2026 Stonetree

bouldering league

6 WEEKS OF TEAM CLIMBING - Sign up today!

January 7th - February 17th 2025

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The Stonetree Bouldering League brings climbers of all abilities and ages together in friendly competition. Sign up with a friend, make a team of 4, or become a free agent today! We’re running the same handicap stye we did last year. Check out the details below.

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Opening Ceremony
Wednesday January 7th, 6:00pm

Week 1 January 7 - 13

Week 2 January 14 - 20

Week 3 January 21 - 27

Week 4 January 28 - February 3

Week 5 February 4 - 10

Week 6 February 11 - 17

Closing Ceremony
Wednesday February 18th, 6:00pm

Climb with your team and register your scores each week to be entered for prizes, build regularity into your climbing schedule, and grow as a climber!

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League Guidelines 

The Stonetree Bouldering League is all about bringing climbers of all ages and abilities together in friendly competition. Whether you’re new to Stonetree or a seasoned regular, this is your chance to connect, climb regularly, and cheer each other on. Join us as we build community, foster improvement, and have a blast climbing throughout the gym! New this year - individual Handicaps. Read on for more information.

Details:

  • Registration Open: NOW! - sign up online

  • Cost: $10 per person 

  • Opening Night: First Wednesday of Week #1 

  • Closing Night: the Wednesday after Week #6

  • Teams of 4 - Create your own team of 4, Sign up with a friend or partner, or as an Individual (Free Agent) and we will get you a team

  • Teams are encouraged to sign up with varying ability levels (sign up in your V-grade!) handicaps will exist to even out the teams. That means a team of V0 climbers has a chance to win! And a team of V7+ climbers will get heavily handicapped. 

  • Sandbaggers - if you sign up in a v-grade and climb WAY higher than you signed up, you will get double handicapped (totally up to Judges discretion) 

  • Best 4 weeks of scores of 6 weeks (so if you miss a week, that’s okay)

  • Score on 3 climbs per week, climbs must be completed on the day that you submit your score card. In other words, you can’t say “oh I climbed that route on Monday, but I’m writing it down for today, Tuesday to submit”… nope.

Scoring:

  • Climbs are assigned names & point values according to their difficulty across the gym

  • Climbs have unique names but NOT necessarily unique point values

  • Each climber records their top 3 scores for the week, along with attempts

  • Weekly score cards are available on Wednesdays

  • Score cards live behind the desk, you’re responsible for putting them back each week. 

  • Scores are due Tuesday at closing time 

  • Wednesday we will try to post scores online - details TBD

There are non-sending ways to add points to your score

In Stonetree fashion, you don’t just win points for climbing hard! Your team can also earn points for:

  • If you film, send, post & tag one of your team member’s sends (not your own) on social media with Stonetree. “Social Points” +3pts per team member for 1 post per week. You can not post more than once per week.

  • If you climb as a FULL team of 4 for the night “Team Points” +3pts per team member

  • “Kudos points” - your team can nominate another team for being supportive and helpful, just use their name or team name when them when submitting your scores.

  • And as always - points for climbing in costume as a team “Costume Points” +3pts per team member, the whole team needs to be in costume.

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Bouldering League HANDICAPS

New this year: We’re introducing a handicap system to level the playing field for all climbers! The goal is to allow beginners to compete alongside V10 crushers, giving everyone the same opportunity to come out on top. Each climber’s handicap is based on their registered category.

What category should I sign up for? There is a scoring category for each of the grades from V0 through V8+. If, at any given time in the gym, you can climb most of the yellow tags at V0-V1, then sign up for the V1 category. If you can climb ½ of the Purple tags at V4-V5, then sign up for the V4 category. If you projecting mostly blue tags, but there’s always a few you can’t do, then the decision is yours V2 or V3. But beware Sandbaggers…

How it works: With an accurate handicap, a climber’s score should total 20 points each week. For each V-grade increase, the handicap increases by 9.

  • Example 1: A V3 climber’s handicap is -34.
    -V3 climbs are awarded 17, 18, or 19 points, with an average of 18.
    -Over three climbs, this totals 54 points. Subtracting the handicap of -34 results in a perfect score of 20.

  • Example 2: A V4 climber’s handicap is -43.
    -V4 climbs are awarded 20, 21, or 22 points, with an average of 21.
    -Over three climbs, this totals 63 points. Subtracting the handicap of -43 results in a perfect score of 20.

On a high-gravity day, you may score as few as 15 or 16 points. On a low-gravity day, you could score as many as 25 or 26 points. If your scores consistently fall well above or below your registered grade, a judge may adjust your handicap. Sandbaggers will be punished severely.

 

Wait, did you miss sign ups? Or have so much fun you’re wondering how to round out the League? Look no further - Spring Comps at Stonetree are coming soon.