Toronto: part trois
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another great thing about Toronto: the climbing gyms! There are 3, and I've heard that's the most per capita in North America. Joe Rockheads (near King and Dufferin) is great for beginners and bouldering, Toronto Climbing Academy (TCA, near Queen and Broadview) is great for families, and also their routes are pretty interesting with lots of neat features, and the Rock Oasis (my gym, at Bathurst and Front) is by far the tallest of the three, has pretty interesting route setting (although a bit power oriented and tall), clean holds (the rocks are cleaned every time they take them off the wall), nice staff and good atmosphere (can you tell I'm a bit biased here?). I've been climbing at the Rock Oasis so long that I forget why I like it better than the other two. Cheaper, by a tiny tiny bit maybe? Convenient, it is so close to downtown, I can practically walk there from home on a nice day. Though the routes are at times pumpy and tall, they are very interesting and the turnover rate for setting new routes is quite high, so it doesn't get boring.
But, this Friday I'm going to TCA and I think I'm going to get a 10-climb pass. A bit of variety is always good, and I've got some friends from R.O. that are gonna get one too. Also, TCA is a LOT less busy.
If you live in Toronto, go climbing! It's awesome, and you've got a wide selection of places to go to!
another great thing about Toronto: the climbing gyms! There are 3, and I've heard that's the most per capita in North America. Joe Rockheads (near King and Dufferin) is great for beginners and bouldering, Toronto Climbing Academy (TCA, near Queen and Broadview) is great for families, and also their routes are pretty interesting with lots of neat features, and the Rock Oasis (my gym, at Bathurst and Front) is by far the tallest of the three, has pretty interesting route setting (although a bit power oriented and tall), clean holds (the rocks are cleaned every time they take them off the wall), nice staff and good atmosphere (can you tell I'm a bit biased here?). I've been climbing at the Rock Oasis so long that I forget why I like it better than the other two. Cheaper, by a tiny tiny bit maybe? Convenient, it is so close to downtown, I can practically walk there from home on a nice day. Though the routes are at times pumpy and tall, they are very interesting and the turnover rate for setting new routes is quite high, so it doesn't get boring.
But, this Friday I'm going to TCA and I think I'm going to get a 10-climb pass. A bit of variety is always good, and I've got some friends from R.O. that are gonna get one too. Also, TCA is a LOT less busy.
If you live in Toronto, go climbing! It's awesome, and you've got a wide selection of places to go to!
posted by a bike rider in the big smoke at 11:18 a.m.
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