Tempe – Boulderfest 2025
BOULDERFEST 2025
Tempe’s biggest community climbing competition returns to Bouldering Project on October 4th.
Boulderfest is an electric, all-day community celebration featuring an all-levels climbing competition, entertainment, music, food trucks, raffles, open finals, and community connection. It’s open to everyone, and the competition is geared for all climbers—from beginners to experts.
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!
The climbing at Boulderfest is the absolute best of what Bouldering Project and our setting team has to offer. It’s an incredible experience to climb and to watch others climb!
PRIZE RAFFLE
Everyone who competes has a chance to win awesome prizes! Each boulder topped = one raffle ticket entry. We have incredible prizes from our sponsors and local brands, and the raffle is always a blast!
OPEN FINALS
The entire day culminates in an electric Open Finals competition. Pro climbers and incredible athletes compete to claim the title of Boulderfest ’25 champion! The winners take home the cash purse and bragging rights.
ALL DAY PARTY
The day kicks off with our community competition, and is followed by a whole day of activities. Our community comp, vendor market, games, beer, and Open Finals make the day one giant party you won’t want to miss!
VENDOR VILLAGE
When you’re not climbing, hangout in our Vendor Village where you’ll find local artists and makers, sponsor booths, food and beverage, fun games, and more!
VOLUNTEERS
We would love for you to be involved! We’ll have signups to volunteer and get fully immersed in the energy, fun & community.
Signups will open soon!
Boulderfest is an electric, all-day community celebration featuring a youth and adult climbing competition, entertainment, music, food, raffles, open finals, and community connection. It’s open to everyone, and the competition is geared for climbers of all levels—from beginners to experts.
Open Qualifiers: Climbs will have individual scores and your ranking is based on the sum of your top 10 scored climbs. Finalists will be contacted before the Finals round. Finalist must be able to return to ISO by the set time on Saturday evening.
Community Rounds: Competitors will earn raffle ticket for each climb completed within their category range. The raffle will be hosted on after climbing finishes.
Final scores and results will be posted online after the event.
Community Categories:
- Recreational: Yellow, Red, Green
- Intermediate: Purple, Orange, Black
- Advanced: Black, Blue, Pink
Open Category: Blue, Pink, White
Competitors will self-select into their respective categories during the registration process. The idea is to challenge yourself!
When trying your absolute hardest, if you are able to top 10 boulders in the highest color available in that category in one climbing session, you should compete at the next level up.
See the example below:
Example: “I generally climb purples/oranges/blacks. I can flash most oranges.”
- When trying your hardest, are you able to complete 10 black boulders in one climbing session?
- If yes, we recommend the Advanced Category.
- If no, we recommend the Intermediate Category.
Open category competitors should be climbing predominantly whites and/or pinks. If a climber is able to climb white boulders, they more than likely should register for the Open category.
Rules talks will be given before the beginning of each session. Please plan to arrive on time to hear the rules talk, and to give yourself as much time as possible to climb!
Yes! Boulderfest is an all-levels competition, so even if you’re new to climbing, there will be something for you to climb. Boulderfest is an awesome experience for everyone!
Yes! Spectators are welcome.
We also have a need for volunteers for our community rounds.
Tons of stuff! We’ll have a vendor market and activities all day, open finals, and more!
No, the gym closes for anyone not competing, spectating, or volunteering.