Abbotsford’s Sophie Buitendyk will be climbing for gold at the Sport Climbing Association of British Columbia (SCBC) Provincial Difficulty and Speed Championships this weekend.
The provincials take place April 25-26 at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich.
The SCBC Provincials will feature the best climbers from around B.C. competing in a range of SCBC sanctioned categories including 11 and Under, 12/13, Youth B, Youth A, Junior, Masters and Open.
Buitendyk competes in the Youth B category. In March the Grade 9 student placed first at the Canadian National Youth Bouldering Championship in Burlington, Ont., in the 14/15-year-old category.
And soon she will be attempting to scale even greater heights: the International Federation of Sport Climbing World Youth Championships in Acro, Italy, in late August.
For more information: climbtheboulders.com.
