Evan Hau

ABOUT: 

I discovered climbing in 2004 at university. During my first trip outdoors I immediately knew I wanted to pursue climbing for the rest of my life and now my whole life revolves around climbing. I love the adventure of traveling, seeing new places, learning new cultures, and the amazing climbing community.

The challenge and process of trying and training myself to do things that don’t seem possible at first drive me to try my best out in the mountains at every opportunity. I’ve loved La Sportiva shoes from the beginning. The fit and performance have helped me achieve all of my major climbing milestones.

Calgary and The Bow Valley in the Canadian Rockies have been my home for the last 10 years. During that time I’ve climbed many of the existing routes and my focus has changed to developing new routes to unlock more of the area’s incredible potential.

PROUDEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Apr 2008 | 2008 Gold Medal in Engineering at Queen's University
Aug 2013 | "Bunda de Fora" (5.14d) Bow Valley
Jan 2017 | Seleccio Natural (5.14d) Santa Linya
Mar 2019 |"Life of Villains" (5.14d) Hurricave
Jun 2020 |"Sacrifice" (5.15a) Bow Valley, First Canadian to climb 5.15

Q+A:

Who is your favorite running partner?

My wife Sheena Hau, who has provided incredible support for all of my demanding rock climbing projects!

What is your go-to hype song?

Eye of the Tiger, Survivor

What was the first La Sportiva product you tried?

My very first pair of climbing shoes, La Sportiva Mythos

Which charity/advocacy organization do you support or belong to?

Mountain Muskox and Climbers' Access Society of Alberta (CASA)

APE INDEX:

+5

Bio photo: © Sheena Hau  |  Banner photo: © Grzegorz Florek