Community Events
Check out our upcoming and past events here! Our community events are designed to bring climbers together in a supportive and inclusive environment. From subsidized courses to social gatherings, we create opportunities for climbers to connect, learn new skills, and build lasting friendships.
Community events are open to equity-deserving groups and allies alike.
Intro to Rock Climbing
This course is sponsored by SOS Pride
Date: Saturday March 29th at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Join ACMG Apprentice Rock Guide Keenan Gibson (they/he) for a full-day course for people who are curious about outdoor rock climbing and want to test it out in an environment that promotes safety (physical & emotional), belonging and mutual support. Participants will learn the basics about outdoor rock climbing, including knots, top-rope systems, belaying, communication, risk assessment, safety procedures, management of equipment, and rock climbing movement skills. (Note that this course will run rain or shine). Course max is 6 people.
Subsidized sliding scale: $10-$60. If you would like to participate but it is not financially possible for you, please indicate that in the form. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
Pre-requisites: None. This course is for beginners!
Required equipment: Helmet, harness, climbing shoes, belay device with locking carabiner. Please indicate in the form what gear you are missing and we can provide rentals.
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Anchor Building and Cleaning
Date: Sunday March 30th at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: Skaha Bluffs Provincial Park
Join ACMG Apprentice Rock Guide Keenan Gibson (they/he) for a full-day anchor course. Participants will learn about best practices for single pitch anchor building, including how to tie different anchors, the pros and cons of each, communication, risk/hazard assessment, and safety procedures. You will also learn how to clean anchors when you arrive on top-rope. Course max is 6 people.
Subsidized sliding scale: $10-$60.
Pre-requisites:
Familiar with basic climbing systems including safety checks and how to top-rope belay.
Participants at any climbing grade level are welcome.
Required equipment: Helmet, harness, climbing shoes, belay device with locking carabiner, lanyard or personal anchor system with locking carabiner, single-pitch anchor kit (120 cm sewn sling, 4 locking carabiners)
Registration open until February 25th
Due to course capacities, we can't guarantee everyone a spot. We will confirm your spot in the course via email on March 4th.
Registration open until February 25th
Due to course capacities, we can't guarantee everyone a spot. We will confirm your spot in the course via email on March 4th.
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Upcoming Events
QC X ROC Spring Community Climb
In March 2024 we teamed up with Queer Crushers Kelowna for a stellar spring climb day! Although we got rained out on our first attempt, the following day the group hit up Lower Red Tail at Skaha for a day of smiles, sunshine and sends!
Cross-Country Ski Day
We may be a climbing organization, but at heart we are just people who love the outdoors! In March 2024 we hit the runs and learned a new sport thanks to Rainbow Outdoor Collective who supplied passes, rentals and instruction for free for us at Nickel Plate Nordic Centre.
2024 Events
Arc'teryx x Gneiss New Kids on the Bloc
In May 2024, we were invited to host a booth at the Arc'teryx x Gneiss New Kids on the Bloc event. We held a butterfly rope coiling contest and were able to give some Arc'teryx swag out as prizes. We had lots of fun and are so happy that we got to attend along with some other great Okanagan climbing groups!
Intro to Rock Rescue
In July 2024, Nicole, an AMGA certified single pitch instructor, taught a course addressing rock rescue techniques. Emergencies happen without notice and injuries are all too common while climbing. This course allowed participants the opportunity to acquire practical companion-rescue skills to better prepare themselves for the what-ifs.
Intro to Mindset for Climbers
In July 2024, Nicole, an AMGA certified single pitch instructor, lead a workshop that focused on mental and emotional components that go along with climbing. The session helped participants work through mental challenges on the wall and practice both top rope and lead climbing falls.
Ecology for Climbers
In September 2024, Cole Hooper, a Masters student at UBCO focusing on climbing management, led a walk around White Lake Basin to learn more about cliff ecology. We learned how to be an environmentally conscious and responsible rock climber to help reduce the potential impact we have on the species of the cliffs, including bats and snakes.
QC X ROC Fall Community Climb
In October 2024 we teamed up with Queer Crushers Kelowna for a stellar fall climb day! The group hit up Reilly Rock and Windy Wall at Skaha to take advantage of the weather before winter comes!
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Rock On Collective Climbing Association
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 Alliance 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).