Climbing Escalade Canada

Since the advent of Sport Climbing competitions on artificial surfaces in the mid1980s, the acc has sanctioned (first through the uiaa and since 2007 through the ifsc) national competitions and an international team. The first Canadian national championships were held in 1988 onstage in a theatre at the Banff Centre. Wholly as a part of the acc, Climbing Escalade Canada ( cec) is a committee responsible for the regulation and development of the sport in Canada and by Canadians abroad. Canadians have been relatively successful internationally in the disciplines of Lead and Bouldering, with a legacy of athletes including the Weldon sisters and most recently Sean McColl. The cec is working together with Sports Canada to elevate climbing to the next level.

It should be noted that the Alpine Club of Canada also regulates the competitive sports of ice climbing, through the uiaa, and skimountaineering, through the International Ski Mountaineering Federation.

In the summer of 2013, the World Youth Climbing Championships came to Canada. The event was a success and put Canada on the global stage of competition climbing.