It


comes as no surprise that the UBC’s EMS Pro blew Central Park away


in June. I was amazed by how many spectators swarmed the walls, ready to cheer and support the climbers, many of whom, I believe, have never experienced a competition before — let alone thought about climbing. Hopefully many of these potentially new faces to the sport will now go out and join the community because of this event. I have never experi- enced such an amped crowd during a bouldering competition nor have I experienced such engagement — it was hard at times to continue shoot- ing photos and video.


Not only did the event attract groups of climbers from the city and around the northeast, it also captivated those who were just in the park for the afternoon. Before long, the climbing walls were packed with spectators cheering on some for our very own Northeast climbers, along with a few climbers from outside the region and even as far as Mexico!


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climber MAGAZINEism |


JULY AUGUST 2011 |


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