Five rock climbers from the Cowichan Valley all scrambled to top-10 finishes in their age groups at the Sport Climbing British Columbia Provincial Bouldering championships late last month.
“Bouldering, for those not in the know, consists of short intense routes that are done without the use of a rope,” coach James Doyle explained. “Usually the climbs are lower than 15 feet in height.”
Brennan Doyle won the Youth C boys category (ages 12-13), Aidan Doyle placed second in Youth B boys (14-15), Jack Whitney was fourth in Youth D boys (under 11), and Ethan Fagan and Marc Platt finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in the junior boys category (ages 18-19).
Fagan and the Doyle brothers qualified to represent B.C. at the Bouldering Nationals in Ontario this month.
