The Canadian National Open Division Climbing Team

Coming up to Canada Day it is easy to start feeling a little patriotic, living in the greatest country in the world and all. We have an economy that is quickly becoming the envy of every other country in the world. We hosted, what was by many accounts, a wildly successful Olympics in one of the most beautiful cities in the Country. All the while Canadians continue to have a reputation for being some of the nicest, friendliest people you will ever meet. Almost makes me want to get a big screaming maple leaf tattooed somewhere unmentionable….don’t worry I said almost. So with Beta being run by three unabashedly patriotic Canadians, we wanted in on the nationalistic fervor. We decided to do what we do best, make Canadians look good, but this time it was for the rest of the world to see.

A couple of years ago we were approached by the CCC (Competition Climbing Canada) to design the National Climbing team uniform. After those first designs we revamped things with the feedback of two of our ambassadors, and National Team members Dustin Curtis and Bonnie Debruijn to create the new National team tops for both men and women. With a new fit, design and detailing, both tops received rave reviews from the National team members as they represented proudly at the World Cup in Vail Colorado. By some accounts, the new uniforms caught the eye of some other countries competitors, I won’t name names, but they are the big country next door to us.

The National team at the opening ceremonies

So, we didn’t want to limit these new designs to those freakishly strong climbers who could inadvertently rip the door handles off your car. We wanted everyone to be able to show their inner patriotic William Shatner or Rachel McAdams in true performance fashion. That is why we have a limited supply of the men’s and women’s tops for sale, albeit without the CCC and Canada logos. To get the official team editions you must have at least 8 door handles in your collection and a top 10 finish in the Tour de Bloc series.

Enjoy the home grown patriotic performance fashion, and wave your flag proudly Canada, you’ve earned it.