British Bouldering Championships 2007. Photo: Messenger/BMC
There are four competitor categories – junior male and junior female (born 1993-1997), and senior male and senior female (born 1992 or earlier).
The reigning national champions are:
Senior Male: Ned Feehally
Senior Female: Audrey Seguy
Junior Male: Jonathan Stocking
Junior Female: Shauna Coxsey
The competition consists of a qualification round of 10 problems, and a final round of 5 problems. There is no isolation for the qualifying round, each competitor is allowed 3 attempts on each problem and receives 10, 7 or 4 points dependent upon whether the problem is completed on the 1st, 2nd or 3rd attempt. Additionally a bonus or tie break point is available for ‘holding’ a specified hold.
The final round is run on the same format as World Cup bouldering competitions. Each climber is given a maximum of 6 minutes to attempt a problem and is allowed as many attempts as required within that time period. They then have 6 minutes rest before trying the next problem.
The scoring for the finals is significantly different from the qualifiers. There are no points as such. The winner is the one who does the most problems in the least number of attempts. If there is a tie after looking at number of problems then the number of bonus/tie break holds are looked and also the number of attempts to get those bonus holds.
The championships will also form part of the selection process for the 2010 Senior British Bouldering Team. First place senior male and senior female will be automatically selected (if British passport holder). Other competitors will be selected on past, present and potential performance.
There is no qualification process to gain entry into the British Bouldering Championships, and the competition is open to anyone. The problems range from V2 to V8 in the junior categories, and V3 to V10 in the seniors. The juniors will compete on the Saturday, with the Seniors climbing on the Sunday. We look forward to welcoming new and established competitors.
Download the BMC British Bouldering Championships entry form
Download the BMC British Bouldering Championships rules and regulations
If you don’t want to compete, but want to come along to spectate and cheer on the climbers, visit the Cliffhanger website for information on all the activities and entertainment at the UK’s largest outdoor outdoor-pursuits festival.