Where Ottawa Magazine Winter Spring 2018 | Page 30

Coyote is Ottawa’s oldest climbing gym and a go-to
for beginners and advanced climbers alike. Housing
an impressive array of climbing walls and programs
for adults and youth, it also has five areas dedicated
to bouldering — short, artificial rock walls where
one can focus on technique without the aid of ropes
or harnesses.
1737-B St. Laurent Blvd., coyoterockgym.ca
VerticAl reAlity
Vertical Reality’s walls tower 54 feet high, and
feature climbable edges, ceilings, and a number of
overhangs. This gym focuses on intermediate to
advanced top rope and lead climbing, but there are
plenty of options for beginners. Hone your chops
on the “Moonboard,” a universal training wall set at
a 40-degree angle, with an accompanying app and
website that allows users from all over the world to
climb and train on the same problems.
161 Middle St., Victoria Island, verticalreal.com
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