Our first championship event of the year kicks off with the Junior British Bouldering Championships on 15 &16 June at Depot Manchester.

Following the format of the British Boulder Championships, competitors will compete on 5 blocs for the qualification round on Saturday, with the top competitors returning on Sunday for the Semi-Final and Final rounds.

Categories: Youth A, B, C and Junior.

Registration opens at 8am 13 May 2024 and closes at Midday on 10 June 2024

Coach Registration is here

Format

Qualification: 5 blocs per category per gender, 5 minutes on, 5 minutes off

Semi-Final: Top percentage of the field will progress to the semi-final, the exact numbers of semi-finalists will be confirmed once registration has closed but provided at least 30competitors per category 20 will progress to semi-finals. No observation, 4 blocs per category per gender, 5 minutes on 5 minutes off

Final: Top 6 competitors per category per gender will progress to the final round. Observation of the final blocs is permitted and 4 blocs, 4 minutes on 4 minutes off.

Rules

It is important to read the Rules for this event.

DOWNLOAD: JBBC Rules

Entry

Fee: £60

All competitors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by one parent/guardian only. All Under 18's and Supervisors will need in Date Depot Waivers and are required to be in the centre in accordance with the Depot's 1:2 supervision ratios.  - https://www.depotclimbing.co.uk/manchester/waivers/

Late entries will not be accepted.

To enter you must complete our online booking form, with successful payment, by the entry deadline. Forms without payment will NOT be accepted.

All competitors MUST be a current member of the BMC, Mountaineering Scotland or Mountaineering Ireland to enter.

Click here to enter.

JOIN: Become a member of the BMC from just £1.56/ month

If you haven’t used the online booking system before, then you will need to create an account to log in.

Event Details

Warm up is available from 8am on both Saturday and Sunday.

Timetable:

Saturday 15 June

Registration: 08:00-08:30am

Junior, Youth A, Youth B and Youth C Females Qualification: 10am

Registration:12:00-12:30pm

Junior, Youth A, Youth B and Youth C Males Qualification: 14:00pm

Sunday 16 June:

Isolation: Opens at 08:00am, closes at 08:30am

Semi- Final starts at 09:30am and should finish approx. at 13:00pm

Isolation for finalists opens at 15:00pm and closes 15:30pm

Finals start at 17:00pm with athlete presentations, followed by observation of the final boulders.

Award Presentation: Approx. 19:00pm

If you are able to volunteer to judge, please sign up via Volunteero:

VOLUNTEER: To be a judge at the JBBCs

Cancellation policy

• If you cancel your entry to 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.

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