The Irish Boulder Championships will take place on 29 & 30 March 2025.

Please note we have yet to confirm the Four Nations Series for 2025 but hope to bring an update soon. 

For more information please visit: GB Climbing and climbscotland.net

The competition will take place on the weekend of 29 & 30 March at Bloc Climbing Gym in Dublin.

Categories: 

Senior and U19

U17, U15 and U13  

Entry on-line opens:

Entry closes 8pm on Sunday 9th March

Late entries will not be accepted

Event Details: - Provisional Timetable

• Saturday 29 March - U19 & Senior Qualifiers; U19 & Senior Semi-Finals, *Early Registration for U13, U15 & U17 Qualification opens Saturday evening
• Sunday 30 March - U17, U15 & U13 Qualification; U17, U15 & U13 Final; Senior & U19 Final

Categories for 2025:

The 2025 Irish Boulder Championships is open to climbers in the following categories:

Senior category - Anyone born in 2008 or earlier, including IFSC U21 and U19 categories. 

Youth category  - Anyone born in 2009 or later, including IFSC U17, U15, and U13 categories. 

Please note, Seniors and U19s will compete together in the one competition. There will only be one semi-final and final. The final result sheet will provide rankings per age group (senior and U19)  and medals will be awarded accordingly for the two age groups.

U17, U15 and U13 will compete together in one competition. There will only be one final. The final result sheet will provide rankings per age group (U17, U15, U13) and medals will be awarded accordingly for the three age groups

Each will contain a Female and a Male category. 

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Entry:

Fee’s

• Member of Mountaineering Ireland: €40
• Non-member of Mountaineering Ireland: €50
• Please note, there will be a charge of €5 per day for spectators. 
• For any climber who does not make it through to the final, the Entry Fee of €40 will admit the climber to spectate at the Finals 

All competitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by one parent/guardian but loco parentis can be used where required. The spectator fee should be paid on the day for the accompanying parent unless volunteering to help with this competition. 

If a parent/guardian or coach volunteers to assist in the running of the competition on the day, this will be in addition to the accompanying adult.

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Individual youth membership is available for €25.

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Volunteer judges

As with all climbing competitions, this competition will rely on the participation of volunteer judges for the climbers to compete. If possible, we ask that volunteers, parents, and competitors help in this regard.  All Judges will receive a briefing from our Chief Judge prior to the start of each round.

Please email championships@mountaineering.ie if you are available to judge.

Spectators

Due to venue capacity and for everyone’s safety, only during the semi-final and final rounds are spectators allowed.

Further information

There is limited parking on site. Robinhood Road is normally quiet at the weekend and cars can be parked along this road.

Entry Details

• Entry is only accepted via the Eventbrite online entry system
• Late entries will not be accepted
• If you cancel less than five business days before the competition - you will not be entitled to a refund.
  
• If the competition is cancelled due to an unforeseen circumstance - you will be entitled to a full refund.
  

• Enter via: Eventbrite online entry system 
  

  
  

Format - Please note this is to be confirmed:

NB - We would like to move to the new format below but this has still to be confirmed depending on numbers and logistics.

Senior & U19

 The senior/U19 categories will compete together, in one competition, with the following format: 

 Qualifiers - 5 blocs. Onsight. 5 on, 5 off. 

 Semifinal - 20 climbers. 4 blocs. Onsight. 5 on, 5 off. 

Final - 6 climbers. 4 blocs. Flash. 4 minutes per bloc. 

Results will show rankings for Senior and U19.

PLEASE NOTE - This competition is U19s and Seniors together. For Open and Female categories There is only one semi-final and one final 

Youth (U17, U15 & U13)

 The Youth categories will compete together, in one competition, with the following format: 

 Qualifiers - 20 bloc scramble. Maximum 3 attempts per bloc. 

U17 and U15 - 3 hours. (08:00 - 11:00)

U13 - 2 hours  (11:00 - 13:00)

 Final - 8 climbers. 4 blocs. Flash. 4 on, 4 off.

Results will show rankings for U17, U15 and U13

PLEASE NOTE - 

Rules:

• When entering online, all competitors must read, understand and accept the rules of the competition. Please take note of Eligibilities and Anti-Doping policies. 
• Further Anti-Doping information can be found at: https://www.mountaineering.ie/content/AntiDoping/180

Rules

Provisional Schedule:

Warning: This provisional schedule will be confirmed after registration has closed, and will depend on the number of registered athletes.

Please check this website for further schedule updates.

(Category times may be updated or changed on the day)

Timetable:

Saturday 29 March:

Registration: Saturday 29 March, 9:00am-14:30pm

10:00 - 16:00  Senior Qualification 

18:00 - 20:30 Senior Semi Finals

*Early Registration for U13, U15 and U17 Qualifiers Saturday 29 March 18:00 -20:30  - To be confirmed. 

Sunday 30 March:

Registration: Sunday 30 March, 7:30am - 11:30am

Times below to be confirmed

08:30 - 13:00 Youth Qualification (U17, U15 08:30 - 11:00); U13 (11:00 - 13:00)

 15:00 - 16:00 Youth Final

 17:00 - 18:30 Senior Final

Medals ceremony after

*Early registration open for U17, U15 and U13s on Saturday evening. This is advised to save queuing for your bib on Sunday morning. 

Results:

2024 Irish Boulder Championships 

Podium Shots: