What is ‘The Mega Series’?
We love to celebrate all our amazing customers, from the seasoned professional, to those just starting their climbing journey. The Mega Series aims at creating a competition environment that challenges the best, but is also accessible for those newer climbers too.
The series runs throughout the calendar year with ‘Qualification’ rounds happening typically every other month. The format of each round may change, but in general they last 1 week, and you have unlimited sessions and attempts to conquer as many of the blocs as possible. There is no set number of blocs in each round, but we’re averaging around 50 in the 2023 series.
At the end of the year, we calculate the best performing 6 climbers in each category (best 3 results count) and take them into a IFSC isolation based format competition early in December. If you didn’t make it into the final, come down and watch what the setters have asked of the climbers and show your support! It sure is one heck of a day…!
*If you want to get a feel for the finals, check out the photos from our 2022 Grand Finals Day linked below…
2023 Mega Series Dates:
Round 1: 7th – 15 February.
Round 2: 4th – 12th April.
Round 3: 7th – 15th June.
Round 4: 3rd – 11th August
Round 5: 22nd October (Redpoint format)
Grand Finals: 9th December.
Each category is split by gender and age
Fair & Simple Format / Rules
Each category is split by gender and age as follows;
- Under 12’s (mixed gender)
- 13-16 Female.
- 13 – 16 Male.
- 17+ Female.
- 17+ Male.
- 45+ Female.
- 45+ Male.
- Open (new open gender category as of R4 2023)
Check the individual rounds above to see which of these two formats it will have. It will either be on a single night or over a week. The exact times will be published above in the preceding month of each round.
All rounds will follow the same scoring format:
- This will be a self-scoring comp based on honesty. Please mark your score on the form which is purchased from reception, then get a second person to confirm your score.
- Start on marked holds, one hand per pink tag. Feet must be off the floor before your hands move.
- Finish holds will also be marked with pink tags. You must touch/hold the finish hold with both hands in control.
- Brushing is allowed however climbing on comp holds to test and feel is not permitted.
Age categories for finals are the same as the preliminary rounds.
- This will be based on your age as of 7th February 2023.
- If you wish to be entered into the older age category (i.e.. You are 16 and wish to compete in the 17+ age category), please inform reception.
- Finals will be held in December, date TBC.
- To qualify for the finals you must have entered at least 3 competitions.
Grand Final Rules and Format:
- The 6 highest scoring competitors from each age category from the preliminary rounds will be invited to compete in the final.
- All competitors will try one route before moving onto the next route.
- Only 1 climber will be on the matts to try the route.
- Each climber will have 4 minutes to complete the route.
- The person with the lowest number of attempts to finish a route will be the winner, followed by second and third.
- If there is a tie, judges will use “count back” to see how many attempts each competitor took to reach the “bonus hold” on each route.
- The younger age categories will compete first, leading up to finish with the adults climbing together.
2022 Mega Series Final Photo Gallery
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All entrants, both junior and adults must be registered Boulder Shack climbers. Depending on your experience you may be able to register for free on the evening of a competition. Please read our information on how to register at Boulder Shack Climbing Gym here.
