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

Location updated to Bolder Elevated.

Athletes intending on attending CEC Nationals must compete at ACA Provincials.

Athlete Classes

Sr (including Jr & A categories)

Format

Qualifiers: Flash format - 6 problems, split rounds

Finals: IFSC WC - 4 problems

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

Registration Requirements

Note:  Registration cut off is 7:59 pm on November 1st, not 9:59 am on October 28th (system quirk only allows Eastern time zone set up)

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E4AACA82CAAFECE9-44846721-acaopen

930 AM - 10:30 AM : Check-In

10:30 AM: Technical Meeting

11:00 AM - 3:00PM: Qualifiers (Flashed 4 on 4 off)

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM: Setting Turnover

4:45 PM: Finals ISO opens

5:45 PM: ISO closes & doors Open to Spectators

6:00 PM: Athlete presentation

6:15 PM: Finals

Awards to Follow

After party at Calavera Cantina

Female Qualifiers (PDF)

Male Qualifiers (PDF)

Qualifier problem videos are being processed.

The videos are being published to the ACA Youtube Channel.

CEC Climbing Results Service

Athlete Classes

Jr/A/B

Format

Qualifiers are Modified Scramble.

Finals are 5 on / 5 off.

Officials

Jury President: Werner Lau

Head Judge: Mark Kozak

Waivers

All athletes and spectators need to complete the ARQ waiver. Waivers need to be filled out by a parent/legal guardian if the athlete is under 18.

Waivers can be filled out at this link.

Parking

The parking lot is prime parking but there is also street parking all around the building as well as Moir Park across the street with a large parking lot.

Food & Beverages

We will have tons of snacks; chips, clif bars, chocolate bars, etc. and also Gatorade, water, juice boxes, pop, redbull, coffee, etc..

Twisted Peaks will also be selling smoothies for $7 and cookies for $3.

Beer from Encore Brewing Co. will also be available for spectators.

50/50 Raffle

Raffle tickets will be being sold as a fundraiser for Always Climb to raise money for climbing scholarships.

Complete your registration, and seasonal waiver at our member site:

https://member.albertaclimbing.org/

Registration Requirements

Please note, our registration system is on Eastern Time Zone and registration closes October 20 at 11:59 PM, not October 21 at 1:59 AM as may be indicated elsewhere.

Entry fee is $80 plus GST for a toal of $84.

For those who purchased an ACA membership for the Tour de Bloc in July of 2023, you will have to sign this year's waiver prior to registering.

Volunteer sign up link is posted:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084BA4AE29A3F9C16-44943295-volunteer#/

Welcome to Arq Mountain Centre and the best seats in the house!

First Youth Competition of the year!!! It's been a while.... Excited to see you ALL, new and old faces alike!

We will have a Judge's Technical meeting before each round. The timing is reflected in the Sign-Up.

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

Athlete Meeting

The athlete’s meeting will be in person 30 minutes prior to the start of round.

Competition

7:30 men’s check in

8:30 - 11:30 men’s qualifiers

11:30-12:30 women’s check-in

12:30 - 3:30 women's qualifiers

4:30 iso open

5:30 iso close

5:45 athlete intro and preview

6-9 finals, awards to follow

TBD

Results will be posted to CompSeason as they are available during the competition:

CompSeason

View the event page for updated info

Come celebrate the 20th anniversary of the the Tour de Bloc.

Bolder is incredibly psyched to be presenting the Alberta stop of this year’s Tour de Bloc in collaboration with Jackalope and Guru on July 22! Tour de Bloc will be making it’s way across the country from coast to coast, with stops at BoulderHouse in Langford, the one and only Bolder Climbing Community here in Calgary, Up the Bloc in Toronto, and Seven Bays Bouldering in Halifax.

This year, this event will be the first ACA sanctioned event for the 2023/24 session. Anyone who wants to use this comp to collect points towards their aca ranking needs to purchase their 2023/24 aca membership via the aca before July 22

The first place winners in both men’s and women’s categories will be getting a golden ticket to Jackalope’s finals in Montreal;

Golden ticket – Offered by Arc tery’x

Flight to Montreal

VIP airport pick up

100$ perdiem per day

3 nights at a hotel

Registration fees for Jackalope

Get a chance to win a 10 000 cash purse in Montreal’s Jackalope

To sweeten the deal even more, we’ve got $600 cash purse for each of the podiums, so bring your A-game.

Our Tour de Bloc will be for open competitors only, however we’re doubling up on July 22nd with our very own scramble competition. This will be will be on the same set of boulders as Tour de Bloc, plus extra problems and will take place after the qualifier round.

Spectators are welcome all day; we’ll have drinks, food, prizes, and of course a show you won’t want to miss! After finals wrap up, we want to keep the night going and celebrate; stay tuned for the location of the official after party!

Format

This is a one-day competition with a modified qualifier scramble round, 8 problems and world cup finals.

Tour de Bloc’s registration will be for the Open categories only, however we’ll be doubling this day up with our full scramble citizen competition so if you’re looking to compete more casually or in the beginner/intermediate categories you can register for that instead!

Registration is $60 per participant for TdB and $40 for Citizen comp

Tour de Bloc Registration – Open

Citizen Comp Registration – Beg & Int

Registration closes on July 21, 2022, at 11:59 PM.

If you’re interested in being a part of this event as a volunteer, please check out our volunteer sign up below!

Volunteer Sign Up

SATURDAY, JULY 22ND*

*schedule is subject to change

8:00 AM – 8:45 AM: Tour de Bloc Athlete Registration

8:45 AM: Technical Meeting

9:00 AM – 11:30 AM: Qualifier Round

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Scramble Comp Athlete Registration

12: 00 PM: Scramble CompTechnical Meeting

12:00 PM – 3:00 PM: Scramble Round

3:00 PM – 5:30 PM: Gym Turnover – all athletes and spectators must leave

4:15 PM: ISO Opens

5:15 PM: ISO Closes

5:15 PM: Doors Open for Spectators

5:45 PM: Athlete Presentation

6:00 PM: Finals Start

8:45 PM*: After Party

*time is approximate, will move after prizes have been awarded.