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.
Read MoreHighball 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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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
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
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 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!
Read MoreEDEN ROCK CARLISLE WBS ROUND 1
Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.
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Rainbow Rocket – Autumn Social Comp
Next Comp’s not far away!⠀
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For those that don’t know how it works, the main thing is there’ll be FREE PIZZA!⠀
Oh and a big @EllisBrigham raffle. All you have to do to enter is take part and submit your score online.⠀
As always we have an easier Fun Comp, set from White-Red on the Boulder. The harder Main Comp (Green-Black) takes place in the two zones next to the training boards. ⠀
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Turn up any time on the Saturday, collect a scorecard from reception and submit your score online.⠀
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See you there!
Scottish National Bouldering League – Round 1
We’re getting psyched for our first boulder comp, coming on Friday 25th October!! Which is also the first round of the Scottish National Bouldering League!!
We have some awesome new, huge holds to set with, exhibited here by Stacey and Shadow 
Entry is £12 and you can book at either centre, or by calling 0131 552 7211.
Pit yourself against other boulderers from across Scotland in our National Bouldering League
The Scottish National Bouldering League (SNBL) is an accessible series of competitions for junior to verteran climbers, which takes place at six bouldering venues across Scotland each winter
ClimbScotland organises and coordinates SNBL in partnership with member climbing walls of the Scottish Climbing Wall Network.
Becasue it is a league with six competitions it’s not all about who is the best on the day, but also who is willing to travel and attend as many of the different rounds throughout Scotland as possible to build up their ranking against local climbers.
The league uses one of the scheduled rounds of each host walls’ winter bouldering competitions. There are six rounds, one each month from October to March. Scoring after each round is ranked. The best four scores by a competitor will be used to decide the final placings and the Scottish Bouldering Champions. This means competitors have additional chances to increase their ranking by doing more than the minimum four rounds!!
Dates and venues for SNBL 2019-20
- Round 1 – Friday 25 October 2019 Alien Bloc, Edinburgh
- Round 2 – Thursday 28 November 2019 TCA Newsroom, Glasgow
- Round 3 – Friday 6 December 2019 Avertical World, Dundee
- Round 4 – Saturday 4 January 2020 Three Wise Monkeys, Fort William
- Round 5 – Friday 7 February 2020 Transition Extreme, Aberdeen
- Round 6 – Saturday 7 March 2020 Eden Rock, Edinburgh
This year prizes are being sponsored by Edelrid and Red Chili
Check individual walls for their full list of competition dates
Or see the Mountaineering Scotland ‘Local Comps’ page
The categories
- Junior (16-17 years)
- Adult (18-44 years)
- Vets (45 and older)
- Male and female in each category
Your free entry
To enter the league simply attend the SNBL round at the host walls and indicate when you take part that you wish to be entered into the SNBL. There is no additional cost. The final scores and prizes will be given out at Round 6 in March.
Scoring
Because each climbing wall offers a different kind of competition and uses a different scoring system, we rank the individual round winners in the different categories and the ranked scores are totalled to find the winner after all rounds have been completed. The best 4 results out of 6 are used for the final rankings. Ranked scores will be posted here and notified through the ClimbScotland Facebook page after each round, so competitors can keep track of their potential placings.
- Round 1 results – Round 1 report
- Round 2 results – Round 2 report
- Round 3 results – Round 3 report
- Round 4 results – Round 4 report
- Round 5 results – Round 5 report
- Round 6 results – Round 6 report
Yonder’s Big Birthday Bash
We’re turning the grand old age of 1 and what better way to celebrate than a big ol’ competition with DJ’s, bands, workshops, pizza and beer!!
The morning brings a youngsters competition with specific FINALS for both under 12’s and under 16’s!!! Sure to be an amazing opportunity for all the keen youngsters out there to compete in a specific final set by some of the top setters in the UK.
Age Categories
Youth A: Born 2002 and 2003
Youth B: Born 2004 and 2005
Youth C: Born 2006 and 2007
Youth D: Born 2008 and 2009
Youth E: Born 2010 and 2011
In the afternoon its time for the adults, 25 qualifiers starting at V0 and going up to VHard, there’s plenty for everyone to get their teeth stuck into. The top 6 go through to the GRAND FINAL, a total bouldering spectacular pitting the strongest qualifiers against each other. Amazing viewing with a cold beer and handmade pizza in hand! With a superstar setting team including national route setter’s Ben West and Alex Lemel, we’re sure to have some fantastic problems to throw yourselves at!
We’re also hosting climbing, route setting and yoga workshops, yoga classes, a boot demo and manual therapy sessions. Something for everyone!
tickets from https://ticketlab.co.uk/series/id/43?fbclid=IwAR0Iec1gWTrvC4Q5Y0RZ-Rxj98WevxqtP2U9RVI3zd-ipC7AtX6B3wS6UfE
BIG FLASH WEEKEND HIGHBALL
The big flash is not just a competition. Its Norfolks premier Bouldering centre’s opurtunity to show its passion for one of the fastest growing sports in the UK.
It will be raising money for charity and showcasing the best climbers in the sport (team GB) and the local climbers. They will compete in hard fought preliminary bouldering rounds and a grand final on Sunday for a big cash prizes. There are stalls, special offers from the Highball shop and other suppliers
Its in Aid of Climbers Against Cancer, for which its raised loads of cash since 2013. The 5th year of this Festival of Climbing should prove to be a great one.
That’s right. It’s back. The dates are confirmed, the setters are confirmed. Save the date to avoid missing a weekend of world class bouldering, TBC Series TBF edition, gear/boot demos, food, beer, prize giveaways, sponsors and lots more!
**BIG NEWS***
COMPETITION CLIMBING LIVE ON TV – UK FIRST
At 6pm on 13 October, The Big Flash will make history when the Flash Championship Grand Final is broadcast live on Freesports – a free to view digital channel.
‘For the last 5 years we’ve streamed the Grand Final live online but this year, thanks to Freesports and 247.tv, we’re extremely proud to be trailblazing UK Competition Climbing onto mainstream commercial television’.
We’ve had to make a few tweaks to the format to accommodate commercials, but we’re really pleased to be able to keep the 4plus format for a live TV event. It really is groundbreaking stuff.’
Mike Surtees – Highball Director
Registration spaces are filling up! Head here to secure your space for the TBC Social Comp on 11th as well as the Flash Championship 12th-13th!
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AVID CLIMBING 1ST BIRTHDAY
A fun packed weekend with climbing activities, Acro Yoga, entertainment and more!
We will be giving away one 6 Month Membership and a pair of Kids (U11) La Sportiva Climbing Shoes!
Adult/Family Inductions as well as youth courses are available to book throughout the Birthday weekend!
http://www.avidclimbing.co.uk/online-booking/