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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.

Open NK Paraklimmen 2021

Open NK Paraklimmen 2021

On October 17, the Open NK Paraclimbing will take place for the second time at @IVYclimbinggym in Sittard. Dutch and foreign climbers with a physical disability can participate in the championship

Op 17 oktober vindt het Open NK Paraklimmen voor de tweede keer plaats bij @IVYclimbinggym in Sittard. Nederlandse en buitenlandse klimmers met een fysieke beperking kunnen deelnemen aan het kampioenschap

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

Radium Arcadium 2020

Join our sick competition and get totally rad with Radium! On 18 April Radium Boulders hosts the first Radium Arcadium competition. Superb quality boulders combined with side-events and many ways to win awesome prizes, all wrapped in an 80s arcade game theme!

Bouldering in competitions is all about attempts. Our comp will reflect this: you will receive a limited amount of coins, which you can use for your attempts. Top as many boulders as possible with as many coins left over as possible to make it to the final. Run out of coins, and you’ll have to join a sidequest to earn more! Also, joining sidequests will offer you the chance to win schweeeet prizes, courtesy of our sponsors!

There will be 6 women & 6 men in the final. The final consists of three rounds and in every round fewer of the finalists continue. The finalists will be tested on different aspects of bouldering and the superfinal will be a head-to-head of the best 2 boulderers!

Register on our website: www.radiumboulders.nl. Registration closes on 17 April or when tickets run out.

Prizes
1st place: Madrock Madpad + €500
2nd place: Madrock gift card of €120 + €200
3rd place: Madrock gift card of €100 + €100

Timetable
12:00 Gym opens
12:30 Registration opens
13:00 – 17:00 Qualifications
17:00 – 19:00 Time for food
18:30 Isolation closes
19:00 – 20:15 Final in three rounds with sudden death:
– Level 1: Tetris (Complex moves)
– Level 2: Gauntlet (Raw power)
– Level 3: Pole position (Speed round)
20:45 Award ceremony & raffle

Cost
It’s €20 to join and this includes a super awesome t-shirt with print designed by local artist/illustrator Daan Janssen! T-shirt availability can be guaranteed only for those that registered by 27 March.

Other important info
– The competition is open to people aged 16+.
– We only take card payments in our gym, no cash! We do accept all cards.
– If you don’t want to join but do want to watch: entry is free!

EDEN ROCK CARLISLE GRAND FINAL

Round 1 of our winter bouldering league set on our yellow circuit. Starts at 4pm runs through until 9pm.

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.

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.

BMC Youth Climbing Series R2 – WestWay London

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.

Content Credit BMC

Photo credit: Sam Pratt

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

Youth Climbing Series 2020 – Round 1 – Ireland

The Youth Climbing Series is an ideal competition for intermediate and experienced young climbers.

Red Spider 4th Birthday Party

We’re turning 4!

It’s our Birthday so in celebration, and as a big thank-you to all our customers, we’re holding a big birthday bash 🎉

We’ll have all the climbing birthday essentials from fun challenges, free activities and tasty vegan food, to Bouldering Competitions open for all to watch or take part (fun and competitive categories). There’ll be a host of prizes including cash prizes for our Elite Bouldering Competition, and with loads more going on throughout the day – make sure you #SaveTheDate!

See you there:
🔴 Sad Alien Climbing
🔴 ROOTS – Vegan Streetfood

🔴 More to be announced soon!

= All-day event =

= SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER =

#RedSpiderClimbing #RedSpiderBirthday

= BOULDER COMP DETAILS AND MORE INFORMATION TO FOLLOW SOON =

If you’re not quite sure what to expect, why not head over the the original Spider Climbing Centre = White Spider = on Instagram (@whitespiderclimbing) and watch their 7th Birthday Highlight!

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!

The Reach Adult Climbing Competition

READING CLIMBING CENTRE ELEVATE R3

October 2018 see the return of our Top Rope & Lead Climbing Competition Elevate!

A friendly, inclusive climbing competition for climbers of all ages and abilities. Elevate includes both top-rope and lead climbing routes, with scoring designed to reward effort and progression.

Sponsored by Scarpa there are a host of great prizes for each category, as well as rewards for the most committed climbers.

Each round lasts for a fortnight, giving you plenty of time to maximise your score, over the variety of top-rope and lead routes set by a team of professional route-setters.

So whether you are a seasoned climber, or have only just started, Elevate is a great way to compete against your peers, progress your climbing through the winter months, meet new people and have fun with the great sport of indoor climbing.

Pick up your free score-card from reception at any time during the round.