2026 Mentorship Program
Applications to our 2026 Mentorship Program will open March 1st 2026. If you apply, you will hear from us mid-April. Thanks for your interest in our program!
Applications are open!
Learn more about our program here
Download our application guide here:
Apply as a Mentee or Mentor here:
Application period: March 1st - March 30th, 2026
Notification about application status: April 14th, 2026
Kick-off event: May 2, 2026. Meet & greet with program participants, ask questions, take part in building our community agreement, set goals and get the stoke up!
Program runs: May 2nd - October 31st, 2026
Timeline
Participation fee
As we aim to make climbing more accessible, mentors and mentees are asked to pay as they can, without financial disclosure.
Recommended joining fee for Mentees:
Tier 1) "My basic needs are met or I am struggling to meet basic needs": $0-25
Tier 2) "My basic needs are met plus I have some expendable income": $50-125
Tier 3) "I am financially privileged": $125-175
Recommended joining fee for Mentors:
Tier 1) "I’d like to volunteer my time but unable or unwilling to provide financial support" - $0
Tier 2) "I’d like to cover my insurance cost" - $25
Tier 3) "I’d like to cover for insurance cost and donate some more to support equitable access to the outdoors" - $30-60
Got questions?
Take a look at our FAQ. You can also email us at programs@rockoncollective.com and we'll be happy to answer any questions you may have!
With respect and gratitude, Rock On Collective would like to acknowledge that the land across which we live and climb is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the syilx and nlaka’pamux Peoples. Furthermore, we recognize tu?ikən (Skaha Bluffs) as a culturally and spiritually significant site for the Okanagan Nation and commit to our role in respecting and interacting in a reciprocal relationship with tmixʷ (the land and all life forms which interact on it).