Response has been tremendous this year, and as such we are unable to accept any more participants.
If you already emailed CNS, you have a spot reserved. However, due to limitations with gear and overall routes we are unable to accommodate any more climbers who do not have their own gear. If you are still keen on getting out with us but didn't reserve a spot in time, please email climbnovascotia@gmail.com and we will let you know if we have any cancellations by Friday.
Cheers,
mick
Monday, February 15, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
CNS Meeting Minutes January 8th, 2010
CNS Meeting Minutes: January 8th, 2010
CNS is a proud sponsor of the second Nova Scotian Tour de Bloc competition for 2009-10. It will be held at Ground Zero climbing gym on the 13th of February and promises to be an very exciting event with lots of surprises.
The climbing wall at West Kings high school has finally been completed with a aid of CNS funding. This project engaged many of the students who helped to build the wall and now get to learn a how to climb on their complete project. In order to help introduce the intricacies of rock climbing to student at the high school three CNS board members will be visiting the school on the 25th of January. This visit will involve a route setting clinic and a basic introduction to climbing technique and training. Furthermore, a copy of Eastern Tide will be shown and latter given to the school; this movie depicts some of the most intriguing, fun and difficult bouldering in Nova Scotia.
Major Thanks to Heather Bray for sending out the holiday thanks you letters to boulder fest sponsors !!
Due to the unfavourably warm weather in Nova Scotia lately ice climbing have been limited but CNS is still hoping for some colder weather in order to hold ice daze again this year. Possible between late January to early February.
Cheers,
Kate Smith
CNS is a proud sponsor of the second Nova Scotian Tour de Bloc competition for 2009-10. It will be held at Ground Zero climbing gym on the 13th of February and promises to be an very exciting event with lots of surprises.
The climbing wall at West Kings high school has finally been completed with a aid of CNS funding. This project engaged many of the students who helped to build the wall and now get to learn a how to climb on their complete project. In order to help introduce the intricacies of rock climbing to student at the high school three CNS board members will be visiting the school on the 25th of January. This visit will involve a route setting clinic and a basic introduction to climbing technique and training. Furthermore, a copy of Eastern Tide will be shown and latter given to the school; this movie depicts some of the most intriguing, fun and difficult bouldering in Nova Scotia.
Major Thanks to Heather Bray for sending out the holiday thanks you letters to boulder fest sponsors !!
Due to the unfavourably warm weather in Nova Scotia lately ice climbing have been limited but CNS is still hoping for some colder weather in order to hold ice daze again this year. Possible between late January to early February.
Cheers,
Kate Smith
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, November 23, 2009
Hunting Season! Wear Orange when going out!
Hunting Season! Wear Orange when going out!
Shown here is Mick Levin, CNS chair, during last weekend's climbing session near Peggy's Cove, NS.
Climb Nova Scotia Slideshow
Climb Nova Scotia receives annual funding from the Nova Scotia provincial government via NS Health Promotion and Protection. Our funding is up for review this year so we are busy getting all the paperwork together at the moment.
Mick and Scott recently delivered a presentation to our funding partners and a number of fellow provincial recreation organizations to give a snapshot of our operations. Please take a look through our presentation slides if you are interested - you might be surprised by how much we do every year!
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
CNS meeting minutes November 6th/2009
CNS monthly meeting minutes
November 6th/2009
Finances:
CNS has become a proud sponsor of climbeasterncanada.com and would like to thank Fred Berube for his dedication to the sight as it functions as an integral communication mechanism for climbers throughout the Maritimes.
CNS patches will soon be available for purchase at both the Dalplex Rock Court and Mountain Equipment Coop. Currently they are available at Ground Zero Along with CNS shirts and memberships. CNS will also be looking into CNS window stickers and licence plates. We’ll keep you posted!
Gear:
CNS has supplied Ghislain with bolts and gear to bolting the Head-Point wall at Columbus. Thanks Zig!
As Nova Scotia descends into the winter season, CNS will turn its attention to the continuation of Ice Days along with the possibility of new ice tools and gear. For those who are interested in learning to ice climb this winter CNS is excited to support you.
Events:
CNS is proud to announce their support and the success of the Tour de Bloc which was held at the Dalplex Rock Court this November. CNS supplied 600$ for cash purses to the top three men and women. Congratulations to Ben Smith and Holly Read for taking first place in Men’s and Women’s Open category, respectively. We look forward to the second Nova Scotian Tour de Bloc that will be held at Ground Zero in February 2010. Come out and support your local strong women and men!
The TAPHE was a success, thank you the volunteers who came to represent CNS and support climbing in Nova Scotia as is applies to local phys.ed. classes. Special thanks to Heather Bray for making the gorgeous CNS poster board, Aidas Rygelis for his photography, and Sean Therien for the significant amount of time he invested.
Mick Levin and Scott Richardson will be representing CNS at the PRO conference on November 18th/2009. Good luck!
November 6th/2009
Finances:
CNS has become a proud sponsor of climbeasterncanada.com and would like to thank Fred Berube for his dedication to the sight as it functions as an integral communication mechanism for climbers throughout the Maritimes.
CNS patches will soon be available for purchase at both the Dalplex Rock Court and Mountain Equipment Coop. Currently they are available at Ground Zero Along with CNS shirts and memberships. CNS will also be looking into CNS window stickers and licence plates. We’ll keep you posted!
Gear:
CNS has supplied Ghislain with bolts and gear to bolting the Head-Point wall at Columbus. Thanks Zig!
As Nova Scotia descends into the winter season, CNS will turn its attention to the continuation of Ice Days along with the possibility of new ice tools and gear. For those who are interested in learning to ice climb this winter CNS is excited to support you.
Events:
CNS is proud to announce their support and the success of the Tour de Bloc which was held at the Dalplex Rock Court this November. CNS supplied 600$ for cash purses to the top three men and women. Congratulations to Ben Smith and Holly Read for taking first place in Men’s and Women’s Open category, respectively. We look forward to the second Nova Scotian Tour de Bloc that will be held at Ground Zero in February 2010. Come out and support your local strong women and men!
The TAPHE was a success, thank you the volunteers who came to represent CNS and support climbing in Nova Scotia as is applies to local phys.ed. classes. Special thanks to Heather Bray for making the gorgeous CNS poster board, Aidas Rygelis for his photography, and Sean Therien for the significant amount of time he invested.
Mick Levin and Scott Richardson will be representing CNS at the PRO conference on November 18th/2009. Good luck!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
CNS meeting minutes September 24, 2009
September 24th/2009
This meeting CNS entertained two guest speakers Gerard Bray and Andrew Nettie, who spoke about provincial funding and climbing at Acadia University respectively.
Funding Opportunities for future CNS projects
Possible funding for more ambitious CNS project may be available through "Good Ideas Funding" or various Community Health boards around the Halifax Regional Municipality. These boards are willing to support "non-traditional" sports (ie climbing) in order to involve and expose a wider population of children to an active and healthy lifestyle. CNS would be happy to hear the climbing community's ideas for future CNS projects in this area.
Acadia University Climbing Club
Andrew Nettie, representing the newly formed Acadia Climbing group, is interesting in teaming up with CNS to introduce students to the Nova Scotia climbing experience with an emphasis on climbing in and around Acadia. The board unanimously voted to make Andrew a CNS executive member who will attend board meetings and keep us informed on the interests of the Acadia Climbing Club. CNS looks forward to working closely with Andrew to facilitate future climbing opportunities.
General Meeting Minutes
CNS is going to get access to the land registry database in order to keep a record of access issues for climbing areas such as T-Bay which has has been off limits to the climbing Community for 2-3 years now. Access to the land registry will also help to establish new approaches to established climbing areas which don’t traverse private property.
The CNS executive board has unanimously votes in favor of abolishing the certification subcommittee due to lack of commitment and intuitive. In light of this, the CNS executive has voted in favor of allowing multi-pitch routes to be counted as multiple "climbs", a term used in the certification requirements. For example, 30 pitches of 5.11 can be counted as 30, 5.11 "climbs" in reference to log book requirements. Furthermore, the required sport climbs can be substituted for traditional style climbs because the CNS board believes that the technical skills required for trad climbing are inclusive to and surpass the skills required for sport climbing.
CNS is looking for photograph submissions for the upcoming 2010 CNS, Nova Scotia Climbing Calendar. Feel free to send all submissions to climbnovascotia@gmail.com
Much thanks to our wonderful member coordinator Heather Bray for organizing membership registry to the point that we now have more than 130 CNS members and know who they are. :D
The CNS Columbus Wall Clean and Climb was a great success, cleaning roughly 10 routes at Columbus wall. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Cheers,
Kate
This meeting CNS entertained two guest speakers Gerard Bray and Andrew Nettie, who spoke about provincial funding and climbing at Acadia University respectively.
Funding Opportunities for future CNS projects
Possible funding for more ambitious CNS project may be available through "Good Ideas Funding" or various Community Health boards around the Halifax Regional Municipality. These boards are willing to support "non-traditional" sports (ie climbing) in order to involve and expose a wider population of children to an active and healthy lifestyle. CNS would be happy to hear the climbing community's ideas for future CNS projects in this area.
Acadia University Climbing Club
Andrew Nettie, representing the newly formed Acadia Climbing group, is interesting in teaming up with CNS to introduce students to the Nova Scotia climbing experience with an emphasis on climbing in and around Acadia. The board unanimously voted to make Andrew a CNS executive member who will attend board meetings and keep us informed on the interests of the Acadia Climbing Club. CNS looks forward to working closely with Andrew to facilitate future climbing opportunities.
General Meeting Minutes
CNS is going to get access to the land registry database in order to keep a record of access issues for climbing areas such as T-Bay which has has been off limits to the climbing Community for 2-3 years now. Access to the land registry will also help to establish new approaches to established climbing areas which don’t traverse private property.
The CNS executive board has unanimously votes in favor of abolishing the certification subcommittee due to lack of commitment and intuitive. In light of this, the CNS executive has voted in favor of allowing multi-pitch routes to be counted as multiple "climbs", a term used in the certification requirements. For example, 30 pitches of 5.11 can be counted as 30, 5.11 "climbs" in reference to log book requirements. Furthermore, the required sport climbs can be substituted for traditional style climbs because the CNS board believes that the technical skills required for trad climbing are inclusive to and surpass the skills required for sport climbing.
CNS is looking for photograph submissions for the upcoming 2010 CNS, Nova Scotia Climbing Calendar. Feel free to send all submissions to climbnovascotia@gmail.com
Much thanks to our wonderful member coordinator Heather Bray for organizing membership registry to the point that we now have more than 130 CNS members and know who they are. :D
The CNS Columbus Wall Clean and Climb was a great success, cleaning roughly 10 routes at Columbus wall. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Cheers,
Kate
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
CNS meeting minutes August 25th, 2009
CNS meeting minute
August 25th/2009
CNS is happy to announce that Boulder Fest 2009 was a huge success with 78 climbers being hosted on the island for a brilliant weekend of sunny day and night sessions. Major thanks to everyone who helped the CNS executive committee make this years Boulder Fest the best yet, including Todd Foster, Sean Therien, the Trail Shop, Norm and Gizz, MEC, and all our other sponsors. We hope to see everyone again next year!!
CNS is currently working on a summer news letter along with a new CNS blog page which can be directly at http://climbnovascotia.blogspot.com/ or through the CNS website. CNS welcomes submissions of any stories which you may want to include in the summer news letter and feel free to visit our blog for CNS event updates. Currently, there is a cleaning day at Columbus wall scheduled for the 12th of September so, come out and get to know a new wall or if you’re familiar with the area help us make the climbs accessible again.
There is also a tentative date for the start of the new Ground Zero’s much anticipated Monday Night league nights. They are rumored to begin on the LAST Monday of ever month therefore starting on September 28th this year. Get ready to Pull Down !!!
Consequently, this year’s extended Monday Night Bouldering sessions will not be held on the 28th or the following night which coincide with League Night.
Kate Smith
August 25th/2009
CNS is happy to announce that Boulder Fest 2009 was a huge success with 78 climbers being hosted on the island for a brilliant weekend of sunny day and night sessions. Major thanks to everyone who helped the CNS executive committee make this years Boulder Fest the best yet, including Todd Foster, Sean Therien, the Trail Shop, Norm and Gizz, MEC, and all our other sponsors. We hope to see everyone again next year!!
CNS is currently working on a summer news letter along with a new CNS blog page which can be directly at http://climbnovascotia.blogspot.com/ or through the CNS website. CNS welcomes submissions of any stories which you may want to include in the summer news letter and feel free to visit our blog for CNS event updates. Currently, there is a cleaning day at Columbus wall scheduled for the 12th of September so, come out and get to know a new wall or if you’re familiar with the area help us make the climbs accessible again.
There is also a tentative date for the start of the new Ground Zero’s much anticipated Monday Night league nights. They are rumored to begin on the LAST Monday of ever month therefore starting on September 28th this year. Get ready to Pull Down !!!
Consequently, this year’s extended Monday Night Bouldering sessions will not be held on the 28th or the following night which coincide with League Night.
Kate Smith
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