This is a new event for the ACA. The objective is to balance competitive excellence with athlete development by ensuring appropriate competition levels. More details to follow, which will include event format and the qualification process for each Tier.

• Event Details

  Athlete Classes
  B (U17)/A (U19) athletes that have not automatically qualified for Tier 1

  Format
  Qualifiers: Flashed Format, 2 rounds of 3 boulders

  Finals: No Finals

  Officials

  • Jury President: Mark Kozak

  • Category Judge: Nolan Archer

  • Event Delegate: Joey Lee Son

  Setters

  • Head Setter: Juan Delfin

  • Assistant Setter: Ohla Sokolova

  Tier 1 Placement Following the Seeding Competition

  The number of athletes placed in Tier 1 for each category is determined using the total number of athletes registered in the Seeding Competition, plus any athletes who hold automatic Tier 1 qualification or have received a successful appeal. For the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Policy, please click here. If you are an athlete from SK (SCS), BC (excluding Cranbrook/Kimberley) or are a Foreign National, please refer to the section on Out-of-Province athletes. 

  We recognize that there may be many questions and opinions as we navigate implementation of this new Tiered system for Bouldering competitions. Please attend the Athlete/Parent/Coaches meeting with Mark prior to each heat for information about this new system and to ask questions.

  ACA Athletes

  ACA Athletes are those eligible to represent Alberta through quota spots allocated to the ACA by CEC at CEC Regional and National competitions. This currently includes athletes residing in Alberta or in the Cranbrook/Kimberley areas, but excludes any athletes residing in these areas with Temporary Resident status.

  U17 (B) Male

  • The top 18 athletes from the Seeding Competition will qualify for Tier 1.

  • 7 athletes received automatic Tier 1 qualification.

  • Tier 1 will consist of 25 ACA athletes.

  • 31 ACA and 4 SCS athletes are registered for the Seeding Competition. 

  U17 (B) Female

  • The top 13 athletes from the Seeding Competition will qualify for Tier 1.

  • 12 athletes received automatic Tier 1 qualification.

  • Tier 1 will consist of 25 ACA athletes.

  • 31 ACA and 2 SCS athletes are registered for the Seeding Competition. 

  U19 (A) Male

  • The top 12 athletes from the Seeding Competition will qualify for Tier 1.

  • 13 athletes received automatic Tier 1 qualification.

  • Tier 1 will consist of 25 ACA athletes.

  • 31 ACA, 6 SCS and 1 Golden athlete are registered for the Seeding Competition. 

  U19 (A) Female

  • The top 6 athletes from the Seeding Competition will qualify for Tier 1.

  • 11 athletes received automatic Tier 1 qualification.

  • Tier 1 will consist of 17 ACA athletes.

  • 12 ACA athletes are registered for the Seeding Competition. 

  • If you know a U19 female athlete who plans on competing as a Tier 2 athlete this season and has decided not to attend the seeding competition, please ask them to contact us! This could impact the size of the Tier 1 category. 

  Out-of-Province Athletes

  Athletes from Saskatchewan or British Columbia (excluding Cranbrook/Kimberley, who are counted as ACA athletes) must place within the Tier 1 qualifying positions listed below for their category in order to receive a Tier 1 spot. Athletes who finish below the applicable cutoff will compete in Tier 2. Athletes from Sakskatchewan, areas of BC other than Cranbrook, or who compete as Foreign Nationals who qualify to compete in Tier 1 will increase the total size of a Tier 1 category and will not take a spot from a qualifying ACA athlete. 

  Qualification to Tier 1 will be as follows:

  U17 (B) Male

  • Achieve a higher placement than the top 18 ACA Athletes participating in the Seeding competition. 

  U17 (B) Female

  • Achieve a higher placement than the top 13 ACA Athletes participating in the Seeding competition. 

  U19 (A) Male

  • Achieve a higher placement than the top 12 ACA Athletes participating in the Seeding competition. 

  U19 (A) Female

  • Achieve a higher placement than the top 6 ACA Athletes participating in the Seeding competition. 

• Registration

  To register for this event please use this link

  Registration closes on October 9, 2026 at 11:59 pm

• Volunteer

  In order for this event to run properly we must fill all of the volunteer slots! Please check out the Sign Up Genius to choose a spot.

  Please note, we will train any new volunteers!!!

• Schedule

  Tentative schedule, please note changes may be made once registration closes:

  Heat 1- U17 Male and Female

  8-9 am- Check in/Warm up

  9:00-9:15 am- Athlete/Parent/Coaches meeting with Mark Kozak

  9:15 am- 12:15 pm- Heat 1 climbing

  Heat 2- U19 Male and Female

  1-2 pm- Check in/Warm up

  2:00-2:15 pm- Athlete/Parent/Coaches meeting with Mark Kozak

  2:15-5:15 pm- Heat 2 climbing

• Running Orders

  To view running orders please click here

• Scoring Results

  Results for this event can be found on Vertical Life

• + Qualifier Videos

  To view the qualifier videos please click here