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An annual climbing festival for women and people of expansive genders. Next event will be June 26-28th 2026!

06/21/2026

New for 2026, a wellness tent!

As part of our Saturday programming, we will have a wellness tent with four practitioners, who are providing brief, free treatments from 3 pm to 9 pm. The wellness tent will be a place to relax, unwind, and meet with these lovely and talented practitioners, and experience a small sample of what treatments they offer. Featuring:

Sarah Klinkow, physiotherapist Sarah Klinkow, MPT BSc
Karel Robitaille, dietician Karel Robert-Robitaille, RD
Ely Périard-Fournier, physiotherapist Ély Périard-Fournier, physiotherapist
Annamieke Little, registered massage therapist

📸 by Oisin McHugh | Event Photographer

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06/18/2026

We’re thrilled to have our very own Jaime and Brittany (Rock and Rise volunteer organisers) leading guided yoga sessions all weekend long! Included with your festival pass, these morning classes are designed to help you slow down, tune in, and prepare your body for the day ahead.
Roll out your mat and join us at 7:00 AM on Saturday and Sunday morning for movement, mindfulness, and a little extra stoke before the day’s adventures begin.

06/16/2026

New for 2026, a wellness tent!

As part of our Saturday programming, we will have a wellness tent with four practitioners, who are providing brief, free wellness treatments from 3 pm to 9 pm. The wellness tent will be a place to relax, unwind, and meet with these lovely and talented practitioners, and experience a small sample of what treatments they offer. Featuring:

Sarah Klinkow, physiotherapist Sarah Klinkow, MPT BSc
Karel Robitaille, dietician Karel Robert-Robitaille, RD
Ely Pht, physiotherapist Ély PF
Mieke Little, Sarga bodywork and massage
Ian Cooper, climbing coach

06/09/2026

Shining the spotlight on one of our mentors, Erin Rautenstrauch (she/they) ✨

Erin is a triple threat climber / entrepreneur / veteran, and we are thrilled to have them on our mentorship team. Erin is Syilx from the Okanagan Indian Band and moved to Squamish to pursue entrepreneurship in the beverage industry while working in the outdoor industry. 💪

They are passionate about mentorship and representation in outdoor adventure sports; in 2021, they founded the non-profit GOATS (Gayest Of All The Senders) on Vancouver Island to build safe and joyful spaces for underrepresented climbers. 🌈

Erin is mentoring in the Bouldering and Intro to Rock clinics for our and scholarship recipients (if you are wondering about these scholarships, see our last post!)

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05/27/2026

We’re beyond excited to welcome Emilie Pellerin () to Rock and Rise 2026 as one of our festival mentors!
Arc’teryx athlete and ACMG Rock Guide, Emilie has spent nearly two decades climbing around the world, building an impressive resume across trad, sport, and big wall climbing. She’s one of the only Canadian women to have climbed 5.14a trad and onsighted 5.13d sport, achievements that have earned her recognition as one of the strongest and most accomplished trad climbers in the country.
Alongside her climbing career, she’s also an amazing dancer, a board game enthusiast, and baker ✨
This summer, Emilie will be leading our Fear of Falling clinics on both Saturday and Sunday. We honestly can’t imagine a better person to hold space for conversations around fear, confidence, and growth in climbing.

05/23/2026

We’ve all been there, run out on a slab of a multipitch we thought was only going to be crack climbing, slightly freaking out. It’s no fun, but what is fun is learning how to tame these improbable walls!

Without further ado we’d like to introduce local Squamish slab queen who’s running a Slab Technique clinic at Rock and Rise on Sunday the 28th of June. Renée is a fiend on the slabs (8a slabs ✅) and is more than well equipped to teach us about how balance, body positioning, foot work, pressure, and even the type of shoes all play a part in how we can up our slab game wether for multi or single pitch.

Come learn from this black cat q***r who’s also going to be djing for us Saturday night! 🥳👯

05/21/2026

🎉 GIVEAWAY! 🎉

We’re beyond excited to announce Rab NA as the Title Sponsor for this year’s festival! To celebrate, we’re teaming up with .equipment.na for an epic giveaway 🙌

What's on the table?
- 1 Rock and Rise Festival Ticket
- 1 Rab Women's Microlight Alpine Down Jacket

Here's how to enter:
✨ Follow and .equipment.na
✨ Like and/or share this post
✨ Tag the friend(s) you want to go to the festival with

👯 One entry per tagged friend!

📆 This giveaway runs from May 20-26th.
The winner will be announced shortly after the campaign closes.

05/19/2026

📸 🧗🏽‍♀️ We’re so thrilled to welcome Irene Yee (), superstar climbing photographer, to this year's Rock and Rise festival! Irene will be teaching an exclusive two day climbing photography clinic in beautiful Squamish, BC. Whether you’re looking to level up your climbing photography with top down shots, capture moments with more interesting composition, or simply learn from one of the best in the industry, this is a rare opportunity you won’t want to miss!

For tickets and more info about Irene head to our website (link in bio).

05/16/2026

Not long to go until our film night fundraiser !

🎟️ Tickets available at the link in our bio 🎟️

In Sharp Edges, Shara Zaia () tells us about her journey through climbing, identity, belonging, and mental health within the Assyrian diaspora.

Air Madagascar features Anna Hazlett () and Matilda Soderlund () on their mission to repeat Air Madagascar in Tsaranoro Valley, Madagascar (11-pitch, 5.13c).

Karly () and Mango () show us the power of true partnership as they attempt to free Guerreras (13-pitch, 12c, Grade IV/V) in the alpine desert of Mexico, in Dias de La Gloria.

And in Hello, Beautiful, Alannah Yip () tells us about self-discovery, healing, and re-definition as she deals with her alopecia diagnosis while training for the Paris Olympics (poster coming soon!).

Tickets $20, see link in bio!

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+608485112

Website

http://www.rock-and-rise.com/

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