According to an Instagram post earlier this week, The Core Climbing Gym, a bouldering-focused facility in Ontario, Canada, recently changed ownership. The new owners are a pair of longtime Ontario gym operators, Dave Perozzo and John Kudelka.
In addition to The Core, Perozzo owns the Guelph Grotto, a gym he has operated since 1994, which gained a sizable expansion last year. The pair also owns and operates the Junction Climbing Centre and J2 Bouldering in Ontario, the latter of which was completed last year, as well.
“The Core is an incredible bouldering facility that has served the Cambridge community since 2017,” the Instagram post read. “The Core’s inclusive and welcoming community makes this climbing gym a natural fit with the Grotto and Junction family.”
There are some membership implications with the change in ownership, including current members of The Core being granted access to the other gyms that Perozzo and Kudelka own (Guelph Grotto, Junction and J2) through the end of 2023. However, The Core website indicates that general operations at The Core will not change as a result of the new ownership: “This new partnership is going to provide an opportunity to learn from the wealth of knowledge and experience the new owners have and allow for so many more possibilities.”
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