on the picture you posted. We mostly trained for endurance and without rope.

Very close to my city was our real rock where we climbed a lot. We bolted a lot of routes and it was great place. Similar to Smoke Bluffs.

When I walk Central park in Burnaby with my daughter, I sometimes think how great will be to have big bolder or some concrete wall/structure there. Many times when driving with family and friends I look under the bridges or overpasses to see is it possible to have climbing wall.

For example:

There is skateboarding spot under overpass near Science World. Spot like this will be ideal for rock climbing.

This is what The Mountaineers have (Seattle Mountaineering Club with ~4000 members)  in their  City:

They have their own outdoor climbing and bouldering wall. Why couldn't the BCMC do this? - Or similar?

We have tons of money in the bank..it is just rotting away.

This would be an awesome project!

Especially if it's centrally located and close to public transit (Trout Lake Park), Main Street/Science World, Stadium station or Central Park Burnaby.

under cambie bridge. plywood panels secured to a frame on the support posts. The only drawback is you would need an engineering evaluation done of the loading on the bridge.

we could also use the money to support access. be it trail building or funding for heli trips, or even a club owned sled(s)

This spot catches my eye every time I walk or ride by it. -:)

hahaha... We did  a clandestine climb there in the night and we managed to cram20 people on top. Not sure if it's even legal to climb that rock.

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Werner... you could consider forming a "think tank" with other interested members to seriously look all the relevant issues.  I certainly think there is both interest and potential. Many years ago when I lived in Edmonton some climbers practiced on an artificial rock wall that had been add for "decoration" on a local bridge support column.

Here is a concept/picture  for a BCMC Urban Climbing Wall underneath Burrard Bridge. Just include the City/Parks Board. A) We can climb there all year round. B) It will bring in many more additional members/fees C) It has a chance to become a nice money maker for the club.

Underneath Burrard Bridge - on the SEAWALL:

- Imagine a big banner on top: BCMC Climbing Wall

- Directly on the SEAWALL - with hundreds and thousands of passerby/spectators during winter and summer!

- Let 'Guest Members' who sign our waiver climb there for $10 for 20 minutes and it will develop into a great income stream for the club.

- BCMC members can climb 360 days from 7am to 8-10pm under a great bridge/roof - maybe even multi pitching?

- Phase I: Get the City/Parksboard's permission and nail some hundred handholds onto the concrete. Make a fence or sliding panels on the bottom to lock it up.

- The club has has the money - we just need the will, vision and CAN-DO-ATTITUDE (not the opposite).

Climbing Wall at University of Bath - GB (There might be even similar stuff at our Universities

Hi Dean

I hope that was worthwhile of a climb.

Werner, this will definitely be a good idea let's get some action going and see what it can bring to the club's revenue stream.

Hi Werner, a couple of years ago you had some neat videos of climbing walls under bridges in several locations in Europe -- some of them multi-pitch? It looked really neat. It would be great if we can assemble a team of keen members to put together a project like that in Vancouver. It will take some time and persistence to get the city on board, but anything is possible when people are keen. I think BCMC members would generally be supportive of a project like that. What we need is a good team putting together a proposal that gets endorsement from City Hall -- it would also help to find a member with connections at City Hall to better understand how to pitch this kind of project.

Werner and Francis,

I'd be more than happy to help with this project in any capacity.  I also have a friend who has very, very good connection to city hall and I have no doubt she would be willing to lend a hand.

Let me know what I can do.

From what I understand, one of the big differences between here and Europe is the liability. This could be pretty cool, but you'd have to find some way to keep insurance costs from killing the project.

Insurance Risks for our  BCMC Climbing Wall: The BCMC already has a first class waiver plus liability insurance that covers law suits coming from accidents with members AND short term (30days) guest members. And if necessary we just have to find out (maybe copy) how other outfits (Gyms etc) take care of those risks in a sustainable way. ---- We will have to be realistic, innovative and creative.

Let's not say 'No or Yes' before we actually have (professionally) researched ALL avenues to reach our goal.

I presented a report to Vancouver Park Board about urban bouldering potential in the Mt Pleasant area back in 2004. If anybody is interested, I could post a copy.

Pascal

Downtown Climbing - What they do in Vienna - Coming Soon to Vancouver?!

Youtube video/english: Climbing , Slack Lining and Bouldering on Flakturm and underneath Bridges

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLHyxghvR8A

Youtube video/german:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs0xIFi2qBY

Downtown Climbing at Flakturm - Vienna

COMING SOON TO VANCOUVER :-))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Below Burrard Bridge - lets get the BCMC Wall going :-)

It will need some creative-entrepreneurial thinking - before the money will be rolling in :-))))))

You mentioned earlier "There might be even similar stuff at our Universities", the school I went to (TWU) has a bouldering wall that all the students/alumni can access for free. It's indoors, so not exactly the same, but I think it might provide an example of "look, other people have set up free climbing walls before". Also, in Surrey there's a park with a very small bouldering wall (and everything on it is V0----).