True North, Toronto's newest indoor-climbing gym, is the most recent sports facility to open in Downsview Park. As reported by
the Globe & Mail, not only is True North "one of the coolest-looking climbing gyms in the province", it also boasts 14,000 square feet of walls and the "largest indoor-climbing stalactite in North America."
"Although rock climbing is rightly associated with the outdoors, indoor climbing has become much more popular in recent years. And, as climbing is likely to become an Olympic sport in 2020, you're probably going to hear a lot more about it in the near future. Indoor gyms have also become especially popular in climates such as Canada's, which force hands squarely into mitts half the year. In Toronto alone, there are five high-quality indoor facilities, including True North Climbing, which just opened its doors last month."
"We showed up at True North on a Monday night to try it out. After getting over the feeling that we were standing in an airport (we were, sort of), we found a well-designed - if still under-populated - gym."
"Downsview Park is already home to myriad sports facilities, including basketball courts and soccer fields, all housed in a former hangar. Now it also boasts one of the coolest-looking climbing gyms in the province, if not the country, with 14,000 square feet of walls and a unique terrain that includes the largest indoor-climbing stalactite in North America."
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