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Ground Up Climbing Centre Ground Up is an anchor in the Squamish climbing community, creating a welcoming space for climbers of all levels to learn, train, and grow.

Keep motivated and progress your climbing this winter! Wake N’ Take starts again soon! Led by the amazing Coach Dylan, t...
10/20/2026

Keep motivated and progress your climbing this winter! Wake N’ Take starts again soon!

Led by the amazing Coach Dylan, this course is adapted around your goals and includes 12 x 2-hour sessions every Wednesday + Friday, with coaching, drills, skills, plenty of climbing and even a chance for a coffee ☕

☀️ 6 weeks
💪 12 x 2-hour sessions
🧗 Learn new + transferable skills
🎯 Personalised coaching + goal setting
👩‍💻 Finish before work starts!

Sign up via the link in bio 🔗

Prerequisite: This course is designed for all abilities, but you must be certified to top-rope belay.

New to belaying or need a refresher? Check out our Ground School course first to learn the basics!

💥Get ready for our one-week community boulder competition! Saturday October 24 – Saturday 31 💥Just pick up a scorecard f...
10/15/2026

💥Get ready for our one-week community boulder competition! Saturday October 24 – Saturday 31 💥

Just pick up a scorecard from the front desk and get involved!

Here’s what you can expect…

✨Something for everybody - a full boulder reset, 35+ new problems for the comp with problems ranging from very easy to very hard
🎁BIG prize giveaway, just for taking part included Gondola Passes, Backpacks and
👻Some extra spooky halloween boulders
🏔️All scorecards include a donation to
🎟️Prizes for the top scores but every scorecard is entered into a the prize draw - anyone can win!

We’ll be sharing live score updates throughout the week so you can see how you’re placing! Link to scores will be available in our bio during the competition week.

This is a friendly competition and we’d love for as many people to have a go as possible! 🤗

If you have any questions, just send us a DM. Otherwise, see you on the mats!

🧗‍♀️ Registration is OPEN for our Winter 2027 Youth Recreational Programs!Give your kid the chance to climb, build confi...
10/14/2026

🧗‍♀️ Registration is OPEN for our Winter 2027 Youth Recreational Programs!

Give your kid the chance to climb, build confidence, learn new skills and make friends in a fun, supportive environment.

Our January programs are open to climbers from Pre-K through Grade 12, with classes and activities for all experience levels.

Spaces fill up fast, so get your spot early for the next term!

Swipe across to check out the schedule and book online via the link in our bio ✨

We are open as usual this thanksgiving! 🦃Come and burn some energy with a pre-turkey climb 👹Monday Oct 12 | 12pm - 10pm
10/09/2026

We are open as usual this thanksgiving! 🦃

Come and burn some energy with a pre-turkey climb 👹

Monday Oct 12 | 12pm - 10pm

Calling all local artists! 🎨We’re looking for 2/3 new artists to exhibit on our art wall by the entrance to the gym. Eve...
10/02/2026

Calling all local artists! 🎨

We’re looking for 2/3 new artists to exhibit on our art wall by the entrance to the gym. Everyone who comes through the door will get to see your beautiful work!

Art must be able to be hung on the wall but this can be anything from paintings to photography.

It’s completely free to display your work and any purchases made will go directly to the artist. Art will be displayed from the end of October to January.

Priority will go to local Sea to Sky artists, and those who have not exhibited in our space.

Interested? Just let us know by completely the application form - link in bio 🔗 Deadline to apply is October 14.

We are open as usual on Wednesday, Sept 30 for the stat day! Come climb! 6am-10pm.
09/28/2026

We are open as usual on Wednesday, Sept 30 for the stat day! Come climb!

6am-10pm.

We’ve got a busy week ahead with GRAVITY WARS VI kicking off this Saturday! ⚔️Here’s everything you need to know 👇Gravit...
09/24/2026

We’ve got a busy week ahead with GRAVITY WARS VI kicking off this Saturday! ⚔️

Here’s everything you need to know 👇

Gravity Wars is one event, with two ways to get involved:

🏆 SATURDAY SEPT 28 • SCBC-SANCTIONED PROVINCIAL COMPETITION• �
A one-day provincial competition for competitive athletes registered through Sport Climbing BC. The gym will be closed to the general public all day, but spectators are welcome!

Want to get involved? We’re still looking for volunteers 🔗 check the link in our bio for more info.

🧗 • RECREATIONAL ROUND • SUNDAY SEPT 27 - SUNDAY OCT 4
�The comp routes stay up for 7 days and everyone can have a go in our scorecard style comp!

Grab a $5 scorecard from the front desk, get climbing and record your scores. It’s self-judged, with no finals or set day (you have all 7 days to climb as many of the routes as you can) - all you need is a scorecard + valid belay check.

And there are prizes! 🎁 Top scores will win prizes, but most prizes will be raffled out - your scorecard is your raffle ticket!

See you on the wall!

❌Upcoming gym closures ❌The gym will be closed for general climbing this Saturday September 26 for the sportclimbingbc p...
09/21/2026

❌Upcoming gym closures ❌

The gym will be closed for general climbing this Saturday September 26 for the sportclimbingbc provincial difficulty competition.

There may also be some disruption to some of the rope climbing areas in the days prior while we set for the comp.

Back to normal on Sunday 27 and the start of our own week-long routes comp, GRAVITY WARS VI! Anyone can enter, zero pressure, just climb as many of the routes as you can and win prizes 🤩 Stay tuned for more info…

Heads up! Opening at 11am this Saturday (instead of 10am) due to the Youth Team kick-off 🤸Normal hours resume right afte...
09/18/2026

Heads up! Opening at 11am this Saturday (instead of 10am) due to the Youth Team kick-off 🤸

Normal hours resume right after 🌟

⚔️ GRAVITY WARS IS BACK ⚔️ SEPT 27 - OCT 4And this year, we’re making it a week long open comp with prizes up for grabs ...
09/17/2026

⚔️ GRAVITY WARS IS BACK ⚔️ SEPT 27 - OCT 4

And this year, we’re making it a week long open comp with prizes up for grabs for anyone who enters!

Following the SCBC Gravity Wars Provincial Qualifier on Saturday, September 26, all 14 competition routes will stay up for ONE WEEK for our community-wide scorecard competition.

How it works:
1. Grab a $5 scorecard from the front desk + your gym entry fee
2. Climb as many of the 14 routes as you can
3. Record your sends + number of attempts
4. Return your scorecard by 7pm on Oct 4�
Routes can be climbed on either top-rope or lead, and all proceeds from scorecard sales will be donated to Squamish Access Society.

There are prizes for the highest scores, plus loads of prizes you can win simply by participating - your scorecard is your raffle ticket!

🧗 Sunday Sept 27 – Sunday Oct 4
⏰ Routes open from 9am Sept 27 until 7pm Oct 4
🏆 LOADS of prize swag from our sponsors including climbonsquamish Petzl aegir_organics & more!

Prerequisites: Routes are scored equally if climbed on top-rope or lead but you must be belay checked before climbing :)

Address

207-1201 Commercial Way
Squamish, BC
V8B0V1

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