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Nanaimo Climbing

Last Updated: Aug, 2026
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ABOUT Nanaimo

This digital Nanaimo climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Nanaimo days smoother, safer, and more dialed.

Conglomerate sandstone boulders at Nanaimo River, sandstone mini-cliffs at Duke Point, and basalt boulders at Rutherford Ridge and Linley Valley.

A free PDF guide with the same content can be found here for those who would prefer it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYZZcl4dBR3U6ha-VNCc-cEcWD6dJLwp/view?usp=sharing

See each Area for its specific approach information.
This digital Nanaimo climbing guidebook gives you GPS navigation, verified topos, and beta for hundreds of climbs. Explore classics and hidden gems with offline access to maps, directions, and beta videos. Whether it's your first visit or fiftieth, KAYA makes your Nanaimo days smoother, safer, and more dialed. Conglomerate sandstone boulders at Nanaimo River, sandstone mini-cliffs at Duke Point, and basalt boulders at Rutherford Ridge and Linley Valley. A free PDF guide with the same content can be found here for those who would prefer it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PYZZcl4dBR3U6ha-VNCc-cEcWD6dJLwp/view?usp=sharing See each Area for its specific approach information.

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Recent Ascents in Nanaimo

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JUSTIN VANSICKLE
@Oldmanjuan
Golden Power Hour v5
★ 5(v4, Solid)
8.17.2026
CHLOE SWABEY
@ChloeLoreida
A Nice Time v3
Fun moves! The start felt a bit burly/reachy! Bit desperate on the send but felt easier than what plants crave imo.
★ 3(v2, Hard)
8.4.2026
TONY REDFORD
@tredford
A Nice Time v3
★ 4(v3, Solid)
8.2.2026
XUAN NGUYEN
@niceone
A Nice Time v3
★ 4(v3, Solid)
6.30.2026
XUAN NGUYEN
@niceone
What Plants Crave v2
★ 4(v2, Solid)
6.30.2026
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Areas in Nanaimo

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Bouldering
Duke Point
Linley Valley
Nanaimo River
Rutherford Ridge

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