"Things have been going well.  The facility is really busy!  We have approximately 10,000 people visit it in a month." - Lynne Schwartzenberger, Recreation Coordinator, City of Prince Albert, SK [Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse].

"A special thanks to Geoff Creighton from High Performance Climbing Walls for the excellent service. He designed, built, installed and trained our staff to operate our climbing wall. When I needed help or had a question he was there. Geoff made it easy!" - Darwyn Hermann - Recreation Programmer, Mount Pleasant Community Centre, Vancouver, BC

"Hey Geoff - It was great meeting you and Mike and I'd just like to say thanks for all the hard work! The wall looks great!" - Rob Thomas, MBA, CGA | Controller & Acting CFO, YMCA-YWCA of Northeast Avalon

"Thanks to Dwayne for putting his expertise into this project & finding High Performance Climbing Walls & thanks to Geoff & your crew for building an amazing structure with so little hassle. This has really been the easiest part of the whole construction here & very much appreciated!" - Gwen Cowan, Finance Director, Boys and Girls Clubs of Calgary.

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What a climbing wall can do for your community centre:

• Fitness trends change and indoor climbing is a great life-long activity that allows people of different skill levels to participate together.More customers will check out the hot new addition to your facility.
• Convert unused spaces into an exciting new fitness experience.
• Finally - an activity that is great for men and women, boys and girls, all ages, and all fitness levels. Boys and girls, men and woman can all climb together – without compromising their individual level of challenge. It is truly an activity that can be developed and refined easily throughout one’s life.
• Tired of the looking at your raquetball court not being used? Convert it to a climbing gym!
• An opportunity to add new programs which incorporate climbing.
• Climbing fosters goal-building, mental focus, and a spirit of trust.
• Climbing requires an excellent combination of strength (especially upper body), flexibility, and problem-solving skills.
• Climbing is a non-violent, non-contact sport.
• Different sized people can climb together – the size discrepancy is not an issue.
• Personal equipment needs are minimal and can be easily rented on-site.
• Climbing does not require the massive group organization associated with playing team sports.
• Climbing offers a simple challenge with few complex rules
• Improves self-esteem
• Offers a safe environment to develop responsibility while belaying and spotting others
• Great for kids who shy away from team sports
• Provides an exciting opportunity for after school programs
• Climbing on artificial walls develops the same skills that are used for climbing outdoors, and therefore has an open-ended opportunity to learn new skills.
• Climbing on rock-walls has an excellent safety record in North America, with far fewer injuries recorded than most contact and outdoor sports. Check out these links:

http://www.allclimbing.com/archive/2006/10/indoor-climbing-considered-safer-than-soccer/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10407959

HPCW has worked on many commercial facilities ranging from small traversing walls for kids, 50ft towers at outdoor adventure camps to converting unused recreeational space within a rec center. Below are just a few of the facilities we have completed.

Current Projects:

• Canmore Multiplex - Canmore, AB. Design & Consulting services to Gibbs Gage Architects and Town of Canmore to facilitate realizing this World Cup capable facility. Under Construction.

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Completed Projects:

• Chetwynd Recreation Centre - Chetwynd, BC. Top-roping and bouldering. Design/ build, training, purchasing, operations and risk management consulting.

• Alfred Jenkins Fieldhouse - Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Top-roping and bouldering. Design/ build, training, purchasing, operations and risk management consulting.

• Mount Pleasant Community Centre - Vancouver, BC. Lead Top-rope climbing facility. Design/ build, training, purchasing, operations and risk management consulting.

• Kenmount Centre - Mt. Pearl YMCA, St. John's, Nfld. Traversing wall design/ build.

• Boys and Girls Clubs - Calgary, AB. Top-roping and bouldering. Design/ build, training, purchasing, operations and risk management consulting.

• Gwillim Lake Camp - near Tumbler Ridge, BC

• Island Lake Camp - Washington, USA. Traversing Wall for this Washington State based camp. Design, engineering, training, purchasing.

• The Banff Centre's Sally Borden Building - Banff, AB - A refurbished racquetball court offering multiple opportunities for lead-climbing and top-roping, as well as a training ledge for teaching rock rescue, rappel, and crevasse rescue. Design/ build, training, purchasing, operations and risk management consulting.

• Zeballos Community Centre - Zeballos, BC. Design, engineering, training, purchasing.

• North Caribou Comprehensive Youth Centre - Quesnel, BC. Complete design/ build/ training.

• Tribune Bay Outdoor Recreation Area - Hornby Island, BC. Design, engineering, training, purchasing. for a 50' high outdoor tower.