
Avid Bouldering Competition
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We’ve got our competition coming up on 27th November and we’re getting excited!
We understand that the idea of competitions can seem daunting but we promise, competitions are fun to enter regardless of your skill or age!
There is no age limit for our competition, meaning that everyone from the youths to seniors can give it a go!
Climbing competitions are all about fun and problem solving, with the incentive of a possible prize, giving a little more motivation to your climbs. It doesn’t matter if you’re not the strongest or most experienced climber either, as climbing competitions will also feature some fun and interesting one-off routes that are great fun to try out, regardless of points!
We also love the camaraderie of climbing competitions as you’ll get lots of people coming down from different centres and those who train on different days, meaning you really get to see the whole community and those from farther afield. This also means that the finals are fun and dynamic to watch, with everyone cheering competitors on.
Competitions also give you a clear aim and guidelines and can help mix up your climbing session with a new format.
We can’t wait to see you all there, so save the date in your diary and get training! We’ll be releasing more details over the coming weeks.

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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Take a look at all of this!
These are some of the amazing prizes up for grabs at our Birthday Party this Saturday! There’s tons up for grabs, from climbing shoes, to hoodies to trophies!
Thank you to Five Ten, La Sportiva, Cotswold Outdoor, Snow+Rock, Beyond Hope, Boot Bananas and local climbers Tracy Stoner and Steven Carter for making these prizes happen!
You can now see a timeline for the day as well as check out all the details on our website – we’re so excited to celebrate with all of you!
https://spiderclimbing.com/red-spider/red-spider-birthday/
#RedSpiderClimbing #WeAreSpiderClimbers
#bouldering #indoorboulderingwall #indoorclimbing #redspiderbirthdayparty #prizes #winners #tryclimbing


UV NIGHT 30TH OCTOBER – PRE BOOKINGS ONLY
– 14 year olds and over only
Youth Open Bouldering Highball Norwich
Youth Open Bouldering
5 September at Highball, Norwich
Registration closes at 5pm on Friday 28 August.

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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Highball Climbing Centre – Winter Bouldering League R4
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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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

HarroWall 2nd Birthday
HarroWall is turning TWO years old! That’s right, we’ve been out here delivering you some next-level outstanding bouldering sets, comps and good vibes for TWO whole years now!
We love a good reason to celebrate and we want to celebrate with YOU! Join us for pizza, cake + challenges! We’ll be opening up challenges never-before tackled at HarroWall – complete with:
– Super Birthday Challenge ~~~ sloper hangtime challenge – Top 3 go through to Super Challenge Final! ~~~
– Main Comp (noon-5pm) + Fun Comp (9am-10pm)
– PadStacking
– Caves – a chance to hunt for a **London Climbing Festival Ticket**
– FREE Birthday Cake on offer throughout the day (while stocks last)
– HUGE prize fund that anyone who comes climb can win from
– Pizza by the slice #sliceslicebaby
SuperSecretExclusiveDeal: turn up to this event to grab a one day only discount code for the London Climbing Festival #londonclimbfest2020
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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.
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BLOKFEST – 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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Youth Climbing Series 2020 – Round 1 – Ireland

About this Event
Round 1 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

BMC Youth Climbing Series R1 – Rockstar Swindon
The BMC Youth Climbing Series is a climbing competition for young people. The series is extremely popular and attracts hundreds of young climbers nationwide.
The competition is open to first-time competitors, as well as experienced competition climbers from categories Youth E to Youth A. Find the category table below to see if your child is eligible to enter.
There are four regional rounds; two roped and two boulder. Each round consists of eight separate events taking place simultaneously across eight different regions in England and Wales. The series will culminate in a two-day Grand Final where the top three in each category from each BMC region, and from Scotland and Ireland, are invited to take part.
To be eligible for the Grand Final it is necessary to take part in a minimum of three regional rounds in the same region throughout the series.
Scotland
Mountaineering Scotland hold their own Youth Climbing Series with two areas: Scotland North and Scotland South. The top 3 in each category in the Scottish Final go through to the Grand Final.
Ireland
Mountaineering Ireland run their own Youth Climbing Series and the top 3 in each category from the final go through to the Grand Final.
Find a rough guide to the Youth Climbing Series here.
Dates England & Wales
Dates for every round and region.
Round 1 – 25 January (boulder)
Round 2 – 8 February (roped)
Round 3 – 7 March (boulder)
Round 4 – 21 March (roped)
Entry closing dates England & Wales
Entries close at midday (12pm) 10 days before each competition. Late entries are strictly not accepted.
Round 1 – entries close 12pm noon, Wednesday 15 January
Round 2 – entries close 12pm noon, Wednesday 29 January
Round 3 – entries close 12pm noon, Wednesday 26 February
Round 4 – entries close 12pm noon, Wednesday 11 March
PLEASE MAKE A NOTE OF THE ABOVE DEADLINES.
Grand Final
The Grand Final is a two-day, invite only event for the top 3 competitors from each category and each region. The Grand Final has a seperate entry price to be announced in January 2020.
Day 1 – Saturday 25 April (boulder)
Day 2 – Sunday 26 April (roped)
The Grand Final will take place in Sheffield.
How to enter
Entries close at midday (12pm) 10 days before each competition. Late entries are strictly not accepted.
To enter you must complete our online booking booking form, with successful payment. Forms without payment will NOT be counted.
All competitors MUST be a member of the BMC to enter. Join here.


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.
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Highball 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
Read More
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.
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