Alberta Climbing Association

Alberta Climbing Association The Alberta Climbing Association is the provincial sports organization (PSO) for climbing.

One of the primary tasks of the ACA is to run Alberta's competition circuit for both Youth and Open athletes. 2021/22 ACA Board Members

President Mark Kozak
Vice President Rob Skrypnek
Treasurer Juanita Louie
Secretary Shayne Trottier
Members Service Chair Mark Moland
Technical Chair

Sylvain Vanier
Performance Chair Regan Kennedy
Athlete's Representatives Mark Derksen
Athlete's Representatives Alyssa Weber
Members at Large Adam Villard
Past President John Haigh

We are so excited to start developing our team that will be representing Alberta in the 2027 Canada Winter Games, as Cli...
03/22/2026

We are so excited to start developing our team that will be representing Alberta in the 2027 Canada Winter Games, as Climbing makes its debut in the Games. If you are interested in the Coach or Team Manager position, please check out the job description on our website and send us your application!

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The Alberta Climbing Association is seeking qualified applicants for Team Alberta staff positions for the 2027 Canada Winter Games. We are recruiting dedicated individuals to support Alberta athletes in preparation for and competition at the Games.
The Canada Winter Games will take place February – March 2027 (exact dates TBD). Selected staff will support athlete preparation leading up to the Games and will accompany the team during competition.
The team will include one male and one female coach/manager duo with field-of-play access during competition.

Interested applicants should submit a brief statement of interest, coaching resume or CV, and NCCP certification status (if applicable). Applications should be sent to:
[email protected] and [email protected]
Application deadline: April 8, 2026

Please see our website for more information :)

With Boulder Provincials wrapping up, that means our overall season podiums for bouldering are official! Huge congrats t...
03/21/2026

With Boulder Provincials wrapping up, that means our overall season podiums for bouldering are official!

Huge congrats to all athletes who had such a great season, it’s so great to watch everyone climb so hard. Our top 5 overall athletes from categories B, A, and Junior will receive a direct invitation to Nationals. The next 15 ish athletes in these categories and Youth C will be invited to compete at Regionals, with a chance to qualify for Nationals!!

Best of luck to everyone who has qualified to represent Team Alberta! We are so excited to see what you can do!

ACA YOUTH PROVINCIAL PODIUMS!!!!Last weekend we wrapped up our final provincial boulder competition!! With our Youth C a...
03/21/2026

ACA YOUTH PROVINCIAL PODIUMS!!!!

Last weekend we wrapped up our final provincial boulder competition!! With our Youth C and D athletes competing in Red Deer the weekend prior, we finished the Alberta bouldering season off in Calgary with our older athletes.

To our incredible volunteers, you were the backbone of these events. We would not have been able to run these competitions without your help. For these provincial competitions, we need more volunteers than usual, and you all showed up!!! We are endlessly grateful for everything you do to support us.

Another huge shoutout to our amazing setting team, who worked hard all week to set some great boulders for our athletes.

And the biggest of congratulations to all of our competitors and our podium finishers!! REMEMBER: If you received a nationals or regionals invite from Jacquelyn, you must respond ASAP and get all requirements done.

We can’t wait to see everyone again for Lead Provincials in Calgary in a few weeks!

On Sunday, our Youth C/D/Tier 2 athletes competed in their last local of the season! These young climbers look so strong...
02/23/2026

On Sunday, our Youth C/D/Tier 2 athletes competed in their last local of the season! These young climbers look so strong; we are so excited to see the next generation of climbing already dominating! This closes out the season for local competitions; our next comps will be provincials!

We want to send a HUGE thank-you to the Canmore Elevation Place for hosting TWO back-to-back competitions for our wonderful athletes.

Our setters spent long days in the gym this weekend, making sure everything was perfect. You guys are legends!

Thank you to our volunteers, parents, belayers, and everyone who made this comp possible!

Keep an eye out for rope provincial invites! Good luck to everyone who qualifies.

February 21st Youth B/A/Jr Lead Local - Elevation Place, CanmoreSome incredible climbing went down this weekend in Canmo...
02/22/2026

February 21st Youth B/A/Jr Lead Local - Elevation Place, Canmore

Some incredible climbing went down this weekend in Canmore! Huge congrats to everyone who competed, and great job to our podium finishers!

We want to thank all the volunteers, setters, belayers, coaches, parents, athletes, and everyone who helped us put on this competition! Another huge thank you to Elevation Place and the Canmore team for hosting these long back-to-back competitions.

This was the last local competition of the 2025/2026 season. Invitations to lead provincials will be set out as soon as we are able to. Best of luck to everyone who qualifies!

This comp weekend isn't over yet; we cheer on our Youth D/C/Tier 2 athletes today at the same gym. Good luck!

Alongside our strong team for Senior Boulder Nationals, these incredible athletes will be representing Alberta and the A...
02/11/2026

Alongside our strong team for Senior Boulder Nationals, these incredible athletes will be representing Alberta and the ACA at Senior Lead Nationals from February 15-16.

This event will take place in Calgary at CCC's Rocky Mountain location. Come watch these incredible climbers compete on home turf this weekend and bring your best cheers and highest energy!

Sunday, February 15
QUALIFIERS: Warm-up opens at 7:00am - First athletes on the wall at 8:30am
SEMIFINALS: ISO opens at 4:00pm until 5:00pm - Observation at 5:30pm - First climber at 5:45pm

Monday, February 16
FINALS: ISO opens at 12:00pm until 1:00pm - Athlete presentation at 1:30pm - First climber at 2:00pm - Awards to follow

Good luck to everyone competing, we can't wait to see you all crush it!

Best of luck to all our athletes competing at Senior Boulder Nationals on Thursday! Here is a list of ACA athletes who w...
02/09/2026

Best of luck to all our athletes competing at Senior Boulder Nationals on Thursday!

Here is a list of ACA athletes who will represent Alberta on the country's biggest stage. We can't wait to see you perform!

Come watch these athletes show down at Bolder Elevated from Feb 12-13!

Thursday, February 12:
Men's Qualifiers: 8:30am - 3:00pm (Athlete Check-In at 7:00am)
Women's Qualifiers: 3:30am - 9:00pm (Athlete Check-In at 2:00pm)

Friday, February 13:
SEMI-FINALS: 11:30am - 2:00pm (ISO opens at 10:00am)
FINALS: Begins at 6:30pm (ISO opens at 5:00pm)

And with that, we also wrap up our 2025-2026 ACA senior lead season!Congratulations to all of the incredible athletes th...
01/26/2026

And with that, we also wrap up our 2025-2026 ACA senior lead season!

Congratulations to all of the incredible athletes that competed this weekend, you did not disappoint. Thank you to our incredible ACA community for another amazing competition weekend. To our setters, volunteers, belayers, athletes, parents, and everyone who supports our athletes, we thank you for everything you do to make competitions like these happen.

Good luck to the athletes who have qualified to represent the ACA at the upcoming CEC Senior Nationals in February!

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That's a wrap on the 2025-2026 ACA senior bouldering season!What an incredible showing from our athletes this weekend! T...
01/26/2026

That's a wrap on the 2025-2026 ACA senior bouldering season!

What an incredible showing from our athletes this weekend! Thank you to everyone who helped us make the competition happen. Huge thanks to our setters, our wonderful volunteers, our parents, our athletes, and everyone who came out to support!

Best of luck to all of the athletes that have qualified to represent Alberta for CEC Senior Nationals in Calgary this February - we can't wait to see what you can do!

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ATTENTION CLIMBERS!The following registration deadlines are quickly approaching:Jan. 17 Youth C/D/Tier 2 Boulder Local @...
01/09/2026

ATTENTION CLIMBERS!
The following registration deadlines are quickly approaching:

Jan. 17 Youth C/D/Tier 2 Boulder Local @ Coulee Lethbridge - REGISTRATION CLOSES TONIGHT (Jan 10) @ 11:59PM mst.

Jan. 24 Senior Provincials @ CCC Chinook Calgary - Registration closes next Friday (Jan 17) @ 11:59PM mst.

Please register on time to avoid the late registration fee. All competitions for the remainder of the season are open for registration as well, so why not register early! Links for registration are on our website.

Also, please consider volunteering - we can't run these competitions without the help of our lovely volunteers! The links to sign up are on our website under each competition.

The CEC has updated the qualification process for Saskatchewan athletes competing with the ACA. From the CEC website:"Be...
01/08/2026

The CEC has updated the qualification process for Saskatchewan athletes competing with the ACA.

From the CEC website:

"Beginning this season, CEC will distribute Saskatchewan’s quota directly to Sport Climbing Saskatchewan. SCS will establish its own ranking system for athletes who are members of its organization and will allocate quota spots to the highest-ranked Saskatchewan athletes in each category. As a result, Saskatchewan athletes will no longer be eligible to receive ACA quota spots through ACA rankings.

To establish Saskatchewan rankings during this transition period, Saskatchewan athletes will continue to compete in ACA Youth Provincial events. SCS will use the results achieved by Saskatchewan athletes at these ACA Youth Provincial competitions to generate its provincial rankings. The Alberta Climbing Association will support this process by ensuring Saskatchewan athletes have access to Youth Provincial events and by sharing relevant competition results with the SCS Board."

Please see https://climbingcanada.ca/clarification-regarding-the-qualification-pathway-for-saskatchewan-athletes/ for more details.

Reminder for our althlete-organized hoodie design contest!The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 25th...
12/23/2025

Reminder for our althlete-organized hoodie design contest!

The deadline for submissions has been extended to January 25th, 2026.

Submissions and questions can be sent to [email protected]

We're excited to see your submissions! More details will come out regarding voting and winners after the submission deadline.

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6 - 7130 Fisher Rd. SE
Calgary, AB
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