Campaigns

  In the spirit of International Mountain Day 2011 Climb For Change is proud to present the 15th Annual Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Mountain Photography Competition. The competition runs until January 15th and the winners will be announced at VIMFF in February 2012. This is a great opportunity for all photographers to present their mountain photography to the public and win some great prizes. It is a forum for the sharing of imagery and the exchange of ideas between photographers, mountaineers, and outdoor enthusiasts alike. This year, we are running the...

Hi Guys, My climbing group and I have started a kids climbing project at Vancouver with the goal to provide access of climbing to some kids with disadvantaged backgrounds and hopefully climbing will empower their attitude/circumstances and they'll make better choices down the road. It's once a month on a Fri 6-8pm at Richmond Cliffhanger, where volunteers/superheros/angels will belay the kids to climb as much as they can. Thanks to the sponsorship of Cliffhanger Richmond, it's only $5 + tax for the kids to climb with gear rental and it's free admission for belayers to...

My name is Carley Julien and I work for Power To Be Adventure Therapy Society as the Community Coordinator and an outdoor educator for the Wilderness School program. The Wilderness School is a five-year program for at-risk youth fosters positive social development and life skills through outdoor adventure activities. As an outdoor educator it is my role to provide opportunities for youth to be challenged, not only physically; but mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I realized this past year how important it is to experience some of these challenges myself. To achieve this goal I have...

Here's something different and fun from the United Way out East - congrats on your first ever climb for change campaign!!! KINGSTON, Ont. (Nov. 15, 2010) – United Way serving Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington (KFL&A) and event partners the City of Kingston and Corus Entertainment raised $1,108 at the first ever United Way Climb for Change. Participants climbed over 245,000 steps throughout the day. The event kicked off at 8 a.m. by Kingston’s official town crier, Chris Whyman,United Way campaign chair, Les Herr, M.P.P - Kingston and the Islands, John...