CANADIAN CLIMBING SURVEY
The Canadian Climbing Survey was born of a joint effort among climbing community members to give a voice to issues impacting Canadian climbing due to Covid-19. Survey efforts were led by RockBase Inc. and Coyote Rock Gym. Results were highlighted in Gripped Magazine's recent article. Survey data has been made publicly available on this page.
See ArticleDemographics
- Please select the province/ territory you live in:
- Please select the age group to which you belong:
- Please select the gender you self-identify as:
- How many years have you been climbing?
- Please select all roles which apply to your involvement with climbing:
- Please select all the gear you currently own:
- Please select all climbing organizations you are currently a registered member of:
- Please select the option which best reflects your employment situation since the COVID-19 lock down began (March 19th).
- Please select your anticipated total personal income for 2020-2021.
Frequency of Participation
Health & Safety Protocols
- Do you worry about being infected with COVID-19?
- Please select all the options that apply to your hand hygiene routine.
- Do you feel temperature checks at climbing gyms prior to entry are necessary when reopening?
- Would you accept filling out screening questions about your current health before every entry into a climbing gym?
- Do you feel wearing a home-made mask at the climbing gym will protect you from contracting COVID-19?
- Do you feel liquid chalk effectively sanitizes to prevent you contracting COVID-19?
- Would the presence of a medical professional at a climbing gym make you feel safer?
Outdoor Climbing
- Have you ever participated in a climbing activity outdoors?
- Please select your most common outdoor climbing arrangement.
- Please select the maximum length of time it takes to drive to a crag that you would consider 'local access'.
- Do you support the 'Leave No Trace' approach to climbing outdoors?
- Do you believe climbing becoming popularized will increase the costs associated with climbing outdoors?
- Do you believe climbing becoming popularized will have a negative impact on the natural environment of outdoor climbing areas (crags)?
Indoor Climbing
- Do you feel that government policies around COVID-19 are likely to cause the permanent closure of climbing gyms in your province?
- Before COVID-19, how much money would you have spent on personal climbing related expense during an average month? (e.g. gear, chalk, memberships)
- Have you bought a product from a climbing gym during the COVID-19 lock down? (e.g. gear, gift cards, memberships)
- Please select all the climbing gym memberships you currently own
- Have you chosen to keep a climbing gym membership active to help support a climbing gym during the COVID-19 lock down?
- Please select your most common climbing gym arrangement.
- If you were to visit a climbing gym once they open to the public, how comfortable would you be with climbing in a group (3 [three] or more people, including you)?
- Would a phased opening make you feel safer returning to a climbing gym?
- Do you feel pre-booking time slots at a climbing gym is a good safety measure?
- What is an appropriate time slot for climbing gyms to set per visit?
- If climbing gyms were open with some restrictions due to COVID-19, how many times would you anticipate climbing at a climbing gym per week?
- If climbing gyms charged a COVID-19 premium on top of normal visit costs to ensure remaining open while keeping you safe, how much would you be willing to pay?
- When would it be most appropriate for a climbing gym to unfreeze all gym memberships?
- Please select all facilities you would feel comfortable using at a climbing gym when they reopen:
- Please select all options you believe are mandatory for contactless entry to a climbing gym:
- Do you feel partnering up bookings of single climbers for a climbing gym session, when climbing gyms reopen, is appropriate?
- Is a climbing gym's ability to properly ventilate the climbing gym important to you?
- Should climbing gyms provide mandatory training for staff regarding COVID-19 safety procedures?
- How often would you feel a climbing gym needs to clean if they reopen to climbers?
- Would you be willing to pay a premium to support setters with setting more frequently?
- Please select all options you would be willing to accept to prevent a climbing gym from imminent permanent closure.
Home Climbing Walls
- Do you own a home climbing wall?
- Did you build a home climbing wall as a response to COVID-19?
- How much did you spend to construct your home climbing wall?
- How often do you use your home climbing wall in an average week?
- How often do you anticipate using your home climbing wall in an average week if COVID-19 restrictions are lifted?
- Please select all the ways you acquired the climbing holds used for your home climbing wall.
- Are you likely to visit climbing gyms less because you have a home climbing wall?
- How much money are you likely to spend on upkeep for your home climbing wall?
Mobile Climbing Apps
Climbing Ecosystem and News
- Please select all the sources you use to access climbing related information:
- Would you pay more money for environmentally friendly climbing products?
- Would you pay more money for locally produced climbing products?
- Do you feel the permanent closing of local climbing related businesses would significantly impact you?
- Do you believe climbing industry supply chains will be significantly impacted by COVID-19?
- Do you believe the climbing industry will experience lasting negative impacts from COVID-19?
- How do you think COVID-19 will impact spending on advertising in the climbing industry?
- Do you believe climbing becoming popularized will improve demand for certified guides?
- Do you believe climbing becoming popularized will increase implementation of government oversight/ compliance standards?
- Have you ever travelled outside your province specifically for climbing?
- Have you ever traveled outside your country specifically for climbing?
- Do you believe demand for climbing sport tourism will increase after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted?
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