Fall is here and The Crosstown Bouldering League invasion is upon us! Fire up the fingies and the friends and fight it out to be crowned one of the 5 Crosstown Champs in each category1
6 Week Season: October 7 - November 14
FA Membership required | 18 & Up | Registration closes 10/2 or when we reach capacity
Registration fee includes 6 weeks of League action, a league shirt, an invite to the League after party, and a chance to win great prizes and raffles from FA and our partners!
Unparallel Climbing Shoes, Gearhead Outfitters, WasteNot Compost, Literally Outside, Organic Crashpads, & More!
Not a member? Join with a League registration and we’ll waive your enrollment fee! Learn more about our memberships here.
League Format
- 6 Week Season Starting the week of 10/7. 5 Week Regular Season + Team Onsight Finals
- Teams of 3 – Sign up as a full team or a pair/solo and we’ll place you on a team
- Climb in person 6-11pm Mondays at Block 37, Tuesdays at Uptown, and Thursdays at Humboldt Park
- Sign up to rep your home gym – but climb at any FA Bouldering location during the above league times
- Climbers can climb at one, two, or all three league nights each week from 6-11pm. Most folks climb for 2-3 hours during league.
- Two Categories – Select a category based on the grade you can typically send in 1-2 sessions
- Intermediate: Up to V5
- Open Category: V6 and Up – No lower grade limit on climbs you can score
Scoring Details
- Climbs included in the league will be assigned a point value
- Individual Score:
- Intermediate – Top 6 climbs / week, Open – Top 5 climbs / week
- Score up to 2 climbs outside of your home gym each week
- Team Score: The sum of all 3 individual scores + any team bonus points
- Weeks 1-5 Regular Season: Team Scores accumulate weeks 1-5
- Week 6 Team Onsight Finals:
- Intermediate: The top teams at each gym after week 5 will advance to finals taking place at each gym during their regular league night. Teams that advance to finals must compete at their home gym
- Open: The top teams at each gym will compete in a combined finals at Humboldt Park on Thursday 11/14
Crosstown Champs: The top 5 teams in each category (across all 3 gyms) will be crowned as the Crosstown Champs, taking home bragging rights and … prizes!
The Crosstown Cup: The winning gym will be engraved on the Crosstown Cup to be cemented in the prestigious chronicles of League History. The trophy has bounced between Block 37 and Humboldt the last two seasons. Spring ’24 saw the trophy migrate East to Block. Will this be the season Uptown abducts the trophy? Tune in and find out!
Absence Policy: Going to miss a night? Climbers will be able to climb during another league night or have another climber sub in for them.
Questions? Drop us a line at league@faclimbing.com.