Partner Event: Rumble in the Rockies

let’s get ready to rumble

Join us for Rumble in the Rockies, our second annual regional rope climbing competition! Get ready to compete with other climbers in the community, climb on brand new sets, and win prizes—all skill levels are welcome. The comp consists of 4 weeks of red point competition, followed by a finals competition at Movement Baker.

how does it work?

From September 1st through September 28th, our roped climbing areas will be re-set with one competition route per skill category each week. As each route is set, the Rumble in the Rockies routes will receive a grade, and indicator tag, and will be viewable within the Kaya event. Scores will be calculated by totaling all the point values of the routes completed/attempted by a competitor during the 4-week period in a red-point format. Participants will record their scores in Kaya!

Please know that while you can travel to check out the Rumble in the Rockies routes at other gyms, and we encourage you to do so for the weekly Rumble in the Rockies Side Quest Meet-Up each week, you can only accrue points at the gym you signed up for.

what are the categories?

Competitors will enter in male/non-binary or female/non-binary gender categories and select their skill level. We welcome competitors to choose the skill and gender category they are most comfortable with. As a general rule, your skill category should be determined by the hardest grade you regularly redpoint at the gym.

At the end of the competition and once all scores have been tabulated, the setting team will check for any outliers in each skill category and will bump anyone who should have been in a different category.

Our 5 skill categories are:

• Novice: 5.7 –- 5.10- (TR)
• Intermediate – Top-Rope: 5.10+ –- 5.11+ (TR)
• Intermediate – Lead: 5.10+ — 5.11+ (lead)
• Advanced: 5.11+ –- 5.12+ (lead)
• Open: 5.13- -– 5.13+ (lead)

you mentioned a finals competition

The top 2 competitors from each gym in each category will be invited to compete in our regional Finals at Movement Baker on October 12th. All participants are invited to come cheer on the competitors!

ok i’m in—how do I register?

Scroll down to sign up and pay the registration fee for the gym that you’ll be competing for. Please know that while you can travel to check out the Rumble in the Rockies routes at other gyms, you can only accrue points at the gym you signed up for.