East Peak Climbing
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Specs: East Peak Climbing is a unique climbing destination in the commercial Quinpool District of Halifax. The gym resides in an 83-year-old building that formerly housed the Oxford Theatre. First opened on February 29th, East Peak had to quickly close on March 16th due to COVID-19. The new gym is back up and running though as of June 12th.
The facility features 6,059 square feet of roped climbing (auto belay, toprope, lead), as well as a designated bouldering area that measures approximately 600 square feet. A mezzanine includes a full workout area with cardio equipment, weights, and hangboards from Trango, Metolius and Beastmaker. Speed climbing holds will eventually be added to one of the climbing walls at a later date, and clinics will be led from time to time by the head coach of the Canadian Youth National Team, Chris Neve.
Walls: Montreal-based OnSite
Flooring: Built in-house, with carpet-bonded foam from Spieth
CRM Software: Rock Gym Pro
Website: eastpeakclimbing.ca
Instagram: @eastpeakhfx
In Their Words: “As the building we are in is pretty old, we did run into some challenges during construction and renovation. However, we did work hard to preserve some of the aesthetics of the theatre, including keeping our entry area as close to original as possible, and incorporating some of the original brickwork as part of our design.”
—Ben Winstanley, Head Routesetter
Climbing Business Journal is an independent news outlet dedicated to covering the indoor climbing industry. Here you will find the latest coverage of climbing industry news, gym developments, industry best practices, risk management, climbing competitions, youth coaching and routesetting. Have an article idea? CBJ loves to hear from readers like you!
