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Youth Climbing Series 

The Youth Climbing Series is an ideal competition for intermediate and experienced youth climbers, open to categories U11 to U19; held across the regions Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.

The Series consists of four rounds per region; 2 boulder rounds and 2 route rounds. The series will culminate in a two-day Grand Final, hosted in the UK, where the top three in each category from each region are invited to take part. U11 are not eligible to attend the Grand Final.



Dates and venues

Round

Round 1

Bouldering

Round 2

Routes

Round 3

Bouldering

Round 4

Routes

Competition Date

Saturday
06/09/2025
Saturday 20/09/2025Saturday
04/10/2025
Saturday
18/10/2025

Venue

Boulder World, BelfastAwesome Walls, CorkThe Dublin Climbing CentreAwesome Walls, Dublin
Entry Opens for all Rounds on the same date

TBC

TBC

TBC

TBC

Entry Closes

Thursday
28/08/2025
8:00pm

Thursday
11/09/2025
8:00pm

Thursday
25/09/2025
8:00pm

Thursday
09/10/2025
8:00pm



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Enter Round 3

Enter Round 4


Entry

  • Entry is only accepted online.
  • Entry for all rounds will open approx. one month before Round 1.
  • Entries close at 8:00pm, on the Thursday before the week leading up to the competition. (See above for dates)
  • Late entries will not be accepted.
  • No entries are accepted on the day of the competition.


Entry Fees

EntryMember of Mountaineering Ireland€30.00
Non-member of Mountaineering Ireland€40.00



Join Mountaineering Ireland and save money on entry fees! Individual youth membership is available for €25.
Click here for more information: New Member Registration


Categories

The Youth Climbing Series is open to climbers in the following categories:

Competition category for 2025Year of birth
U19Born - 2007 / 2008
U17Born - 2009 / 2010
U15Born - 2011 / 2012
U13 - Top-ropeBorn - 2013 / 2014
U11 - Top-ropeBorn - 2015 / 2016


Rules


  • The rules and regulations for the Youth Climbing Series are available via the following link: YCS 2025 Rules
  • There is one significant change from the 2024 Rules. The exclusion referred to in 1.2.9 now applies to GB teams only. This means that members of the Irish Youth Team may compete in the 2025 YCS.
  • When entering the competition, all competitors must take note of the Anti-Doping information which can be found at:  https://www.mountaineering.ie/content/AntiDoping/180

Competitors must compete in the nation and region in which they are resident.

Parental/Guardian, Spectators & Coaches:
All competitors must be accompanied by one parent/guardian at each round. An additional parent/guardian, spectator or coach can attend if they are fulfilling a volunteer role.


Volunteers

Volunteers are pivotal to the running of the Youth Climbing Series. Please volunteer if you can. The more volunteers there are, the smoother the events can run.

  • Volunteer requirements here (boulder)
  • Volunteer requirements here (roped)

Parents of competitors can confirm their intention to volunteer on the on-line entry form. Anyone else wishing to volunteer please email [email protected] stating which rounds and roles you are able to do. Roles will be allocated on the day.


Format - Bouldering rounds

  • Round 1 and Round 3 are bouldering rounds.
  • Each competition category will have eight boulder problems to attempt.
  • Competitors can make up to five attempts per boulder problem.
  • Competitors can attempt boulder problems in any order they choose.

Format - Route rounds

  • Round 2 and Round 4 are route climbing rounds.
  • Each competition category will have four routes to attempt.
  • Competitors can make one attempt per route.
  • Competitors in U11 and U13 will top-rope, competitors in U15, U17 and U19 A will lead climb.


Schedule - Bouldering rounds 

All categories have two hours to complete eight boulder problems.


CAT.

Registration Opens

Briefing

Climbing Starts

Climbing Finishes

Results Cut-Off

Provisional Results Published

Appeals Close

U11 male +        U15 male

09:00

09:45

10:00

12:00

12:15

12:30

13:00

U13 male  +         U15 female

11:00

11:45

12:00

14:00

14:15

14:30

15:00

U11 female +          U17 male

13:00

13:45

14:00

16:00

16:15

16:30

17:00

U13 female +          U17 female

15:00

15:45

16:00

18:00

18:15

18:30

19:00

U19 male +         U19 female

17:00

17:45

18:00

20:00

20:15

20:30

21:00



Note: The competition schedule is subject to change up until, and on the day of the competition.


Schedule - Route rounds

All categories will register at the same time, and each category will have four routes to climb. A start list will be used to schedule the climbing time of each climber per category. The starting order for the routes are the same as the first route, but staggered according to the number of routes remaining.

The start list for 2025 YCS Round  2 Awesome Cork can be found here

The start list for 2025 YCS Round 4 Awesome Dublin can be found here

Category U19 - U15, Lead Climbing

Category U13 - U11, Top-roping

CAT.

Registration Opens

Briefing

Climbing Starts

Climbing Finishes   

Results Cut-Off

Provisional Results Published

Appeals Close

   

All

10:00

10:45

11:00

15:40(tbc)

15:55 (tbc)

16:50 (tbc)

17:20(tbc)



Note: - The competition schedule is subject to change up until, and on the day of the competition.


Qualification for Grand-Final

At the end of the last round, each competitor's Series score shall be the aggregate of their three best ranking results in the Series. The top three competitors in each category at the end of the Series who have competed in at least three rounds will qualify to enter the Grand Final. U11 are not eligible to attend the Grand Final.

The Grand-Final will be held in the UK, date tbc. Please see the BMC website for further details.


Results - YCS 2024

Click here for provisional results and here for overall rankings.


Female A

1st: Amelie Stronge

2nd: Maya Grim

3rd: Ailbhe Desmond


Female B

1st: Olivia Scott

2nd: Lilou Conroy

3rd: Jennifer Rafferty


Female C

1st: Sive Hoare

2nd: Chloé Jacquet

3rd: Annie McKeon


Female D

1st: Eliza Hill

2nd: Eve Craig

3rd: Hannah Gannon


Female E

1st: Hannah McNeice

2nd: Ruby Craig

3rd: Rhea Dillon




Male A

1st: Archie Tolland

2nd: Patrick Heaney

3rd: Zach McClune



Male B

1st: Daniel Shine

2nd: Ben Kacprzak

3rd: Hunter Searle


Male C

1st: Conor Pierce

2nd: Joshua Blair

3rd: Charlie Condon



Male D

1st: Milo Murray

2nd: Myron Syrotkin

3rd: Fint Doyle


Male E

1st: Larion Syrotkin

2nd: Scott Hoare

3rd: Jed Hill


For further information, please contact: [email protected]