Impact & annual reports

Over 113 new pitches, the McDougall Slabs retrofit, the launch of the TABVAR app, and the first Golden Crowbar.

• $24,563 donated (299 donations)
• 113 new pitches

• Over 113 new pitches, and over 150 pieces of worn-out hardware replaced
• 229 bolts and 26 anchor stations distributed
• The McDougall Slabs retrofit revitalized a once-forgotten crag
• The first Golden Crowbar went to Matt Laird and Andrew Slootweg
• 160 Super Supporters by year end

New pitches include 6 open projects. This report counts retrofitted hardware (over 150 pieces) rather than refurbished pitches.

New routes from 5.3 to 5.14, retrofits on several classics, and a new partnership for retrofit hardware.

• $16,106 donated (194 donations)
• 108 new pitches
• 13 refurbished pitches

• Memory Lane, a 10-pitch 5.11b A0 / 5.11d on Canmore Wall, by Mirko Arcais and Michele Hueber
• Retrofits on Yamnuska, Ha Ling, Grassi Lakes and the Cable Gullies
• A Route Builders Workshop in Canmore
• A new partnership with the Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation and the Alpine Club of Canada

Plenty of new routes and retrofits, oversubscribed retrofit courses, and a Route Builders Workshop. The financials cover a year and a half of claims after the deadline moved to August 1.

• $17,323 donated (255 donations)
• 111 new pitches
• 30 refurbished pitches

• Two retrofit weekend courses led by Ben Firth, both oversubscribed
• A Route Builders Workshop in Canmore, with observers from Alberta Parks and Parks Canada
• Retrofits at Acéphale, Cowbell, Steve Canyon, Door Jamb and Kid Goat

New pitches include 10 open projects. Also funded: 1 new mixed climb, and 2 ice and 3 mixed climbs refurbished.

The year TABVAR lost its founder, Jon Jones, and moved the claims deadline to August 1.

• $11,559 donated (170 donations)
• 72 new pitches
• 52 refurbished pitches

• Claims deadline moved from December 1 to August 1
• Steve Fedyna took over as president from Ian Greant
• Access to the top of Cowbell Crag funded

The number of donors doubled from 2020, and TABVAR held its first donor prize draw.

• $25,575 donated (253 donors)
• 101 new pitches
• 34 refurbished pitches

• First donor prize draw: $2,855 in prizes from 21 contributors, given to 68 winners
• Liability insurance for directors and volunteers
• Status renewed as a not-for-profit society in Alberta

Also funded: 2 rap lines, 1 via ferrata access and 5 ice anchors.

Jon Jones retired as president, and a fall appeal brought in more individual donations in 48 hours than in the previous five years.

• $15,964 donated

• 92% of the fall appeal donations came from first-time supporters
• Seven new multi-pitch climbs supported

New multi-pitch routes, and three popular EEOR routes re-equipped with stainless glue-ins.

• $11,431 donated
• 104 new pitches
• 38 refurbished pitches

• Heartline, Chas Yonge's 17-pitch route on Heart Mountain
• Raptor, True Grit and Parallel Dreams on EEOR re-equipped with stainless glue-in bolts
• MEC donated $5,000 plus over $4,000 in hardware discounts

Also funded: 10 ice climbs and 4 rap lines.

TABVAR's 25th year. Several long multi-pitch routes were funded.

• $16,338 donated
• 115 new pitches
• 35 refurbished pitches

• Fluffy Butt Goat Face (5.11), a 21-pitch, 605 m route on Goat Buttress
• Don't Rock the Boatswain (5.14), a 7-pitch route on Grotto Mountain
• Apollo (5.9), a 10-pitch alpine rock route on Mt Hector

Refurbishment totals were still being tabulated when the report was written.

Hundreds of old bolts replaced with stainless glue-ins in Cougar Canyon, and new multi-pitch routes.

• $10,135 donated
• 61 new pitches
• 69 refurbished pitches

• Several hundred old bolts in Cougar Canyon replaced with stainless glue-ins, and some 40 top anchors upgraded
• Riverrun, a 9-pitch 10b on Tunnel Mountain
• Napishu Ridge, a 12-pitch 5.8 on The Finger

Also funded: 11 ice and mixed climbs.

TABVAR's 22nd year, with 127 projects funded.

• Over $6,000 donated
• 85 new pitches
• 67 refurbished pitches

• Two new multi-pitch routes on Mt Cory

Also funded: 19 ice and mixed pitches.

The June flood and a wet spring slowed work. More than $10,000 was raised.

• Over $10,000 donated
• 62 new pitches
• 12 refurbished pitches

• Online donations through PayPal enabled
• Silent Auction (12b) on Grotto Mountain

TABVAR's 20th year, with 102 projects funded.

• Over $8,000 donated
• 71 new pitches
• 64 refurbished pitches

• Some 170 routes refurbished since the bolt replacement project began in 2009

37 new routes established, and 52 routes refurbished.

• Over $6,600 donated

• A "Blitz Day" in Cougar Canyon with five volunteers

This report counts routes rather than pitches.

74 projects funded: 45 new routes and 29 retrofits.

• Over $6,000 donated

• The Anchor and Protection Bolt Replacement Project got underway, prompted by a Calgary Climbing Centre donation

This report counts projects rather than pitches.