Winter Boulder Series
Winter Boulder Series 2024/25
We are delighted to announce the return of Durham Climbing Centre's Winter Boulder Series in November 2024!
Winter Boulder Series 2024/25 Information
What better way to track your progress through the dark winter nights than by joining in our fun and friendly competition series.
Featuring a full range of climbing problems set by Impact Route Setting Team and ranging from very easy to very hard, there's something for everyone!
Each round there are new problems to try from the best route setters around! Each round lasts a few weeks so there is plenty of time to tick off as many climbs as you can. Take as long as you like to complete the problems, and add to your score each visit!
Prizes are awarded to podium positions in all categories! There are more prizes for random positions so anyone could win!
Download your griptonite scorecard and join in the fun!
The event is FREE to enter and suitable for every level of climber. What better way to track your progress and work on your GOALS! We look forward to seeing you there!
Don't miss the chance to take part in SendFest! A standalone climbing competition celebrating the winners of Winter Boulder Series and offering the chance to take part in an exciting spectators final! Find out more!
Round Dates
Winter Boulder Series Round Dates - Free to enter!
Round 1: 6pm on Friday 29 + all day 30 November + 1 December
Round 2: 6pm on Friday 6 + all day 7 & 8 December
Round 3: 6pm on Friday 17, 18 & 19 January
Round 4: 6pm 31 January & all day 1st & 2nd
SENDFEST: 25 Qualifiers + Spectators final: Saturday 8th March 2025
Winter Boulder Series (WBS)!
- Step 1: Download the @griptonite app to access your FREE scorecard
- Step 2: Follow the rules on each problem – volumes, features and arêtes are in unless stated otherwise
- Step 3: Attempt to flash the problems stated on the scorecard to try and gain points for each attempt!
- Step 4: Points are awarded for: 10 points are available for flash (1st attempt) , 7 points are available for 2nd attempt, 4 points are available for 3rd attempt. 1 point is available for a send on ANY attempt after
- Step 5: Problem numbers on the scorecard correspond to Griptonite tags
- Step 6: Check your progress on the Griptonite leaderboard
- Step 7: Each round is open for 3 days, and you can attempt problems as many times as you like!
- Step 8: Only the scores from 3/4 rounds count so don’t worry if you have to miss a round or if one is significantly lower than the rest
- Step 9: Repeat for each round and have fun 😊
- Step 10: Come along to SendFest for an awesome festival of climbing, spectators final, free pizza, raffle, prizes and more!
Categories
Enter your category on Griptonite!
Under 16 Male
Under 16 Female
Senior Male (16-39)
Senior Female (16-39)
Vets Male (40+)
Vets Female (40+)
Non-binary
Send Fest 24
Send Fest 24
On Saturday 9th March we held the first one day climbing event Send Fest!
Competitors were invited to come and qualify between 10am-5pm on a selection of 25 qualification boulders with the top 5 highest ranking in each category invited to the exciting spectators final. Showcasing some brand new holds from Flux, Unit and SNAP - with the Snap donuts proving very popular on the day. Qualifiers closed at 5pm and the Impact routesetting team led by Cailean and Ben stripped and reset the volcano in record time creating 6 new boulders , three final problems each for the three category final; Open Male, Open Female and Minority Genders.
The vibe throughout qualifiers was relaxed and upbeat, with lots of sends and strong competition across the male and female categories.
Male ranking after 25 qualification boulders saw a three way tie in 2nd place. In the female, five strong finalists from the top 6 scoring climbers battled it out for the £100 cash prize, goody bag and Core winners trophy!
Crowd pleasing final boulders, lots of support from the crowd with encouraging commentary from Cailean made for an exciting final! Then followed the goody packed raffle stocked with hiking shoes, climbing kit and more! A few keen climbers stayed to try out the final boulders before closing.
Thanks to event supporters Beyond Hope and Red Bull for supplying us with the goods. Thanks to photographer Andrew for capturing the day on film, DJ Sam for the beats and the entire DCC Team for their hard work leading up to the event and on the day.
The final boulders will remain up until Wednesday for a few more sends, before another massive reset on Thursday and Friday across the steep volcano and cave sections!
Thanks everyone for coming to Send Fest and see you all again next year!
