Crossroads Bouldering Competition 2026
Event
Fourth annual Crossroads Bouldering Competition with loads of climbing, high-energy finals, and prizes!
Date
Friday Aug. 21st - Saturday, Aug. 22nd, 2026
Structure
- 3 categories per gender (Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced)
- Top 5 competitors from the Advanced categories will be invited to compete for a cash purse in an onsight bouldering final
- Top 3 in Recreational, Intermediate, and the remaining top 3 in Advanced will receive prizes
- Also including Youth Categories! If youth advanced scores should be higher than adult advanced scores, youth competitors may be invited to be a finalist
- Master's category is an optional category to be placed into for climbers over 40.
Difficulty of categories
Men's
- Recreational v0 - v4
- Intermediate v3 - v7
- Advanced v6+
Women's
- Recreational v0 - v4
- Intermediate v3 - v7
- Advanced v6+
Youth
- Recreational v0-v4
- Intermediate v3-v7
- Advanced v6+
Entry Fees
Early Registration (September 5th, 2025 - December 31st, 2025)
- Single Competitor: $45
- Group Competitor (10 or more): $40 each
- Youth Competitor: $35
- T-shirt (optional): $17
Standard Registration (January 1st - July 31st)
- Single Competitor: $55
- Group Competitor (10 or more): $50
- Youth Competitor: $45
- T-shirt (optional): $21
Late Registration (August 1st - event start)
- Single Competitor: $65
- Group Competitor (10 or more): $60
- Youth Competitor: $55
- T-shirt (optional): $25
All spectators can now view for free! Never seen a climbing competition finals before? Come check it out with us!
Youth competitors, please contact Zach for discounted youth pricing. zach@sessionsclimbing.com
Competitor Registration Gets You:
- Entry into competition
- One entry into prize drawing
- Early discounted pricing on Competition T-shirt (when signing up early, while supplies last)
Prize Drawings
Let's share the winnings past our top placing competitors, too! Prize drawings will be held at the end of finals Saturday night. Additional tickets for sale at the Welcome Desk starting Sunday, August 16, 2026. Must be present at the drawing to claim earnings.
Schedule
Friday, August 21st
- 5:00 PM - Gym closes for normal operation
- 5:15 PM - First round check-in begins
- 5:45 PM - First round orientation / Q&A
- 6:00 PM - First round begins
- 9:00 PM - First round ends & gym closes
Saturday, August 22nd
- 8:00 AM - Gym opens
- 8:15 AM - Second round check-in begins
- 8:45 AM - Second round orientation / Q&A
- 9:00 AM - Second round begins
- 12:00 PM - Second round ends
- 12:15 PM - Third round check-in begins
- 12:45 PM - Third round orientation / Q&A
- 1:00 PM - Third round begins
- 4:00 PM - Third round ends/Food truck arrives
- 4:30 PM - Finalists announced/Main floor cleared and blocked
- 7:00 PM - Spectator seating begins
- 7:30 PM - Finals round begins
- 9:30 PM - Awards & prize drawings
- 10:00 PM - Gym closes
Number of Participants
No more than 20 participants may be booked.