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October 18 & 19

BOULDERFEST 2024

BOULDERFEST IS BACK

The biggest community climbing competition comes to Salt Lake on October 18 and 19!

Photo Album: Photos by @grey_jensen

Competition Results:

Beginner Category

Intermediate Category

Advanced Category

Open Qualifier

Live Stream:

Early bird registration: August 19 – October 3 | General registration: September 20 – October 18

Boulderfest is an electric, all-day community celebration featuring a youth and adult climbing competition, entertainment, music, food trucks, prize drawing, open finals, and community connection. It’s open to everyone, and the competition is geared for all climbers — from beginners to experts.

SCHEDULE

 

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18TH

-Open Category Qualifier: 6:00pm – 9:00pm

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19TH 

-USAC Youth Q.E.: 7:00am -10:00am

-Community Round 1: 10:30am – 1:30pm

-Community Round 2: 2:00pm – 5:00pm 

-Prize Drawing/Food Trucks/Drinks: 5:30pm – 6:30pm

-Open Spectator Finals: 7:00pm – 8:30pm

-Awards – Community & Open Categories: 8:30pm

Want to Volunteer? Sign Up Here

WHAT'S HAPPENING

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COMMUNITY COMP

Boulderfest is an all-levels climbing competition.

Whether you’ve been climbing for years, or it’s your first ever comp, you’ll find something fun and challenging for you to climb!

Categories: Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced

The climbing at Boulderfest is the absolute best of what Bouldering Project and our setting team has to offer.

Everyone Gets:

-Competitor Bag: including T-shirt, chalk, snack & more.

-First access to a full gym of our best boulders – some available one day only.

-Prize Drawing: $10K+ in prizes –  Each boulder topped = one prize draw entry. We have incredible prizes from Yeti, Friction Labs, La Sportiva, Arc’teryx, Organic, and more

-Drink ticket and spectator entry into Open Finals

Top Three: In each category get a trophy and their entry fee back.

* Sandbaggers beware, we will be watching 👀

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OPEN FINALS

The entire day culminates in an electric Open Finals competition with a $10,000 cash purse.

Divisions: Men, Women, Non-binary

*categories must have six registrants to run*

Pro climbers, local crushers, and incredible athletes compete to claim the title of Boulderfest ’24 champion! The winners take home the cash purse and bragging rights.

Cash Purses:
-1st: $1,500
-2nd: $1,000
-3rd: $550
-4th-6th: $100 each

03

SPONSORS

When you’re not climbing, check out some of the sponsor booths, food and beverage, games, and more!

04

USAC YOUTH

If you are participating in USA Climbing’s Youth QE portion of our event on Saturday morning, please visit the link below.

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VOLUNTEER

It takes a village to run this competition! If you’d like to join us as a volunteer, check out the available options and sign up for one that suits you.