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Indoor Climbing Centre

Gravity Climbing Centre is located at 513 Victoria Street, Nelson. B.C.  We are the Kootenay?s only public indoor climbing gym. The gym currently has up to 60 routes on lead & top-rope walls. We have two fabulous bouldering caves, one on the lower level and one on the main level. Our walls have many different angles and features such as a rope ladder, campus board, hand-jam cracks and 2 rappelling stations, we also feature a 45 foot Outdoor Wall.We now have a auto-belayer for those people who don?t have a partner so your training doesn’t have to stop! We are always running climbing clinics, children’s programs, womens programs and outdoor programs.

GRAVITY SPECIAL EVENT
Tuesday March 30 & April 6 Jackson Giroux a Nelson physiotherapist will be with us in the centre from 6.30 pm - 9.00 pm presenting a short educational session on the anatomy of the human body focusing on the joints & muscles that are under the greatest stresses with the sport of climbing. Jackson will be offering complimentary injury assessments & treatments featuring the Gokavi Transverse Technique (GTT). GTT is a dry needling technique that uses acupuncture needles to release hyper irritable spots in skeletal muscles. So come on out, have a great climb, learn about your body & your injuries and experience an effective treatment option.

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Bouldering Area

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Gravity Centre bouldering area is wide and open, with smooth walls, and steep angles including an old school 45-degree wall . Huge curving, horizontal roof with hanging stalactite. 

Gravity Gym Hours and Rates

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CLIMBING CENTRE RATES BELAY TESTS $ 5.00 One Day Pass $ 12.00 Student One Day Pass $ 10.00 Bouldering $ 10.00 Try-a-Climb 1/2 hour $ 17.00 Parent & Child (incl. 2 harnesses, B-device,…

Summer Kids Camp

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Fun Summer Camps for ages 7 to 15. This 3 day camp teaches kids all about rock climbing and helps them to develop strength, coordination, agility, flexibility and self-confidence. Two days indoor and one day outdoor .We make sure that…

First Step indoor lesson

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A beginner package for those who wish to get in on an exciting, new and challenging sport. This two-hour session provides instruction on equipment, safety, belaying, and basic climbing techniques. Once you’ve learned the…

After School Junior Program

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The Gravity Climbing Centre offers fun and safe classes for kids 7 to 13. This program teaches them all about rock climbing and helps them to develop strength, coordination, agility, flexibility and self-confidence. This program runs…

Corporate Team Development

Gravity Adventures provides a unique and safe environment for corporate group challenge.  Our ACMG *certified instructors are able to facilitate team effectiveness through a series of exciting and challenging activities…

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Outdoor Climbing School

Rock climbing is a great activity for everyone. It helps build fitness and confidence and it’s a whole lot of fun. Gravity offers courses, trips and privately guided experiences with an ACMG (Association of Canadian Mountain Guides) certified guides and instructors.

Next Gravity Group trip - Skaha Bluffs May 2010

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Climbers-Wanna climb at SKAHA?. Gravity Group Tour Bus. Get on board, meet new climbers, learn how to transition from indoor gym to outdoors or simply- go for a road trip.Includes Transportation,Qualified Instruction & spagetti feast,…

Rock 1: Introduction to Climbing

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Learn the skills required for climbing outdoors safely and competently. Improve your skills by understanding the components of a safe anchor, protection placements and objective hazards. Two days, all equipment provided. …

Rock 2 : Anchors & Lead Belay

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Protecting yourself as a lead climber or as a second is fundamental to all aspects of climbing. Modern protection devices, including stoppers, hexes, spring-loaded camming units, pitons and bolts, need to be experienced to be understood.…

Mt Gimli Valhalla Park - guided

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Mt. Gimli 9100 ft Valhalla park BC - South East ridge, 5.9, 8 pitches, 3rd. class descent, 4 - 7 hours Pitch 1) 5.9+ Climb 3-4 “ crack for 15 meters capped by an owerhang. Exit right to a stand. …

Photo Gallery

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This climbing photo gallery is open to enyone that would like to post good climbing photos. Please include a name and location and Email your photo to us. Thanks Gravity Staff Mirek in Indian Creek UT on 5.11

The Lotus Flower Tower

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This is the climb you don’t want to miss! The world-famous Lotus Flower Tower is 22 pitches of awesome crack and face climbing! No pitch is harder than 5.10c and the climbing is an experience of a lifetime. Fly with Gravity Adventures…

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Charter Bus

Charter Bus rental for your events, Corporate groups,Sport teams or School trip.
With 15 years of experience “owning and operating” transportation services, Gravity Unlimited Adventures Charter department has the experience to provide the perfect transportation for your event or occasion. From business to pleasure and everything in between, in over decade and half of service we have done it all. Our location : Nelson BC
Please call us today and let us customize a transportation package just for you and your group.
Airport Destinations: Kelowna Airport , Cranbrook Airport, Castelgar Airport, Spokane Airport.

If you are traveling by private corporate jet we can transport you to any location in North West .

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Transportation coordinator 250 505 4921 or Email

Our Vehicles

Our 24 passenger shuttle Buses are equipped with Flat screen tv’s & onboard DVD’s that are ipod compatable.They have coach reclining seats with footrests for your traveling comfort & are all powered by Bio-Diesel to help…

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Cat & Heli Skiing Pkgs

SPECIAL OFFER DETAILS:

You will be picked up by Gravity Adventures Powder Shuttle Bus in Spokane, WA where you will be transported to the Famous Retallack Catskiing Lodge. All accommodation at the lodge is provided along with your daily energy packed meals and fine night time dining. Full days of amazing powder catskiing awaits you with Retallacks trusted ACMG guides, that know how to give you the finest lines. Limited time offer, Limited to Maximum 12 people pr package.
Not Included: Applicable Canadian Federal & Provincial taxes including room & tenure taxes. Please call for 2010 detais

Whitewater Ski Bus

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Save your vehicle & our planet.Beat the soaring gas price problem & get on the environmental friendly public transportation service where you recieve rock-star parking! Gravity’s Whitewater Ski shuttle provides daily transportation…

Revelstoke resort / Retallack Cat skiing Tour

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Join our exclusive powder ski tour. With a combination of cat skiing and one of the best Canadian ski resorts, you will experience the true Canadian powder ski holiday. Gravity Adventures Powder bus will take you to the biggest vertical…

Winter Shuttle from Spokane to Nelson

Baldface Lodge

If you travel from the United States to Retallack Lodge or any of the other catskiing, Heliskiing companies in our region we recommend that you fly to Spokane WA. From there take the Gravity Shuttle bus directly to your chosen ski vacation…

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Amphibious 6x6

Alvis Stalwart 6x6 Amphibious vehicle for sale. Canada Transport certified for 12 passengers.  Excellent tour , rescue vehicle , amphibious fire truck or industrial load carrier.
5 ton ( 5 000 kg or 10 000 lb ) payload land or water

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For such a large beast the Stalwart is a formidable cross-country vehicle. Approach and depart angles are good, maximum speed on land is claimed to be 40mph, and trenches up to five feet wide can be tackled with impunity. Before taking to the water the operator must undertake a veritable plethora of tasks, chores, and checks! Manoeuverability in water is good, steering being achieved by a combination of vectored thrust from the PTO driven twin Dowty water-jet propulsion units, and the road wheels. Speed through water is said to be about 6 knots.

You can go to UTube and watch a video http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=780gegpCzBw

The “chassis” is, in fact, the hull, and is made from steel, of frameless construction. Suspension is independent all round, utilising torsion bars with parallel links. There are a total of 22 telescopic hydraulic dampers. The engine is mounted at the rear, under the load deck.Drive is taken forward through a 12 inch Borg and Beck clutch, to the 5-speed primary gearbox, which incorporates PTO’s for winch and marine drive. Forward again to the transfer box, which incorporates the reverse and a “No-Spin” diff, the purpose of which is to limit the slippage between left and right wheel sets. This diff can be locked, to fix all six wheels as one solid unit. From here drive is taken out sideways to the centre wheel bevel boxes, then on to the front and rear wheel pairs by further side mounted prop-shafts. Axle half shafts fitted with Tracta CV joints at each end join bevel boxes to wheel hub reduction gears.
Technical Specification - Alvis Stalwart
Length 6.356 metres (250.2 ins)
Width 2.616 metres (103.0 ins)
Height 2.312 metres ( 91.2 ins)
Wheelbase 2 x 1.524 metres (2 x 60.0 ins)
Track 2.040 metres ( 80.3 ins)
Approach 44 degrees
Depart 40 degrees

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Clearance 0.420 metres ( 16.5 ins)
Kerb wt. 9,000 kgs (19,800 lbs)
Gross wt. 14,000 kgs (30,800 lbs)
Payload 5,000 kgs (11,000 lbs)
Towing cap. 10,000 kgs (22,000 lbs)
Tank cap. 455 litres (91 UK gallons)
Max. range 824 kms (515 miles)

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Engine Rolls Royce straight eight B81 water cooled petrol
Capacity 6516 cc’s
Max. power 220 bhp @ 4000
Max. torque 335 lbs/ft @ 2500
Transmission 5 speed primary gearbox. Single speed transfer case. Reverse and “No-Spin” differential in transfer case. Drive to centre wheel bevel boxes. Further drive to bevel boxes at each front and rear wheel. PTO for winch and marine propulsion units.
Suspension Independent all round. Wishbone with torsion bars. Multiple hydraulic shock absorbers.
Brakes Power assisted discs all round. Mechanical handbrake acting on both front bevel boxes.
Steering Front and centre wheels via power assisted recirculating ball, radius of turn 27.5 feet.
Wheels/Tyres 10x20” split rim alloys shod with 14.00x20 tyres.

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Our Staff

MIREK HLADIK

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CLIMBING GUIDE - Mirek Hladik ACMG Rock Guide and Gravity Adventure Ltd. owner/operator. Mirek is rock and ice specialist, working on Everest Training Camps, Bugaboos alpine routes and developing local climbing areas. Originally…

JUNE RAY

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June is a mother, adventurer & Co owner / operator of Gravity Adventures. June has been climbing passionately for the past 22 years. Originally from Australia, Ray now lives in the eclectic, mountain-blessed city of Nelson, British…

Myranda Lavallee

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Gravity Climbing Centre Manager Third year with Gravity Adventures. Level1 ACMG certified indoor instructor Lead instructor and coordinator for school group program Youth team Instructor coach Myranda teaches a private…

About Us

Gravity Adventures is a leader in providing outdoor adventure holidays and wilderness education experiences. We specialize in trips, courses and camps for rock climbing, hiking, skiing, ice climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and more. We are located in the picturesque mountain town of Nelson, British Columbia, Canada.

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513 Victoria St
Nelson, BC
V1L 4K7

Climbing Info Call
250-352-6125
Fax 250 352-0138

Shuttle info Call
250 505-4921

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