Shawnigan Lake’s Doyle brothers reached the top of the podium once again as the best speed climbers in Canada gathered in Victoria for the Canadian championships earlier this month.
Brennan and Aidan Doyle both set personal-best times on the 15-metre speed wall, winning gold in the Youth B and Youth C age groups, respectively, and earning selection to Team Canada.
The boys have been dominant in all three climbing disciplines — speed, bouldering and lead — this year.
Earlier in 2016, both brothers represented B.C. at the bouldering nationals in Ontario. Brennan shook off a bout of food poisoning to finish first in the Youth C male division and earn a spot on the Canadian bouldering team, while Aidan climbed to a respectable sixth place in the Youth B male division.
The Doyles are now gearing up to represent B.C. at the lead climbing nationals in Canmore at the end of May, and will head to Guangzhou, China for the World Youth Climbing Championships in November.