Waterline Walls Report – October 2019
Waterline Walls are still closed to climbers but a lot of work is being done to open the area again as soon as possible. Here’s how.
2019 Kootenay Climbing Festival Recap
TAWKROC held its 8th annual Kootenay Climbing Festival September 21-22, 2019 and featured Canada’s best climber Sonnie Trotter.
Sonnie Trotter is Keynote for the 2019 Kootenay Climbing Festival
The Kootenay Rock Climbing Festival returns September 21-22, 2019, and will feature Canada’s best rock climber Sonnie Trotter. The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) is pleased to announce that Sonnie Trotter, one of the world’s most accomplished rock … Continued
Waterline Walls Report – April 2019
Waterline Walls are still closed to climbers but a lot of work is being done to open the area again as soon as possible. Here’s how.
TAWKROC 2019 AGM Meeting Minutes
These minutes from the 2019 TAWKROC AGM include the President’s report on what the organization has been up to this past year plus the current status of Waterline Walls.
TAWKROC Enters 2nd Stage of Waterline Wall Campaign
The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) today announced it has so far raised $15,000 to put towards the purchase of the Waterline rock climbing area in Castlegar, British Columbia. This is approximately 20 percent of the total price … Continued
TAWKROC Starts Campaign To Buy Waterline Walls
Having just finished paying off the acquisition of the Kinnaird Bluffs, the Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers today announced the start of a campaign to buy another rock climbing area in Castlegar, British Columbia, to ensure residents and visitors … Continued
Final Payment Made On Kinnaird Bluffs Purchase
TAWKROC is excited to announce the final payment has been made on the Kinnaird Bluffs rock climbing area purchase. In December 2015, the directors learned that the private land upon which Kinnaird Bluffs in Castlegar, British Columbia, are located, were … Continued
2018 Kootenay Climbing Festival Recap
The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) held its 7th annual Kootenay Climbing Festival September 22-23, 2018. It featured daytime, family-friendly events on and beside the natural rock climbing wall behind the Lions Head Pub including: a zipline for … Continued
Kootenay Climbing Festival 2018: Olympic Climber Jen Olson & Legend Don Vockeroth
The Kootenay Rock Climbing Festival returns September 22-23, 2018, and will feature Olympic climber Jen Olson and Canadian mountaineering legend Don Vockeroth. The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers (TAWKROC) has announced that Canadian Olympic climbing athlete Jen Olson and … Continued