British Paraclimbing Championships 2021
With the end of 2021 in sight, GB Climbing are pleased to announce the return of the British Paraclimbing Championships.
Date: 21 November 2021
Location: The Westway Climbing Centre
Categories: RP1, RP2, RP3, B1, B2, B3, AU and AL
Each category will face two qualifying routes and a final route.
Registration opens 4 November and closes on Monday 15 November at midday (12pm)
All competitors will need to provide evidence of a negative lateral flow test 24 hours prior to attending the competition.
Rules TBC.
COVID Addendum can be found here
As per the rules, competition appeals forms can be found here.
Unfortunately there is no open category this year, the BMC would like to apologise for this. The BMC are planning to expand the open categories from 2022 and we wish to do this justice, to ensure our competitions are inclusive. For more information, please see here.
COMPETITION FORMAT
There are two qualification routes per category, there will be no isolation for these routes. The starting order for the first qualifying route is random. Then the starting order for the second qualifier is the same as the first but staggered halfway. E.g. If there are 20 competitors in the category, number 11 will climb first on the second qualifier.
For the finals, all finalists will be held in an isolation zone. There will be a six minute observation of the final route, and then the finals are climbed on-sight.
EVENT ENTRY FEE
All categories £35
You must be a member of the BMC in order to enter this competition.
HOW TO APPLY
• Please complete and submit this entry form by 12pm (midday) on Monday 15 November 2021. Entries after this date will not be accepted.
• Only online applications will be accepted
• All competitors must be a BMC, MS or MI member.
• Evidence of a negative lateral flow test must be provided 24 hrs prior to the competition
• All applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of their application.
A further e-mail containing full event information will be sent two days before the event.
Please note that emails do not always reach their destination, it is therefore your responsibility to contact the BMC if email notification has not been received.
Cancellation policy
- If you cancel with less than five business days of the competition – you will not be entitled to a refund.
- If you cancel more than five business days before the competition – you will receive a 50% refund of the cancelled round/s.
- If a competition is cancelled due to an unforeseen circumstance – you will be entitled to a full refund.
• Zoe Spriggins (BMC Competition Program Manager) tel: 0161 438 3318 / email: zoe@thebmc.co.uk Read More
Harrocomp, Harrowall
This is a self-scoring comp – just turn up, grab a scorecard (available from 13:00, returned by 17:00), and tick them off as you go! What’s more, the Fun Comp prizes are awarded by raffle – tick off at least one climb and submit your orange Fun Comp score card to be in for a chance to win.
There is no additional cost for attending this comp, just the usual entry to the wall. So, if it’s your first time, come along and give it a bash! If you’re a monthly member, you get full entry to the event under your membership
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Highball Climbing Centre – Winter Bouldering GRAND FINAL
It’s back! The Winter Bouldering League kicks off again at the end of November until March with a GRAND FINAL in April for those who make it through!
Check the dates below for each round:
+ R1 29th November 2019
+ R2 27th December 2019 (early start normally 14:00)
+ R3 31st January 2020
+ R4 27th March 2020
+ GRAND FINAL 24th April 2020
There’s still 30 blocs, starting at font 5, throughout the evening with the comp kicking off at 6:30pm! Each round runs for 3 hours with our Raffle and Play Your Cards Right taking place at the end of each round.
Hot Food will be available throughout each round to keep you warm and fuelled!
This year we have been kindly sponsored by Scarpa UK Snowfit Revolutionz FrictionLabs Climbskin Sea to Summit – Outdoor Gear
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EDEN ROCK CARLISLE GRAND FINAL
Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
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CWIF – THE RAB CWIF 2020
THE RAB CWIF 2020 REGISTRATION
REGISTRATION OPENS AT 12 NOON ON MONDAY 3RD FEBRUARY 2020
There is a £10 entry fee for CWIF competitors which must be paid on registration – with 450 competitors handling payments on the day would slow sign in down and cut into competition time.
This fee is waived for those with Annual & Monthly Memberships (i.e. prepaid entries still valid on 14th March 2020, but NOT ’12 for 10s’), GB Team members (including the Development Squad) & athletes sponsored by CWIF Sponsors. Please get in touch before registering if you are unsure.
QUALIFICATION SESSIONS:
Below is the time of each session. We will aim to get everyone into their preferred session but cannot guarantee any choices until after registration closes as we need to balance the numbers between each session.
SESSION 1: 0900-1200
This session is intended for the most serious competitors who are likely to reach Semi Finals to give the most recovery time before Sunday so we get the best show possible!
If you’re entering mainly for fun, please check out Session 3!
SESSION 2: 1300-1600
This is for those who don’t climb well in the morning but are aiming for the Semi Finals.
We are also making this a special session for those Youth Academies / 14-17 y/o climbers who want to have some of the best climbers in the UK and abroad offer advice and beta for climbing the same problems they have just done.
SESSION 3 (CANNOT QUALIFY FOR SEMI FINALS – SEE BELOW): 1700-2000
Just like previous years this time slot is for those who want to have maximum fun at The Rab CWIF. We’ll be having DJ’s and 5 special ‘off-piste’ circuit problems in this last session. There are prizes for the best team fancy dress and some of the off-piste problems may require it (Rab 8000m suits & boxing gloves are common fixtures in the off-piste circuit!). This is the fun session!
REALLY IMPORTANT NOTE – Competitors in Session 3 will CANNOT QUALIFY to the Semi Finals in 2020. If you think there is a chance you will score highly enough to make it through to the Semis, register for Session 1 or 2! We’ve only ever had 1 person qualify from this session in the last 4 years. This means we can judge the harder blocs in the first 2 sessions without needing judges for a full 11 hours on Saturday keeping them a bit sharper for Sunday and lets us publish confirmed Semi Finalist lists sooner without having to process the session 3 scores at the end of a long day.
QUALIFICATION CIRCUIT:
The qualifying sessions will consist of a brand new circuit of 30 blocs in the grade range of Font5+ to Font7c.
A rough breakdown of the circuit is: 8 blocs from Font 5+ to Font 6b+; 12 blocs Font 6c to Font 7a; 10 blocs Font 7a+ to Font ‘hard’.
The holds will be from our Rab CWIF sponsors X-Cult, Beta Setting, Axis, Entre-Prises, Lapis, Nomad Volumes, Rockcity Climbing Holds, Squadra Holds & Wataaah! providing a selection of beautifully crafted holds for you to try hard on.
As usual Saturday is the Qualification Circuit with 2 qualifying sessions and a fun evening round for those who aren’t aiming for the Semis & Finals.
Semis & Finals take place on Sunday with limited on site spectator space & will be streamed live.
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Youth Climbing Series – R3 – Ireland
Round 3 is a bouldering round.
Each competition category will have ten boulder problems to attempt.
Competitors can make up to five attempts per boulder problem.
Competitors are scored on the number of Tops and Zones they reach and the number of Attempts taken to do so.
Each competition group will have two hours to attempt their problems.
The provisional times for each competition group is as follows:
Youth E – 11:00 to 13:00
Youth D – 11:30 to 13:30
Youth C – 13:00 to 15:00
Youth B – 14:30 to 16:30
Youth A – 15:00 to 17:00
Competitors can attempt boulder problems in any order they choose.
For more information please visit the Youth Climbing Series webpage: Youth Climbing Series
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BLOKFEST – THE CASTLE
FIVE spectacular venues. Do not miss out on this season as it is going to be a BANGER! Tickets go on sale Friday 11th October.
Harrow – November 16th
Flash Point Bristol – December 7th
Yonder – January 11th
Mile End – February 1st
Castle – February 29th
10am- 1:30pm Junior Qualification
2pm- 5:30pm Senior Qualification
6:30pm- 7:30pm Showcase Finals
EDEN ROCK CARLISLE WBS ROUND 4
Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
Read MoreBLOKFEST – MILE END
FIVE spectacular venues. Do not miss out on this season as it is going to be a BANGER! Tickets go on sale Friday 11th October.
Harrow – November 16th
Flash Point Bristol – December 7th
Yonder – January 11th
Mile End – February 1st
Castle – February 29th
10am- 1:30pm Junior Qualification
2pm- 5:30pm Senior Qualification
6:30pm- 7:30pm Showcase Finals
Highball Climbing Centre – Winter Bouldering League R3
It’s back! The Winter Bouldering League kicks off again at the end of November until March with a GRAND FINAL in April for those who make it through!
Check the dates below for each round:
+ R1 29th November 2019
+ R2 27th December 2019 (early start normally 14:00)
+ R3 31st January 2020
+ R4 27th March 2020
+ GRAND FINAL 24th April 2020
There’s still 30 blocs, starting at font 5, throughout the evening with the comp kicking off at 6:30pm! Each round runs for 3 hours with our Raffle and Play Your Cards Right taking place at the end of each round.
Hot Food will be available throughout each round to keep you warm and fuelled!
This year we have been kindly sponsored by Scarpa UK Snowfit Revolutionz FrictionLabs Climbskin Sea to Summit – Outdoor Gear
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HarroBloc Party 2020
NEW YEAR. NEW CLIMBS!
JOIN us for our FIRST HarroComp of 2020!
Fun Comp
Main Comp
Prizes
Tune Requests!
BLOKFEST – YONDER
FIVE spectacular venues. Do not miss out on this season as it is going to be a BANGER! Tickets go on sale Friday 11th October.
Harrow – November 16th
Flash Point Bristol – December 7th
Yonder – January 11th
Mile End – February 1st
Castle – February 29th
10am- 1:30pm Junior Qualification
2pm- 5:30pm Senior Qualification
6:30pm- 7:30pm Showcase Finals
EDEN ROCK CARLISLE WBS ROUND 3
Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
Read MoreHighball Climbing Centre – Winter Bouldering League R2
It’s back! The Winter Bouldering League kicks off again at the end of November until March with a GRAND FINAL in April for those who make it through!
Check the dates below for each round:
+ R1 29th November 2019
+ R2 27th December 2019 (early start normally 14:00)
+ R3 31st January 2020
+ R4 27th March 2020
+ GRAND FINAL 24th April 2020
There’s still 30 blocs, starting at font 5, throughout the evening with the comp kicking off at 6:30pm! Each round runs for 3 hours with our Raffle and Play Your Cards Right taking place at the end of each round.
Hot Food will be available throughout each round to keep you warm and fuelled!
This year we have been kindly sponsored by Scarpa UK Snowfit Revolutionz FrictionLabs Climbskin Sea to Summit – Outdoor Gear
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TBC Series – Highball
TBC Series
Highball Climbing Norwich
We created the [TBC] Comp series to cater for the majority of people who use our centre – those climbing up to Font 6b. It’s a fun competition for all ages, perfect for people who are relatively new to climbing or those who don’t take it too seriously – but still like a challenge! It runs bimonthly (Usually from 6:30pm) and is a great way to measure your progress – just compare your score from the previous event – and also pinpoint your strengths and weaknesses, helping you to focus your training in a positive way – if that’s what you want to do. The Highball Crew will set 30 problems around the centre, graded from font 3 to 6b (our circuits 0-3), and you have up to 3 hours to complete as many as you can. Scorecards are just £2 and each Comp has an opportunity for cash prizes and sometimes giveaways from sponsors too. Of course, you could just enter for the fun, it’s a really great social event! Full info found here: https://highballclimbingnorwich.com/events/competitions/tbc-series/ Preregister for the online scorecard here: https://www.scorecard.info/en/tbc-comp-series
EDEN ROCK CARLISLE WBS ROUND 2
Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
Read MoreBLOKFEST – FLASHPOINT BRISTOL
FIVE spectacular venues. Do not miss out on this season as it is going to be a BANGER! Tickets go on sale Friday 11th October.
Harrow – November 16th
Flash Point Bristol – December 7th
Yonder – January 11th
Mile End – February 1st
Castle – February 29th
10am- 1:30pm Junior Qualification
2pm- 5:30pm Senior Qualification
6:30pm- 7:30pm Showcase Finals
HarroComp 90’s Edition
Grab your flannel & Skechers – it’s a 90s comp!
Tell us the music YOU want to hear from the 90s – so hit us baby, one more time with YOUR SONG REQUESTS. Turn up ready to do the Carlton dance and get fresh. As if.
Our friendly & social competition is BACK!
Join us for:
Great climbs
Tons of prizes
Main Comp V0 – VHARD
Fun Comp V0 – V5 (prize draw – anyone can win!)
At the end of the comp we do a great prizegiving with throwouts, prizes AND MORE.
Comp starts at midday // scorecards submitted by 5pm.
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Psychi Fest 2019
Psychi Fest 2019! 16th Nov, 10-4pm @ Rock Over Climbing – £10
It’s back, bigger and better than ever!
For the second Psychi Festival event we thought we would go all out! We’ve got:
– 8 workshops throughout the day featuring Psychi and GB Team athletes and the Wideboyz Crack School. Topics include speed climbing (to give everyone an insight into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics), dynamic climbing and yoga. 2x masterclass can be booked per person.
– Free brew & CHALK BALL!
– Freebies, competitions and giveaways
– Psychi competition problem!
– DJ
– Food
– Psychi trade stand with huge discounts.
Order your ticket online now before they sell out!
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Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
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