Athlete Classes

Jr, A, B

Format

Qualifiers:
IFSC Flash Format
2 courses of 3 problems each (6 total) for each gender and category
4 on 4 off
No ISO

Finals:
4 problems, 5 on 5 off
ISO

Register via our new system:

https://2mev.com/#!/events/8880-youth-ba-and-junior-boulder-local-blocs-2024-dec-14

• If you have previously purchased a 2024-2025 ACA membership, then that has been migrated and you were emailed instructions on how to login.

• If you haven’t purchased a 2024-2025 ACA membership, then you will be able to purchase at the same time as your event registration.

Please be patient with us rolling out the new system. Contact communications@albertaclimbing.org and we’ll do our best to sort things out.

Registration closes at 11:59:00PM on December 7th, 2024. Don’t wait!

Volunteer link is now up. Thank you for volunteering to provide the best possible experience for our athletes!

7:00 am: Doors Open to Athletes

8:00 am: Competition Begins (A Male and A Female)

● A Male: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), then switch

● A Female: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), the switch

11:30 am(approx): Competition Begins (Jr Male and Jr Female)

● Jr Male: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), then switch

● Jr Female: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), then switch

SETTING TURNOVER: (1 hour)

2:15 pm(approx): Competition Begins (B Male and B Female)

● B Male: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), then switch

● B Female: Group A (Problem 1-3); Group B (Problem 4-6), then switch

FINALS SETTING: (3 hours)

7:00 pm ISO Opens for all Categories

8:00 pm ISO Closes

8:0) pm Athlete Technical Meeting

8:10 pm First Athletes on Deck

8:15 p.m. FINALS BEGIN

● Finals Group 1 A Female, A Male, B Female

● Finals Group 2 B Male, Jr Female; Jr Male

10:55 p.m. (approx) AWARDS / MEDAL CEREMONY

Qualifier videos will be located in this Google Drive Folder on Friday evening.

Qualifier running orders on Google Drive

Vertical Life

Athlete Classes

Sr, Jr, A, B, & C

Format

IFSC

Register at https://2mev.com/#!/events/8843-speed-provincials

Volunteer Sign-Up is now active.

Please sign up to help our athletes experience the best competition possible!

Tentative Schedule:

Check in: 8:00 am to 8:30 am

Warm up runs: 9:00 am

Qualifiers: 10:00am

Awards: 2:00pm

TBD

TBD

Athlete Classes

C&D - points for ACA ranking

Jr, A, B - Tier 2, no points for ACA ranking

Format

Qualifiers: 25 problem Full Scramble Qualifiers with 4 point start (Jr,A,B,C,D)

5 on / 5 off finals with isolation; no group preview; top 8 advance from qualifiers (Youth C/D ONLY)

Community Crush

The ACA is hosting a community crush session on Sunday after the comp at Trailhead . Details here:

https://albertaclimbing.org/season-schedule/community-crush-trailhead

Registration System

Registration for this event is on our new registration system, 2mev from Interpodia:

https://2mev.com/#!/events/8575-youth-cd-boulder-local-tier-2

If you have previously purchased a 2024-2025 ACA membership, then that has been migrated and you were emailed instructions on how to login.

If you haven’t purchased a 2024-2025 ACA membership, then you will be able to purchase at the same time as your event registration.

Please be patient with us rolling out the new system. Contact communications@albertaclimbing.org and we’ll do our best to sort things out.

Registration closes on November 30th. Don’t wait till the last minute to register.

Eligible Tier 2 athletes

Tier 2 athletes from the B & A categories can register for this event as well.

• Tier 2 competitions are for Youth B/A/Junior athletes, who would like to gain more competition experience and are looking for further development on boulders and routes that have a more attainable difficulty level.

• Athletes ranked in the top 30% of their category at the end of Alberta's 2023-2024 competition season in Youth events ARE NOT ELIGIBLE to compete in Tier 2 competitions.

• You can review your rankings from last season using this link.

• If you are a new athlete to Alberta and do not have a rank from our Province, you can compete in Tier 2 Competitions.

• Tier 2 competitions DO NOT provide ranking points.

If you are unsure about whether your athlete qualifies for this Tier 2 competition, please contact communications@albertaclimbing.org

Please consider volunteering to help our athletes experience the best competition possible! We can’t run these events without your help. You will be trained and fully supported by experienced ACA officials.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA4AE29A3F9C16-53148168-2024dec07#/

Tentative Schedule

C+A+Jr Athletes Qualifier Round

7:30am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

8:30am start, 11:30am finish

D+B Athletes Qualifier Round

11:00am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

12:00pm Start, 3:00pm finish

Setting Changeover- 3:00pm - 6:00pm

Finals

5:00pm Iso Check-in & Technical Mtg.

5:45pm iso closes

6:00pm Start

Qualifiers

Due to the Full Scramble format, the scorekeeping and results for the qualifier round will be tallied manually in a spreadsheet. We’ll post the results here.

Finals

The finals round for C&D athletes will be tallied in Vertical Life.

Athlete Classes

Sr, Jr, A, B, & C

Format

IFSC

Registration is now live at member.albertaclimbing.org

Volunteer Sign-Up is now active.

Please sign up to help our athletes experience the best competition possible!

Tentative Schedule:

Check in: 8:00 am to 8:30 am

Warm up runs: 9:00 am

Qualifiers: 10:00am

Awards: 2:00pm

TBD

TBD

Athlete Classes

Open (Sr, Jr, A)

Format

Flashed qualifiers + Onsight Finals

Registration is now open:
member.alberta.climbing.org

Volunteer sign up link is active.

Please signup to help our athletes experience their best possible competition.

Tentative Schedule

Check-in: 08:00

Qualifier Start Time: 09:00

Qualifier End Time: 11:15

Finals - Iso Opens:  13:15

Finals - Iso Closes:  14:00

Finals Start Time:  14:15

Awards: 15:15

Google drive - qualifier videos

Start lists on Google Drive

Vertical Life

Topo maps on Google Drive

Athlete Classes

Open (Sr, Jr, A)

Format

Modified Scramble + WC Finals

Registration is now open: member.albertaclimbing.org

Volunteer link is now active.

Please sign up to help our athletes experience the best competition possible!

Tentative Schedule

Male Qualifier Round

8:00am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

9:00am start, 11:30am finish

Female Qualifier Round

11:00am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

12:00pm Start, 2:30pm finish

Setting Changeover- 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Finals

4:30pm Iso Check-in & Technical Mtg.

5:15pm iso closes

5:30pm Start

Google Drive - Qualifier videos

TBD

Vertical Life

This event has been cancelled due to low registration count. Registrations have been refunded.

Athlete Classes

Sr (including Jr & A categories)

Format

Qualifiers will be 2 rounds one for men one for women of a Modified scramble and World Cup Finals men and women running at the same time.

YXE Urban Games

This event is part of the YXE Urban Games! Follow the link to book with partner hotels. The games are sponsored by Dakota Dunes Casino.

Cash purse is $3500 split evenly between genders.

Registration is now open, register at member.albertaclimbing.org

Senior Athletes can purchase a single event ACA membership for $15.75 (including GST).

Youth athletes (Jr, A) can purchase a 2024/2025 seasonal membership for $90 (including GST).

Registration Requirements

Note: Registration cut off is 11:59 pm on August 10th, not 1:59 am on August 11th (system quirk only allows Eastern time zone set up)

Waiver

Athletes must complete a waiver for the YXE games.

Athletes must complete a waiver for Grip It.

Sign up to volunteer here!

We can't run these events without your help! Sign up to help our athletes experience the best possible competition.

Male Qualifier Round

7:30am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

8:30am start, 11:00am finish

Female Qualifier Round

10:30am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

11:30am Start, 2:00pm finish

Setting Changeover- 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Finals

4:00pm Iso Check-in & Technical Mtg.

4:45pm iso closes

5:00pm Start, 8:30pm finish

Click here to open the public Google drive folder with the qualifier videos.

TBD

Results for this competition will be posted to Vertical Life

Athlete Classes

C/D

Format

Qualifiers: 3 routes, flash format.

There will be no semifinal round.

Finals: 1 route, onsight, isolation. 2 belayer system on a roof problem.

Top 8 from each category move to finals.

Streaming Info

We are planning to stream the entire event on our Youtube Channel. We’ll post more details, but we intend to show every athlete. Look here for the livestream link on Saturday.

Registration is closed.

Registration closes on Saturday May 25th at 11:59pm. No late registrations accepted.

Registration Requirements

ACA seasonal membership

Tentative schedule, can change, check here for updates

Saturday June 8

7:30am – Check in and warm up opens

8:30am – Technical meeting

9:00am – 2:00pm: Qualifiers

2:45pm: Iso opens

3:30pm: Iso closed

3:45pm: Presentation of finalists and observation

4:00pm Finals begin

Podium presentation

Volunteer sign up now posted.

We will need a lot of help. Please sign up if you are able to. Our youngest athletes deserve the opportunity to showcase their hard work from the season!

Qualifier Videos are posted on our Google Drive.

Vertical Life will not be used for this competition.

Running orders on ACA Google Drive

Notes: the times indicated in blue are the start time for the group. Each athlete will have 3 problems in the qualifier round.

There will be a total of 4 qualifier routes in the gym. D Female & D Male are on routes 1,2,3. C Female & C Male are on routes 2,3,4.

Scoring results will be tracked manually on this spreadsheet, due to the format.

Vertical Life will not be used for this competition.

Topo maps on google drive

Athlete Classes

C/D

Format

Qualifiers - Modified scramble, 10 problems, no qualifier videos, no video reviews, top 6 from each category move on to finals.

Finals - 5 on 5 off, isolation, 4 problems.

Gym Waiver

All athletes will need to complete a waiver for Trailhead Climbing & Fitness.

Registration is now open on our member portal.

Registration Requirements

2023/2024 Season Waiver

2023/2024 Season Membership

Volunteer sign-up is now available. Thank you for helping to provide the best possible competition experience for our athletes! We can’t do this without your help!

Tentative Schedule - times are subject to change based on athlete registration counts

9:00am Athlete Check-in

10:00am Qualifier round starts

1:00pm Qualifier round finishes

1:00pm - 4:00pm Setting turnover

4:00pm Isolation opens

4:45pm Isolation closes

5:00pm Finals round starts

7:15pm Awards

Results for qualifiers and finals will be published on Vertical Life.

Finals startlits are posted here.

Athlete Classes

Jr/A/B

Format

Qualifiers: modified scramble, 7 problems, 3 hours duration

Finals: 4 problems, isolation, 5 on 5 off, top 6 from each category move to finals.

Finals Group 1: B-Female, A-Female, A-Male

Finals Group 2: B-Male, Jr./Sr.-Female; Jr./Sr-Male

Community Crush

Also, the ACA is hosting a Community Crush on Sunday, February 25th 2024 at Blocs, from 8am-11am. Check out the registration form here. This is a seperate, free, event that is open to athletes who attend the Blocs competition.

You'll have an opportunity to work on all the finals boulders with support from coaches Kye Wotton and Paige Boklaschuk.

There will also be a setter there to add extra holds and working jugs so that EVERYONE can learn on the boulders.

Additionally, the ACA will be covering day passes for the first 50 people who register and attend this session, and there will be a $50 gas gift card draw prize for everyone who attends!

Registration is now open on our member portal.

Registration Requirements

2023/2024 ACA Membership & Seasonal Waiver

Volunteer sign up is now published.

Tentative Schedule - Categories won’t change, but minor adjustments to the time may occur.

Morning Qualifiers - B,A,Jr,Sr Male

7 am: Athlete Check In

8 am: Modified Scramble Starts

11 am: Modified Scramble Ends

Afternoon Qualifiers - B,A,Jr,Sr Female

11:00am: Athlete Check In

12:00pm: Modified Scramble Starts

3:00 pm: Modified Scramble Ends

Finals

5:30 pm: ISO opens for Finals

6:15 pm: ISO closes for Finals

6:15 pm: Athlete Technical Meeting

6:25 pm: First Athletes on Deck

6:30 pm: Finals Starts

9:00 pm: (approx.) Awards

TBD

Scoring results will be posted to vertical life.

Athlete Classes

Sr/Jr/A/B

Format

Speed

Registration is open on our member portal.

Registration Requirements

ACA 2023/2024 seasonal membership

ACA 2023/2024 seasonal waiver

Volunteer sign up is ready.

Check in: 8:00 am to 8:30 am

Warm up runs: 9:00 am

Qualifiers: 9:45 am

Heats: 10:30 am

Finals: 11:15 am

Awards: 11:45 am - 12:00 pm

TBD

https://cec.results.info/#/event/66

Athlete Classes

Jr/A/B/C/D

Format

Qualifiers: 2 routes, flash format, preview videos.

Finals: 1 route, isolation.

CCC Waiver

Athletes need to complete a CCC Waiver before the competition.

Registration is open on our member portal.

Registration Requirements

ACA 2023/2024 seasonal membership

ACA 2023/2024 seasonal waiver

Volunteer sign up is now live.

We have 80 volunteer slots, and need your help to provide the best experience possible for our athletes.

If you are new to judging or volunteering, please sign up and rest assured you will be supported by experienced officials.

Sign up here.

Early Morning Qualifiers

A Male, A Female, B Female, C Male, C Female

7:00am - 8:00am: athlete check-in

8:00am - 11:30am: qualifier routes, brushing breaks

Late Morning Qualifiers

Jr Male, Jr Female, B Male, D Male, D Female

10:30am - 11:30am athlete check-in

11:30pm - 2:30pm: qualifier routes, brushing breaks

Finals

5:30pm: isolation open

6:15pm: isolation closes

6:30pm: finals begins

Podium presentations

Qualifier videos will be available on Google Drive.

Please be patient as we upload them, rename them, etc.

Finals

Finals startlists are published to our Google Drive.

Qualifiers

The qualifier running orders are now finalized and published on our Google Drive. Check to make sure you are listed, and contact us if you are missing.

We also published a public facing version of our route schedule. Due to the high number of athletes, most categories will be running both routes simultaneously (half on Q1, half on Q2, then swap after a brushing break). Check the startlist and the route schedule to determine which route you climb first.

Vertical Life

Athlete Classes

C/D - All Athletes

Youth A Females who placed 23 or below at the December 9th Boulder Local at CCC Chinook

Youth A Males who placed 20 or below at the December 9th Boulder Local at CCC Chinook

Youth B Females who placed 18 or below at the December 9th Boulder Local at CCC Chinook

Youth B Males who placed 13 or below at the December 9th Boulder Local at CCC Chinook

Format

The competition will be a full scramble qualifier (30 to 45 problems athletes can try over the course of 2 ½ hour) and the top 6 in each category will move on to a 5 on 5 off final. The scramble format will offer a diverse range of problems to challenge all of our athletes.

Register here.

Registration Requirements

Athletes are required to have a 2023/2024 ACA membership and a signed waiver for the season.

Youth A & B athletes that placed in the lower half of their age / gender category at the 2023-DEC-09 competition (listed above) are invited to register for this competition.

A & B athletes that placed in the top half of the 2023-DEC-09 competition will be de-registered.

Attention all Volunteers - we needed some extra time to determine the format and schedule based on registration counts for this competition.

Thank you for signing up! These events can't happen without you!

Sign up here to help our athletes experience their best competition!

D & C Qualifier Round

7:30am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

8:30am start, 11:00am finish

B & A Qualifier Round

10:30am Check-in & Technical Mtg.

11:30am Start, 2:00pm finish

Setting Changeover- 2:00pm - 5:00pm

Finals - Top 6 in each category from qualifiers

4:00pm Iso Check-in & Technical Mtg.

4:45pm iso closes

5:00pm Start, 8:30pm finish

TBD

Qualifier results for B&A are published here.

Qualifer resutlts for C&D are published here.

Our Vertical Life platform isn’t setup to score a full scramble. We are going to use different systems to score results in Qualifiers and Finals.

Qualifiers

The qualifier round scoring results will be tracked manually, using a Spreadsheet. We’ll be posting the results in the gym and in this space.

Finals

We will be using Vertical Life for the finals scoring results.

NOTE: we will be pre-loading all registered athletes into Vertical Life, and removing those who did not qualify between rounds.

Athlete Classes

Jr/A/B/C/D

Format

Qualifiers: 2 routes, flash format, preview videos.

Finals: 1 route, isolation.

EP Waiver

We require an Acknowledgment of Risk form signed for all athletes, even if they have previously signed an Acknowledgment of Risk form for the Town of Canmore.

Please use this link .

Register here.

Registration Requirements

Athletes are required to have a 2023/2024 ACA membership and a signed waiver for the season.

The volunteer sign up link is now up.

We can’t run these competitions without the help of our amazing volunteers!

Early Morning Qualifiers

A Male, A Female, B Female, C Male, C Female

7:00am - 8:00am: athlete check-in

8:00am - 11:30am: qualifier routes, brushing breaks

Late Morning Qualifiers

Jr Male, Jr Female, B Male, D Male, D Female

10:30am - 11:30am athlete check-in

11:30pm - 2:30pm: qualifier routes, brushing breaks

Finals

5:30pm: isolation open

6:15pm: isolation closes

6:30pm: finals

Qualifier videos are now posted to Google Drive

Finals

Finals Startlists are on this Google Drive link

Qualifiers

Athlete registration and startlists are now completed in Vertical Life. If you notice your name is not on the startlist please notify us immediately so we can fix the issue.

Running orders are subject to change, given late registration withdrawals and other factors.

PDF copies of the startlists:

Jr Female

Jr Male

A Female

A Male

B Female

B Male

C Female

C Male

D Female

D Male

Due to large registration counts for some age categories, we will be running both qualifier routes simultaneously for the following groups:

A Female

A Male

B Female

For these categories, please refer to the start lists to determine whether your first climb is on Route 1 or Route 2.

Athletes in other groups (Jr Female, Jr Male, B Male, C Female, C Male, D Female, D Male) will run each qualifier route in sequence, as a group.

Results will be posted on Vertical Life

Qualifier result PDFs are posted in Google Drive

Athlete Classes

Jr/A/B

Officials

Jury President: Mark Kozak

Head Judge: Nicole Poirier

Format

Qualifiers: Modified Scramble – 8 problems – 2 hr 45 min duration

Finals: 5 on 5 off for 4 problems – 8 finalists for each category

Finals Group 1 B male, A female, A male

Finals Group 2 B female, Jr female, Jr male

Registration link

Registration Requirements

Completed ACA Waiver

Completed CCC Waiver

We need volunteers to help our athletes with a successful competition. Sign up here.

7 am: Youth B, A and Jr Boys Doors Open

8 am: Youth B, A and Jr Boys Modified Scramble Starts

10:45 am: Youth B, A and Jr Boys Modified Scramble Ends

11:45 am: Youth B, A and Jr Girls Modified Scramble Starts

2:30 pm: Youth B, A and Jr Girls Modified Scramble Ends

5:00 pm: Iso opens for Finals – All categories

6:00 pm: Iso closes for Finals – All categories

6:15 pm: Presentation of Finalists

6:30 pm: Finals Starts

9:00 pm: (approx.) Awards

TBD

Scoring will be posted in Vertical Life.

Athlete Classes

Sr (including Jr & A categories)

Format

Two qualifier route, flash format and one finals route onsight format.

Registration is now open, register at member.albertaclimbing.org

Registration Requirements

Note: Registration cut off is 11:59 pm on November 3rd, not 1:59 am on November 4th (system quirk only allows Eastern time zone set up)

Volunteer registration is now open. Click here to sign up to help ensure our athletes have the best competition experience possible.

Schedule includes brush breaks and moment of silence.

Gym Opens: 08:00

Qualifier Start Time: 09:00

Finals - Iso Opens: 16:00

Finals - Iso Closes: 16:45

Finals Start Time: 17:00

Awards: 18:15

Qualifier videos are being posted to the UofA Wilson Climbing Centre Youtube Channel. Check the timestamps for videos uploaded this evening. The videos are going up as they are available.

For both Male and Female categories:

Group A Starts on Route 1 at 9:00 a.m.

Group B Starts on Route 2 at 9:00 a.m.

Athletes will compete in the order indicated on the running orders beginning at 9:00 a.m.

Athletes will be given 6 minutes to climb each route including 40 seconds for preview.

Athlete’s climb times averages to 4 minutes between each athlete.

Athletes will have the minimum of 50 minutes between their 2 climbs. (as per IFSC Rule 7.10)

Qualifiers

Female running orders

Male running orders

Finals

Female finals running orders

Male finals running orders

CEC Climbing Service