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.
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
3D Map of Kinnaird Bluffs
Earlier this month TAWKROC director Yann Troutet and Ian Dennis spent a day mapping Kinnaird Bluffs in Castlegar. The result is this amazing 3D model that users can zoom in and flip around. Be sure to expand it to … Continued
Rotary Youth Group & TAWKROC Improve Kinnaird Trail
Every fall for the past three years the kids in Castlegar’s Rotary Youth Interact Group have taken on an outdoor project to learn valuable skills and enjoy hands-on work. This year the group chose to work with The Association of … Continued
2017 Kootenay Climbing Festival Recap
The sixth year of the Kootenay Climbing Festival proved to be its most popular yet. About 300 people enjoyed perfect weather while visiting the festival during the day on Saturday and then another 150 or so came to the … Continued
New Access Trail for Hail Mary Wall
Yesterday directors of TAWKROC, including Bob Sawyer, David Lussier and Vince Hempsall finalized cutting in a trail at Kinnaird Bluffs that links Yellow Sling Wall to Hail Mary Wall. This was a result of the “No Trespassing” sign recently put … Continued
Reel Rock Tour A Huge Success
For the first time ever The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers, along with the Cube Climbing Centre, hosted the annual Reel Rock tour at the Civic Theatre in Nelson on Monday, January 30th at 7pm. The event was almost sold … Continued
2016 New Router Reimbursements
The Association of West Kootenay Rock Climbers has suspended all new route reimbursements for the foreseeable future until such time as the debt incurred in purchasing Kinnaird Bluffs is paid back in full. However, in 2016 three new routers were reimbursed … Continued
Kinnaird Bluffs Still Needs Saving!
Kinnaird Bluffs in Castlegar, British Columbia, were for sale and TAWKROC managed to save them from development by raising donations and taking out a loan to buy the 17-acre piece of property. This area was worth saving because it’s one of … Continued