Climbing Championships 2024-25 (Part of BUCS nationals)

The Climbing Works  

Unit B2, Centenary Works,

150 Little London Road,

Sheffield,

S8 0UJ

The accepted entries can be found here.

Whilst everything possible has been done to accommodate preferences, not everyone was able to climb in their preferred session, so please ensure you check the above document and arrive for the correct session.

The Route Judging allocations can be found here.

Whilst everything possible has been done to accommodate preferences, not everyone was able to Judge in their preferred session, so please ensure you check the above document and arrive for the correct session. We have tried to pair your sessions as close as possible.

Participants should register prior to their allocated session, which can be found in the accepted entries tab above. Participants should not arrive at the venue earlier than their registration time/route judging session, to avoid overcrowding. Registration times for each session will be as follows:

Session 1 Registration: 08:00am-08:30am

Session 2 Registration: 11:45am-12:15pm

Session 3 Registration: 15:30pm-16:00pm

8:00-8:30 Registration 1

8:30-8:40 Briefing

8:40-11:35 Climb 1

11:45-12:15 Registration 2

12:15- 12:25 Briefing

12:25-15:20 Climb 2

15:30-16:00 Registration 3

16:00 – 16:10 Briefing 

16:10 – 19:05 Climb 3

19:05 – 20:00 Score count, Setting for final and isolation

20:00-22:00 Finals

To enhance our sustainability throughout this event, we are transferring from hand written, paper scoresheets to a digital scoring system powered by Griptonite. This will be operated and centralised through Route Judges mobile phones, and they will be asked to ensure they have access prior to the event.

Competitor registration:

Griptonite have emailed all digital registrations and scorecards to each competitor.

If this email was not received, please email [email protected]

Route Judge registration:

Step 1) Non Griptonite Users (majority)

Goto -> https://api.griptonite.io/auth/reset-password

Enter email and get a password.

Step 2) Then Judges must register using this link (Griptonite users can go straight here)

https://comps.griptonite.io/362c49f7-3c1a-5ce5-873c-afccca913de6/judge?key=467ab928

Any route judging queries please email [email protected]

Step 3) Judges must then be approved by the any Gym Admin (Jodie/Sam/Cas) in the app

Gym> Comp Profile > Settings>Judges

Progression to the finals in the evening will be calculated using scores from your climbing session. The top 6 male and female climbers progress to the final. Competitors are welcome to stay and spectate – There will be an area set aside to accommodate this.

For the finals, we have two judges outside of an institution to remove any bias and this will allow for a seamless yet gripping final!

Presentations will take place immediately after the final climb-offs, at around 22:00. Presentations will be made for the Male & Female Winners, and the Male & Female Team Overall Team Winners.

You can find the rules and regulations for BUCS Climbing events here.

Withdrawals can be made through an institution administrator, via email, to Jodie Lawrence.

Withdrawals made after the Institution Administrator deadline (30 January 2025 at 23:59pm) but at least 7 days prior to the event will still be charged the entry fee, but will not incur any further fines.

Withdrawals made less than 7 days prior to the event will still be charged their entry fee and will also be charged a £25 withdrawal fee, due to the proximity to the event.

The Climbing Works is situated in Centenary Works, which has its own free car park. Spaces are on a first come first serve basis, although there is also free roadside parking available outside of Centenary Works, should the car park be full but please be mindful and considerate of residents, please avoid Athol Road but Smithy Wood Road and Woodseats Road are ideal. There will also be parking available at Robert Sorby Tools over the road to the climbing works. Please ensure you park considerately and only in marked bays if in the car park.

The Climbing Works has an onsite café which will be selling sandwiches and hot and cold drinks alongside an additional food vendor hired for the Climbing Championships. There is also a Tesco supermarket located approximately 15 minutes’ walk from the venue, as well as a McDonalds and other restaurants.

Anyone wishing to take photos or video at this event must complete the BUCS Media Accreditation Form prior to the event.

BUCS reserves the right to prohibit photography equipment being used at a BUCS event. BUCS reserves the right to request that the individual ceases to take photographs, deletes any images and, if considered necessary, leaves the venue.

BUCS Points will be awarded to the top 4 competitors in the Men’s and Women’s Individual competition.

Team Points will also be awarded to the top 8 teams from both the Men’s and Women’s competition. This is awarded by taking the top 3 scores of entrants from each institution to form an extracted leader board.

A full breakdown of points can be found in Appendix 1  

The sustainability of our event matters to us and these are the positive steps we are taking to manage our environmental impact:

• All staff and volunteers are encouraged to travel to the event via public transport
• We have used local suppliers where possible
• Event programmes are all online, minimising paper use

How can you help at this event? Here’s some ideas:

• Be self-sufficient by using refillable bottles and coffee cups to reduce waste
• Travel smarter – as a team on a minibus, cycle or use public transport
• Go paperless - use your phone for all event information

It is requested that any vests/university branded clothing is worn, particularly for the finals should you qualify for this. Please, if possible, bring any university kit to wear and represent your institution!

All questions should be communicated by an institution’s athletic union or students’ union staff member to: Jodie Lawrence, BUCS event lead.