About

Brendan

Facility Manager, Chinook

The first time I tried climbing I was terrified; of the height, of falling and mostly of failing. I was climbing in Ontario, where I'm from, at a college gym and was simply trying to prove myself that I could make it to the top. Despite the fear, I found myself coming back again and again. I was hooked. Climbing has truly shaped my life since then - pulling me west to mountains, inspiring me to travel, providing experiences and friends to share them with and even a career. A decade after that first go at climbing, I'm still just trying to get to the top, but now with a lot less fear and a lot more passion for the process!

Chris

Director of Facilities, CCC Outdoors Manager

I started climbing in Nova Scotia when I was 23. After exploring the bouldering around the southern shore, I made plans to move out west and pursue larger climbing objectives. Since then, I have gained various guiding certifications and worked hard to make the CCC a welcoming and comfortable place to climb, train and hang out. Working for the CCC has only stoked my passion for climbing and travelling; no matter where I go, I am happy to come home to the Rockies and its limestone crags.

Jen

Facility Manager, Rocky Mountain

The CCC is the best part of Calgary for me, from the people I work with to the people who come in to climb. As a climber, I started from nowhere and learned a lot fast. I took our beginner lesson, our lead lesson, and then did the Building the Basics course. To continue growing, I completed our mechanics of movement class coached by Jelisa Dunbar. I learned so much from Jelisa.

Rhonda

Owner

The one who keeps an eye on all departments to make sure that the CCC is as good as it can be.  

Simon

Director of Operations

I started climbing in 1994, and I haven’t stopped since. I’ve even been lucky enough to make climbing my full-time job for the past 20 years by working at Calgary Climbing Centre. Climbing is good for the brain and good for the body, and there’s simply nothing better in this world than sitting on top of a hard boulder you’ve just completed, under a blue sky, with the sun on your back.

Walson

Owner. Product Development

The man with a million ideas. The fact that something has not been done has never stopped Walson from making it happen.