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Running Successful Climbing Competitions Robert Adie BMC Competitions Officer Paul Twomey The Climbing Academy Tom Vaessen Reading Climbing Centre

Robert Adie BMC Competitions Officer

• National and International

competitions

• Youth competitions
• Para climbing competitions

Tom Vaessen Reading Climbing Centre

• Lead/Duel discipline competitions
• Stand alone events, ladder style,

leagues

• Encouraging lead events
• Formats

Paul Twomey The Climbing Academy

• Bouldering competitions/leagues
• Schools/Uni events/linked events
• Formats

Robert Adie BMC Competitions Officer

• BMC events – BLCC, BSCC, BBC,

BJBC,YCS, OYE’s, PCS

• Discussion points:-

–Various formats of different disciplines –Feeding from local events into nationals –Pathway from local walls to national events and the GB Climbing Team –Running para climbing events

BMC run national events

• British Lead Climbing Champs – standalone event – full age

range

• British Speed Climbing Champs – run in conjunction with

BLCC – full age range

• British Bouldering Champs – standalone event – 16 years +
• British Junior Bouldering Champs – 3 event series – 12-19

years

• BMC Youth Climbing Series – 3 regional rounds, 10 regions –

National final – lead and boulder – 7-17 years

• BMC Open Youth Events – 2 events per year in lead and

boulder – team selection events – 12-19 years.

• BMC Para Climbing Series – 3 events per year – top rope –

team selection from results – all ages

• Discussion points:-
• Various formats of different disciplines

– How to chose the right format and scoring system for your comps.

• Feeding from local events into nationals

– How to make sure that your events are good feeders of competitors to regional and national events. How to do this for both youth and senior events.

• Pathway from local walls to national events and the

GB Climbing Team

– How can you make sure that the squads/teams and the

• comps. that the walls run are feeding towards national

events and the GB Climbing Team.

• Running para climbing events

– How easy is it to setup local para climbing events or include para climbers in able bodied comps.

Tom Vaessen Reading Climbing Centre

• Lead/Duel discipline

competitions

– Benefits – Advertisement – Sponsorship – Preparation – Formats

• Stand alone events, ladder style,

leagues

• Sponsored One-Off Events

Petzl Lead Climbing Championships

• In-house Leagues

Summer Showdown

• Social Events

Social Comp

• Encouraging lead events

– Getting everyone involved (Top Rope vs Lead) – Keeping it Fresh

• Formats

– Categories – Running a Comp – Finals – Prices

Paul Twomey The Climbing Academy Bouldering events

• Formats
• Inclusivity
• Cheating
• Worth

• Discussion points:-
• Formats

–What do you want to achieve from bouldering competitions?

• Inclusivity

–How do you ensure that everyone has a good time?

• Cheating

–Can you stop it?

• Worth

–What is competition worth to you as a business and is it actually worth the hassle?