It’s time for the fourth annual Spring Scramble at Project Cloverdale! All ability levels are welcome to compete in this single day bouldering competition. Recreational comps are great community building events that allow us to connect with other climbers, and flex our competitive muscles in a low stakes and friendly environment. Whether it’s your first ever comp, or you’re a seasoned competitor, this event is for you!
When:
Saturday, May 9, 2026! *Scroll down for the day’s events
How Much:
Climbing Gym Staff: $30 + gst (any gym! must have pay stub)
Project Cloverdale Membership Holder: $35 + gst (membership must be valid through May 9th)
Everyone Else: $40 + gst
Registration closes end of day Sunday May 8!
Finals are for Open categories only
Categories and Suggested V-Grades:
Women’s Rec (V0-V2), Women’s Advanced (V3-V4), Women’s Open (V5+)
Men’s Rec (V0-V3), Men’s Advanced (V4-V6), Men’s Open (V7+)
Keep reading if you’re not sure which category to place yourself in!
How It Works:
Each climber receives a score card which is brought with you to each boulder you try. Hand your score card to the judge for the problem you want to try. If there is a line up, your card will go to the bottom of the pile. The judge will call your name when it’s your turn. You will have 2 hours to climb, with the goal of completing five of the hardest boulder problems you think you can do.
- What’s so hard about that? There are no V-grades! The problems get numbered in order of difficulty; The higher the number, the more points you get for that boulder. It’s your job to figure out where your strengths lie when choosing which boulders to tackle.
- Can I try boulder problems multiple times? Yes! But we’re also going to test how well you can read a boulder problem, because the more tries you take on a boulder, the less points you get for it.
- Can I climb more than five boulder problems? Yes! Climb as many as you want, and we will add up your five best climbs to create your score.
- Why should I put myself through this? Recreational competitions are great community building events, and a great way to flex your competitive muscles in a low stakes and friendly environment. It’s also amazing what you learn about yourself, and creates an environment that allows you to push yourself harder than you might on a normal day at the gym.
- What if I’m not a super competitive person? That’s ok! There are many more reasons to sign up that don’t include crushing your fellow climbers for glory. Climbing a ton of new problems with friends, and making new connections through a shared experience is as good a reason as any. If you still want to be part of the day, but don’t want to compete, you can also sign up to be a volunteer! We need people to help with judging, and scoring. No experience necessary.
- How do I know which category to sign up for?
- The categories are split into male and female difficulty categories, please sign up in the category you most identify with, or are most comfortable signing up in.
- Each category has a suggested V-grade range. You should sign up in the difficulty level that you like to challenge yourself on.
- Example For Women’s Rec: If you come to the gym when there’s a brand new set and you are comfortable on the V0-V1 range, you get most of the V2’s but it takes a few tries, and once a long time ago you got a V3 because it really suited your style and you were having a good day, you should sign up in Women’s Rec.
- Example for Women’s Advanced: If you come in to the gym when there’s a brand new set, and you comfortably complete everything up to V3, but it takes a few tries or a few sessions to complete the V4’s you should sign up in Women’s Advanced.
- Example for Women’s Open: If you’ve been climbing for a couple years and can flash most V4’s, send most V5’s in a few tries, and are actively projecting V6+ then you should sign up in Open!
Schedule:
Heat One – Men’s and Women’s Open
Check In and Warm Up: 9:00 am
Rules Meeting: 9:45 am
Climb: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Results posted for Men’s and Women’s Open: 12:30 pm
Heat Two – Women’s Rec + Advanced, Men’s Rec
Check In and Warm Up: 11:15 am
Rules Meeting: 12:05 pm
Climb: 12:20 pm – 2:20 pm
Results and Awards: 3:00 pm
Heat Three – Men’s Advanced
Check In and Warm Up: 1:40 pm
Rules Meeting: 2:25 pm
Climb: 2:40 pm – 4:40 pm
Results and Awards: 5:30 pm
Finals schedule TBA