Goodbye old friend
Today we mourn the loss of a dear old friend, the old Toronto Climbing Academy. Its a sad day indeed. We’ll all shed a tear as we head there tonight for one last send-fest. Tomorrow we’ll all shed some more tears, along with fresh skin, from the gritty, sandpaper-like walls of the new location (complete with dozens of leadable routes!). We’re pretty lucky to have so many fantastic climbing gyms in the GTA, and i’ve been fortunate enough to meet some great people along the way.
On a related note, if you’re in Toronto the weekend of the 26th to 28th, check out the Banff Mountain Film Festival. It’s guaranteed to impress, inspire, and leave you wondering why you’re sitting on your computer reading some obscure blog, while others are out there living their dreams.
Shame the old place is gone but the new location is very nice.
The new location is quite nice. Lots of natural light, great angles that make for some nice off balance climbs. My only two real complaints are A) that the texture of the walls (apart from the main arch) is brutal, you’ll lose skin if you peel, and it’ll rip apart any fabric that touches it… and B) that the routes are just too damn short. it’s fine for just casually climbing, but if you’re actually training for any sort of outdoor routes, you’re going to have to run laps.