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Danielle

Danielle

1. What are your pronouns? She/They
2. When did you start climbing? 1987
3. How did you get into climbing? A friend took me rappelling
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 19 years
5. Are you studying? Not studying and no degree
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Bike riding, cooking, skate skiing, makeup
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I think Greece is calling my name
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Peaches
9. What is your favourite meal? Lunch
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Leo
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Failing
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? What’s karaoke 😉 ?

Kyle

Kyle

1. What are your pronouns? He/Him
2. When did you start climbing? In 2009
3. How did you get into climbing? I took a belay course and fell in love with the sport
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? Since 2010
5. Are you studying? No
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Mountain biking, trail running, skiing, hiking, tennis
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Kalymnos, Greece
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Pizza
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakfast
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Order in
11. What is your star sign? Virgo
12. Cats or dogs? Both
13. What is your biggest fear? Jumping spiders
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? The Dance Garth Brooks

Tatum

Tatum

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? 2012 ish
3. How did you get into climbing? I was looking for a new sport after gymnastics + injury. Saw Base5 when I was competing at Club Aviva
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? ~6 years
5. Are you studying? Yes – still trying to figure it out
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? (Used to do) swimming
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Guadeloupe
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Hard to decide..maybe eggs benny
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakfassssst all the way
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Realistically..order in, but cook if I have time
11. What is your star sign? scorpio
12. Cats or dogs? DOGS 100%
13. What is your biggest fear? Loneliness
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Love the way you lie

Raquel

Raquel

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? 2016
3. How did you get into climbing? Gym in Santa Cruz called Pacific Edge
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 2 years
5. Are you studying? PHD in games user research
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Roller Derby
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? New Zealand
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Artichoke Hearts
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakfast
10. Would you rather cook or order in? I’d *rather* cook..but I will probably order in
11. What is your star sign? Scorpio
12. Cats or dogs? Cats
13. What is your biggest fear? Balloons
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Oldies

Olivia

Olivia

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? I started climbing last year, during quarantine
3. How did you get into climbing? My friend introduced me to climbing
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 3 months
5. Are you studying? I am currently taking a gap year, next year I will be studying environmental science
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? I love to hike, ski and spend time outdoors
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Costa Rica
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Sushi
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakfast
10. Would you rather cook or order in? I would rather order in
11. What is your star sign? Capricorn
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Spiders
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Dancing Queen by ABBA

Mae

Mae

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? I started climbing in the fall of 2020 so been about a year and a half now!
3. How did you get into climbing? I got into climbing because I wanted to work out but in a fun way so I went with a friend
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 3 months
5. Are you studying? I am in school and studying Criminology
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? I love playing soccer! I play and coach it
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Definitely New Zealand or Iceland
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Sushi or Maultachen
9. What is your favourite meal? Dinner
10. Would you rather book or order in? Cook (it makes me feel like an adult)
11. What is your star sign? I’m a Leo
12. Cats or dogs? I love my cat but I love all dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Letting down someone I care about and being murdered
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Picture to Burn by Taylor Swift OR Our song by Taylor Swift (anything by miss swift)

Jing

Jing

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? Since 2013
3. How did you get into climbing? I like to climb high (safely)
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? Since 2014 or 2015 can’t remember
5. Are you studying? Self study in art
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Trail running, skiing, hiking, swimming
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Iceland
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Dumplings
9. What is your favourite meal? Breaky
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Sagittarius
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? If one day I can’t climb or run anymore
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Better not to sing!

Aliyah

Aliyah

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? 6 years ago
3. How did you get into climbing? I got into climbing when I was younger, I was in a youth program with my church and they took us outdoor climbing and repelling ever since then I have been in the climbing environment
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? Almost 5 years
5. Are you studying? Grade 12 student. In post-secondary school studying to be a nurse
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Soccer, Running
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? India and Africa
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Sushi
9. What is your favourite meal? Lunch is my favorite meal
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Order in 10000%
11. What is your star sign? Capricorn
12. Cats or dogs? Dog
13. What is your biggest fear? The gut feeling something bad will happen
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Damage by Danity Kane

Ally

Ally

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? In 2002
3. How did you get into climbing? I went to daycare at Club Aviva and saw Cliffhanger (now Climb Base5), I loved it and I joined the youth team
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? Since 2013
5. Are you studying? I have a bachelor’s degree in Criminology
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Running, mountain biking, hiking
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Back to Australia
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Sushi
9. What is your favourite meal? Don’t really have a preference..maybe dinner?
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Order in..but probably cook to save money
11. What is your star sign? Gemini
12. Cats or dogs? Both!
13. What is your biggest fear? Losing someone close
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Omg there’s so many. Anything country!

Ben

Ben

1. What are your pronouns? He/Him
2. When did you start climbing? Summer 2020
3. How did you get into climbing? Was looking for a new activity to train strength outside of a normal gym
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 4 months!
5. Are you studying? I studied computer engineering at SFU
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Lacrosse, hockey, hiking, skiing
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? France
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Pizza
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakfast
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Aquarius
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Falling
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Tequila

Jaxson

Jaxson

1. What are your pronouns? He/Him
2. When did you start climbing? 7 years ago
3. How did you get into climbing? My friends birthday party
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 3 years
5. Are you studying? I am studying to become a pilot
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Mountain biking and snowboarding
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Greece
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Pasta
9. What is your favourite meal? Dinner
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook dinner
11. What is your star sign? Libra
12. Cats or dogs? Cats
13. What is your biggest fear? Public Speaking
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Unapologetic – Polo G

Dina

Dina

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? I started climbing in 2019
3. How did you get into climbing? A friend took me once and I’ve been obsessed ever since!
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 5 months
5. Are you studying? I am studying Psychology at SFU
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Hmm sleeping?
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I would go back home to the UAE
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Dragon bowls from Browns
9. What is your favourite meal? Breakieee
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Taurus
12. Cats or dogs? Both! All animals are great! (but mostly dogs)
13. What is your biggest fear? Chimney climbs
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Vienna by Billy Joel

Chloe

Chloe

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? When I was 7 years old (2008)
3. How did you get into climbing? I would always climb buildings and furniture as a child and someone recommended indoor climbing for me to try
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? Since 2014
5. Are you studying? Currently studying at UBC, double majoring in Theatre Design and Art History
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Love to go hiking, backpacking and just working out in general
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Italy!
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Chocolate and olives!
9. What is your favourite meal? Bolognese pasta!
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Definitely order in, I hate cooking.
11. What is your star sign? Capricorn
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs!
13. What is your biggest fear? Falling while clipping on lead.
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? That’s what makes you beautiful by One Direction

Soobin

Soobin

1. What are your pronouns? She/Her
2. When did you start climbing? 2021
3. How did you get into climbing? Saw a coworker’s Instagram stories about it!
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 3 months
5. Are you studying? Biology
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? skiing
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Iceland
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Pears
9. What is your favourite meal? Lunch
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Taurus
12. Cats or dogs? Cats
13. What is your biggest fear? Never-ending moguls
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Korean songs and occasionally some pop!

Danielle

Danielle

1. What are your pronouns? She/They
2. When did you start climbing? 1987
3. How did you get into climbing? A friend took me rappelling
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? 19 years
5. Are you studying? Not studying and no degree
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Bike riding, cooking, skate skiing, makeup
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I think Greece is calling my name
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Peaches
9. What is your favourite meal? Lunch
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Leo
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Failing
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? What’s karaoke 😉 ?

Georg

Georg

1. What are your pronouns? They/Them
2. When did you start climbing? February 2020
3. How did you get into climbing? Accidentally
4. How long have you been working at Climb Base5? July 2020
5. Are you studying? Masters in mathematical physics
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Art
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Patagonia
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life what would it be? Bananas
9. What is your favourite meal? Dinner
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What is your star sign? Physicist
12. Cats or dogs? Dogs
13. What is your biggest fear? Intellectual abandonment of humans
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? Bohemian rhapsody (of course)

Charlie

Charlie

1. What are your pronouns? She/her
2. When did you start climbing? 2011
3. How did you get into climbing? I was introduced to it by the McColl family
4. How long have you been working at Base5? Since the North Vancouver location opened in 2018
5. Are you studying? No longer studying, but I have a Bachelor’s and a Master’s in Law
6. What other activity do you do besides climbing? I like to paint
7. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Right now, back to Europe to see my family and friends (it’s been way too long!)
8. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Cheese
9. What is your favourite meal? Dinner
10. Would you rather cook or order in? Cook
11. What’s your star sign? Aquarius
12. Cats or dogs? Cats
13. What is your biggest fear? Living a life without adventure
14. What would you sing at karaoke night? B*tch by Meredith Brooks

Brent

Brent

1. When did you start climbing? 2012
2. How did you get into climbing? Got recommended to me during a yoga workshop
3. How long have you been working at Base5? 3 years
4. Are you studying? Yes Climate Change and Ecology
5. What other activity do you do besides climbing? Hiking, scuba diving, yoga
6. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? Red River Gorge or Margalef
7. If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Mac Cheese
8. What is your favourite meal? Breakfast
9. Would you rather cook or order in? Either is perfect
10. What’s your star sign? Virgo
11. Cats or dogs? Dogs

Join our Team

Current Climb Base5 Job Openings Include

Belay Staff (North Vancouver)

Customer Service / Facility Guide / Rope Management

Description:

Belay Staff are the first contact with new customers and therefore, should be friendly, encouraging, and most importantly, provide a safe and fun experience for customers. Your primary duty as a Belay Staff Member is belaying customers during organized group, or private sessions.

The Belay staff are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the following:

  • Assisting desk staff with their upcoming belay session guests
  • Supplying customers with the rental gear included with their session
  • Safety talks and orientation
  • Supervising customers during their climbing session
  • Guiding the customer through the facility
  • Encouraging and helping to educate the climbers in the session
  • Returning rental gear to their correct spots at the end of the session
  • Other duties as assigned by the General Manager

Prerequisites

  • Must have belay experience
  • Must be a minimum of 14 years of age

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to charlie@climbbase5.com

Desk Staff (North Vancouver)

Front Desk / Customer Service / Facility Guide

Description:

The Desk staff are the primary source of contact that our guests have with our facility. They are the public face of Climb Base5. As such, Desk Staff Members are responsible for upholding our community values while providing excellent customer service and creating a fun, safe environment for everyone using the gym.

The Desk staff are responsible for overseeing all aspects of the following:

  • Opening and closing the facility
  • Checking all ropes for wear and imperfections every opening shift
  • Checking all Auto-Belay webbing for face and edge wear
  • Attending to phone calls, voice mails, emails
  • Managing the booking system
  • Responding to emails in a timely manner
  • Greeting and helping drop-in customers
  • Checking over the calendar and confirming bookings
  • Staffing belay sessions, courses, etc.
  • Float management
  • Cashing in and out
  • Stocking retail, food and drinks when low
  • Maintaining a tidy workspace
  • Organizing rentals and keep the area tidy
  • Lost and found tagging and organizing

Floor Duties

  • Facility orientations
  • Top Rope Tests and Lead testing if certified
  • Dealing with loose holds (or delegate to a route setter)
  • Regular Gym walk-throughs
  • Stacking and organize lead ropes
  • Monitoring safety protocols

Cleaning duties

  • Following all COVID-19 protocols and procedures
  • Regular cleaning of areas that are frequently used
  • Vacuuming as needed

Prerequisites

  • Passed a Climb Base5 Top Rope & Lead Belay test
  • Has received Base5 Belayer Training
  • Administrative experience

To apply, please email your resume and cover letter to  charlie@climbbase5.com

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Coquitlam

98 Brigantine Dr.
Coquitlam, BC, V3K 6Z6
Sunday: 10-8
Monday: 10-10
Tuesday: 10-10
Wednesday: 10-10
Thursday: 10-10
Friday: 10-10
Saturday: 10-10
604. 526. 2402
info@climbbase5.com

North Vancouver

1485 Welch St. #2,
North Vancouver, BC, V7P 1B5
Sunday: 10-8
Monday: 2-10
Tuesday: 2-10
Wednesday: 10-10
Thursday: 10-10
Friday: 10-10
Saturday: 10-10
604. 984. 9080
infonorthvan@climbbase5.com

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Climb Base5 (North Vancouver)
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Link SimpsonLink Simpson
21:38 26 Nov 21
I have been climbing at this gym since the early 90's. The new management is doing pretty well by the the place. I am impressed with the amount of investment they are making to fix the old place up. The route setting is once again becoming worthwhile. I am glad to see the grades getting slightly harder and more consistent with Squamish style grades. I am looking forward to see what changes are yet to come. One improvement I would like to see more of is better consistency across the different route setters. Is there a base 5 route setter training program?
TimTim
17:41 13 Nov 21
Always changing routes. Great staff. Just a little small of space, you feel a bit on top of each other when it gets busy.
VinceVince
22:56 11 Oct 21
This place is alright. Bouldering problems feel a bit tougher than I'm used to, but that's alright. The space is a bit smaller than others, but charge a comparable price. The staff are relatively friendly.What actually makes me feel like it isn't that great is the space. 1/3 of the gym is under construction. Walls and mats are a bit old (and not very grippy) and at some places just broken. A couple of the volumes are splintered making a bit iffy to utilize, and one of the walls is straight up missing a small piece wall, leaving exposed wood.Wasn't very crowded though with the bookings so it was good in that aspect!
Noman TaylorNoman Taylor
03:28 30 Sep 21
If you are into rock climbing then this place is a good option. A good place with quality equipments.
AndyAndy
20:05 06 Aug 21
Fun fun fun. Got what you need
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Amy HobenshieldAmy Hobenshield
22:29 06 Jan 22
Loved all the routes they had, was a wide variety. Everyone there was super kind and staff was ready to help.
Genevieve LingGenevieve Ling
15:42 21 Dec 21
Love this rock climbing gym! It was our go to when we lived in the area. The staff are friendly fun and knowledgeable in climbing!
Shawn McGirrShawn McGirr
21:37 08 Nov 21
Good sets but lacks in training equipment compared to the competition. Would be really nice if they get a training board (moon, kilter)
Anthony MakhoulAnthony Makhoul
20:39 08 Nov 21
Such a kind, open, social, embracing community + great routes, great workout, great staff members. Overall very positive environment!
Vanilla von ChivalryVanilla von Chivalry
16:02 08 Nov 21
Don't ever change.This place is my temple.Love this place.Cliffhanger now owned by the Hive has nothing on you. ❤
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