Youth Teams
If you have any questions about the programs below, please contact our Head Coach Gerard Garnier at coach@climbyukon.com
Climb Yukon Association (CYA) is the sport Governing body for indoor climbing in the Yukon and is a Climb Escalade Canada (CEC) member association. As the governing body CYA provides training and competition opportunities for Yukon Youth.
For the 2025/2026 season, we will be offering Team programs for youth born in or before 2019 that are based on CEC's athlete development model. Team programs are for kids and families who would like to commit to multi-month programs. Shorter kids camps will be available off and on throughout the year (dates TBD).
Registrations for Team Programs will open in August. Programs start in the fall. Schedules will be released soon!
- Head Coach: Gerard Garnier - coach@climbyukon.com
Forms and Waivers
Running the listed programs is dependent on getting enough volunteers and coaches. If you are interested in coaching with our youth programs, please reach out!
Meet Our Coaches
Gerard Garnier: Head Coach, Sport Coordinator
Gerard has been our head coach for the past three seasons after relocating to Whitehorse from Canmore. He was lucky to grow up in the mountains developing a love of the outdoors and sport at an early age. Gerard pursued high level sport in cross country skiing where he raced in nationally and in World Cup races. After retiring from competition in 2012 Gerard began climbing and has been passionate about climbing ever since. As well as being an experienced climber and having been a high level athlete Gerard is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner. Gerard is passionate about sport, training and working with youth to achieve their goals in sport.