Byron ClimbsEST. 2019 · KELOWNA, BC
Byron climbing
— ABOUT BYRON · CLIMBER NO.001

Started late.Stayed forever.

I'm Byron — a Kelowna-based climber who picked up the sport at 38 and has been hooked for the past seven years. This is where I log the sends, share the beta, and document the journey.

SCROLL THE PITCH
— THE ASCENT · 2019 → NOW

Seven years, one long pitch.

Every climber has a line they've been pulling on for years. Here's mine — from a first nervous tie-in to leading routes outdoors.

  1. 2019AGE 38 · THE FIRST TIE-IN

    I clipped in for the first time

    At 38 I tied in for the first time in a Kelowna gym — a late start in a sport built around younger athletes. By the end of that year I'd moved to the Okanagan, and the obsession had already set in.

  2. 2020ONTO REAL ROCK

    Just me, the rock, a crash pad

    The summer of 2020 took me outside for the first time. There's something pure about bouldering — just me, the rock, and a crash pad. No ropes, no partners needed, problem-solving in its rawest form.

  3. 2023LEARNING THE ROPES

    Top-rope, then lead courses

    Top-rope and lead courses taught me the systems — knots, belaying, falling on purpose. The mental side of the sport opened up the moment a rope entered the picture.

  4. 2025THE CONVERSION

    The slow pull toward rope

    The endurance, the exposure, the technical rope work — sport climbing became the new frontier. In 2025 I started leading for real, and the whole journey shifted again.

  5. NOW224 ROUTES & COUNTING

    Logging it honestly, beta and all

    Every route logged honestly — sends, projects, and the beta in between. This is the record of a late start that stuck, and the proof that age is just a number.

— BY THE NUMBERS
7yr
On the rock
224
Routes logged
0
Personal sends
18
Crags covered
A crag in the Okanagan
SQUAMISH · BC
— THE HOME CRAGS

My outdoor classroom.

I'm based in Kelowna, BC, and I couldn't ask for a better climbing playground. The Okanagan has become my outdoor classroom — these areas have taught me everything from basic technique to reading rock and pushing my limits on hard problems.

  • boulderfields
  • cougar canyon
  • grand wall
  • the ruins
  • skaha
— THE DISCIPLINE
PastWhere I started

Bouldering

Bouldering was my primary focus since the day I started. There's something pure about it — just you, the rock, and a crash pad. No ropes, no partners needed, just problem-solving in its rawest form.

NowThe new frontier

Sport climbing

Lately I've felt the pull toward sport climbing. The endurance, the exposure, and the technical rope work represent a new frontier I'm eager to explore — and the kind of journey I want to share through this blog.

— WHY THIS BLOG

My climbing
journal.

I built this to track my progress and keep a record of everything I climb — every project, every send, and the ones still kicking my ass. This is the logbook I wished I'd kept from day one.

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