Weekend Comp Preview: Oct 30 – Nov 2

There are a last few Halloween comps to show off your costume at and then we return to ABS.  Get ready to party, eat candy, and then send!

October 30, 2013

Halloween 2k13 – Earth Treks, Timonium, MD
Climbing: 7pm – 10pm

This holiday happening has a dyno comp, baking contest, free candy, crate-stacking and lots of other activities.  Make sure you wear a costume!

October 31, 2013

Rocktoberfest – Central Rock Gym, Hadley, MA
Cost: $15 pre-registered members, $20 day of members or pre-registered non-members, $25 day of non-members
Climbing: 7pm

A climbing comp and a costume contest!  And if that isn’t enough to keep your interest, there will be headlamp climbing in the top-rope area.

Rocktoberfest – Central Rock Gym, Watertown, MA
Cost: $10 members, $25 non-members
Climbing: 7pm – 11pm
Categories: Beg, Int, Adv, Open

Climbing comp at 7pm.  Costume contest at 8pm.  Free pizza for competitors!

November 2, 2013

ABS Youth Local Comp – Climb North, Wildwood, PA
Cost: $30, additional $5 fee for non-USAC members
Climbing: 11am – 2pm
Categories: ABS Youth (Jr, A, B, C, D) & Adult

This comp is an ABS local for the youth, but is open to everyone.

ABS Youth Local Comp – Evolution Rock & Fitness, Concord, NH
Cost: $45, additional $5 fee for non-USAC members
Climbing: 10am – 1pm & 12pm – 3pm
Categories: ABS Youth (Jr, A, B, C, D)

This ABS comp is open only to youth and has the divisions split into different climbing times.  Youth B, C & D climb first at 10am and Youth A & Junior start their climbing at 12pm.

ABS Youth Local Comp – Doylestown Rock Gym, Doylestown, PA
Cost: $40, additional $5 fee for non-USAC members
Climbing: 10am – 1pm
Categories: ABS Youth (Jr, A, B, C, D)

There will be food following the climbing at this youth only ABS comp.

Many other gyms will be having Halloween events, so if you can’t get to one of these comps be sure to check out your local gym to see what’s going on.  I know I’ll be rocking my costume at least 2 more times:)

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Weekend Comp Review: Oct 24 – 26

Hope everyone got the chance to test run their Halloween costumes at a comp this weekend!  If not, there’s a couple more comps coming up in Mass on Halloween.  Here are the results that have been posted so far.  Check back all week for updates from the other comps.

October 26, 2013

Midnight Burn – Philadelphia Rock Gym, Oaks, PA Adult Results    Youth Results   Prelim Photos   Finals Photos    Burn Series Rankings

Tour de Bloc – Coyote Rock Gym, Ottawa, ON TdB Open Results   TdB Friendly Results   OCF  Youth Results    Photos

Blackout Boulder Brawl – MetroRock North, Newburyport, MA   Blackout Results    Pics from blogger and photographer Ian Maclellan.  A highlight reel from Less Than Sponsored.

Halloween comp – UNB Rock & Ice Club  No results yet from this comp, but some great pics of costumes and climbing from Brian Nason.

ABS Local Comp, White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH White Mountain ABS Results 2013

ABS Local Comp, Gravity Vault, Chatham, NJ GV Chatham ABS Results 2013

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Weekend Comp Preview: Oct 24 – 26

How can climbing in a comp be even more fun?  When you are in costume and there’s lots of candy!  With 1 comp tonight and 7 on Saturday it seems everyone is celebrating Halloween with chalky hands.  Make sure you check out one of these comps!

October 24, 2013

Rocktoberfest – CRG, Glastonbury, CT
Cost: $10 gym members, $25 non-members
Climbing: 7pm – 11pm
Categories: Beg, Int, Adv

The Rocktoberfest series hits Glastonbury with a citizens comp.

October 26, 2013

Tour de Bloc comp – Coyote Rock Gym, Ottawa, ON
Cost: $45
Climbing: Open 12pm – 3pm, Citizens 3pm – 6pm, Finals 7pm
Categories: Citizens & Open

Tour de Bloc kicks off at the same gym that will host the Canadian bouldering nationals.  G6 climbing announced that they will be providing the Tour Stop winners “jerseys.”

ABS comp – Gravity Vault, Chatham, NJ
Cost: Pre-registered $35, Day of $40, $5 fee for non-USAC members
Climbing: 10am – 2pm
Categories: USAC Youth (D, C, B, A, Jr)

An ABS Local comp for the youth.

ABS comp – The White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH
Cost: $40, $5 fee for non-USAC members
Climbing: Youth B, C, D 10am – 1pm, Youth A, Jr, Open 12pm – 3pm
Categories: USAC Youth (D, C, B, A, Jr), Open

An ABS comp with the categories split up, so be sure to double check your climbing time.

Halloween comp – UNB Rock & Ice Club, Fredericton, NB
Cost: $10 plus a donation for the food bank
Climbing: 10am
Categories: Beg, Int, Adv

This friendly comp will also feature a costume contest!

Midnight Burn – PRG, Oaks, PA
Cost: Pre-registered $45, Day of $50, $5 discount for USAC members
Climbing: Youth 10am – 1pm, Citizens & Pro 4pm – 7pm, Finals 8:30pm
Categories: USAC Youth (D, C, B, A, Jr), Citizens, Open

This all day comp will have the youth climbing in the morning, adults climbing in the evening and the pros duking it out in finals at night.  There will also be a costume contest!

Blackout Boulder Brawl – MetroRock, Newburyport, MA
Cost: $35
Climbing: 4pm
Categories: Citizens (Rec, Int, Adv will be determined by score)

They countdown to turning on the blacklights at this fun comp and it goes from normal to hyper-glowing in a second.  Wear your flashiest, most flourescent gear and be part of the scenery!

evoENDUROTHON – Evolution Rock & Fitness, Concord, NH
Cost: ?
Climbing: 8am – 4pm
Categories: Beg, Int, Masters, Open

This roped comp is chance to show off your stamina.  8 hours of climbing will focus on volume, not difficulty.  Happy hour and a screening of Reel Rock 8 will follow the comp.

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