TABVAR community award

Golden Crowbar 2025

Announcing the winners of the 2025 Golden Crowbar Award, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Bow Valley's climbing community.

Winner

Matt Laird & Andrew Slootweg

Routes established

Matt Laird & Andrew Slootweg: Bastion – 5.10c, 10 pitch bolted route on Lookout Tower, Castle Mountain
Matt Laird: Creature from the Black Lagoon – 5.11a, 4 pitch bolted route on Mount McGillivray
Matt Laird: Macaroon – 5.10d, 3 pitch route on Armadillo Buttress in Grotto Canyon

Retrofits & maintenance

Runner-up

Routes established

Matt Laird & Andrew Slootweg

Dan Padeanu

Grant Parkin

Steve Fedyna

Marcus Norman

Chris Perry

Ross Suchy

Andy Genereux

Adam Matias

Brendan Clark

Mirko Arcais & Michele Hueber

Ben Firth

Thank you to everyone who participated and voted!