Washington

🎉 BOULDERFEST IS BACK 🎉
Join us for 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 perfect for all climbers—from beginners to experts.

Please reach out to our Community Marketing Manager if you have questions or concerns at nadia.mathis@boulderingproject.com.

WHAT'S HAPPENING
1️⃣ 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 routes are the absolute best of what Bouldering Project and our setting team have to offer. It’s an incredible experience to climb and to watch others climb!

Register to compete with a Saturday Session ticket.

2️⃣ PRIZES 🎁
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!

3️⃣ OPEN FINALS 🏆
The entire day culminates in an electric Open Finals competition. Top climbers compete to claim the title of Boulderfest ’24 champion! The winners take home the cash purse and bragging rights.

Register to compete with a Friday Open Qualifiers ticket.

A minimum of 6 participants per category will need to be registered for Open Qualifiers by 9/30 in order for us to accommodate the category. 

4️⃣ ALL DAY PARTY 🎉
The day kicks off with our community competition and is followed by a whole day of activities. Our vendor market, DJs, Open Finals, and after-party make the day one giant party you won’t want to miss!

5️⃣ VENDOR VILLAGE 🛍️
When you’re not climbing, hang out in our Vendor Village where you’ll find local artists and makers, sponsor booths, food and beverages, fun games, and more!

6️⃣ AFTER PARTY 🍻
The party isn’t over when the comp ends—stick around for an awesome after-party at Lost Generation Brewing!

7️⃣ VOLUNTEERS 🙌
We would love for you to be involved! Sign up to volunteer and get fully immersed in the energy, fun, and community.


HOW TO SELECT YOUR CATEGORY:
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.”
We recommend the Intermediate Category.

When trying your hardest, are you able to complete 10 black boulders in one climbing session?
We recommend the Advanced Category.

When trying your hardest, is the Black category overall still challenging, meaning you can’t send 10 black boulders in one climbing session?
We recommend the Intermediate Category.

Open round competitors should be climbing predominantly blues, whites, and pinks. If a climber is able to climb white boulders, they more than likely should register for the Open category.

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DC Boulderfest 2024

Competitors compete for a cash prize in a two-part competition starting with Open Qualifiers on Friday, 10/4 from 6-9pm. Top competitors will move on to Open Finals, on Saturday, 10/5 from 6:30-8:30pm where they will compete for a cash prize. Categories available: Men, Women, Non-Binary

Community Climbing Competition - All Levels. All Ages.
Categories: Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced

Community Climbing Competition - All Levels. All Ages. 
Categories: Recreational, Intermediate, Advanced

Climbing & Fitness area will be closed to spectators

DC Boulderfest 2024

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