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Bouldering

Locals wrapping up second film about the Okanagan’s newest sport

OKANAGAN – A year after their first film was named a finalist at the Vancouver International Film Festival, Kelowna climbers Clayton Arnall and Andy White are close to finishing their second film about bouldering in the Okanagan. Out of the Shadows, the follow up to The Fields – A Bouldering Film, is about a small community...

Bouldering competition rolls through Kelowna this weekend

KELOWNA – For the second year in a row, rock climbers from around the world will come to Kelowna for Rock the Blocs Bouldering Festival. Bouldering is similar to traditional climbing, except instead of mountains, climbers scale large rocks as quickly as possible. The Okanagan is getting a reputation for having some of the best...

Local film climbs into International Festival

KELOWNA - A film made by four Okanagan locals about an emerging new sport has been selected for the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival. Clayton Arnall, Andy White, Jason Duris and Staci White produced and star in the film, called ‘The Fields: A Bouldering Film’. It made its first public appearance as a local feature...

Okanagan’s oldest rock show starting to attract tourists

BOULDERFIELDS GETTING VIDEO ATTENTION KELOWNA – The Okanagan is already known for vineyards, beaches and peaches, but it could soon have a more solid tourist attraction—rocks. Or boulders to be more specific. South of Kelowna, in Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, a relatively unknown area at the base of a plateau is littered with thousands of...