Grotto Climbing - Rock It and Lock It  Competition

Welcome to the registration page for the 2025 Grotto Climbing - Rock it and Lock it competition ! This is our second community competition hosted at Grotto Climbing Miramar. This is a competition for climbers of all abilities.

Pricing

Early bird registration: $25 

Normal registration fee: $35 

Day of registration fee: $45 

Competition Format:

  • Two rounds: Qualifiers and Finals. Here are the categories:

  • Skill levels: Beginner V0-V3, Intermediate V3-V5, Advanced (V5-V7), and Open (V7+).

  • Genders: Female, Male

  • Each category will be assigned 10 boulders to attempt. Climbers will be scored on the number of boulders completed.

  • Qualifier Format: Modified Redpoint

    • You will have 3 hours to send as many of the boulders in your category as possible. (ie, flashing all 10 of your boulders would be the best possible score.)

  • Qualifier Timeline 

    • Session 1

      • 8:00 - 9:00 am: Competitor Check-in & Warm-up

      • 8:45 - 9:00 am: Competitor Rules Meeting

      • 9:00 - 12:00 pm: Session 1 Climbing

    • Finals

      • 5:30 - 6:15 pm: Finalists Check-in & Warm-up

      • 6:15 pm: Finalist Isolation Closes

      • 6:30 pm: Finalists route preview

      • 7:00 - 9:00 pm: Finals Climbing & Awards to follow

  • Finals Format:

    • Top 5 competitors from each category will advance to Finals.

  • Finals Structure: Each category will have 3 boulders, with climbers alternating 4 minutes on 1 minute transition and 4 minutes off the wall.Scores will determine placements based on completed boulders and attempts.

Final categories:

  • Skill levels: Beginner V0-V3, Intermediate V3-V5, Advanced (V5-V7), and Open (V7+).

  • Genders: Male, Female

Rules:

  • Participants compete as individuals 

  • Participants can only compete in one session of qualifiers 

    • Competitors have 2.5 hours to climb as many routes as possible, but they are welcome to arrive late or leave early.

  • Competition format is modified redpoint (competitors get points for a clean send of the route).

  • The Top 5 competitors from each category will climb in finals.

  • The Finals will be at 7pm after both qualifying sessions have ended