The Core Climbing & Fitness Centre

Specialties

At the heart of the Village, beneath streets and walkways, is a place that embodies Whistler living. The Core is Whistler’s premier fitness facility, created by locals and designed for the world. Our unique activity zones feature a huge climbing area, free weights, cardio equipment and two fitness studios for indoor cycling, yoga, circuit and many other classes. All this so you can train for life in this crazy town, keep in shape while you’re visiting or drop off the kids for some supervised fun, climbing all over our walls. We’ll tailor experiences for groups and individuals. We offer outdoor adventures too, with unmatched local knowledge and experience. Explore The Core site, come in for a tour, call or e-​mail us. We’re always within reach.

History

Established in 2007.

The Core began as a climbing gym located beneath the Sundial Boutique Hotel and was called the Great Wall Underground. After 5-​successful years of operation in that location an opportunity came up to move into a much larger unused space beneath the Whistler Conference Centre. In 2007 the Core opened their doors with a mix of fitness activities and adventure. The Core continues to evolve and adapt to the needs of Whistler’s active and adventurous community of locals and visitors.

Meet the Business Owner

Bob A.

Business Owner

Bob Allison– (President and Manager of The Core Climbing and Fitness Centre; formerly co-​founder of the Great Wall Climbing Centre) has been climbing for over 30 years. Bob and his family have lived in Whistler for 19 years during which time Bob has created two climbing areas: Nordic and Calchek, and put up dozens of routes rated from 5.4 through 5.13 throughout the Sea to Sky corridor. Bob’s athletic accomplishments include more than climbing: Bob was a Canadian National Ski Team member winning the Canadian National Junior Alpine Championships 2-​years in a row, a world-​class windsurfer and a great surfer. He created Whistler’s first snowboard club and then Canada’s first National Snowboard team as Head Coach. More recently, he has taken to Cross Country Mountain Biking and in 2009 came 1^st in his category in one of North America’s biggest biking competitions — «The Sea Otter Classic» in Monterey, California, 1^st in the Sea to Sky’s most popular Mountain Bike race — «Test of Metal», 1s