Cities/Pittsburgh/Programs/Bouldering League

6 Week Season: April 15th - May 20th

Teams of 3 compete weekly on Wednesday OR Thursday Nights to be crowned the FA Bouldering League Champs!

 

FA Members $49 | Non-Members $89 

Recreation VB to V3 | Intermediate V4 to V6 | Open V7 and Up

Registration fee includes 6 weeks of League action, a League t-shirt or tank, invite to the League after party, and a chance to win great prizes from FA and our partners.

League Format

  • 6 Week Season – Starting on April 15 and ending on May 20. Five Week Regular Season + Flash Finals.
  • Climb in person – 6pm to 9pm Wednesdays OR Thursdays during the regular season.
  • Teams of 3 – Sign up as a full team or a pair/solo and we’ll place you on a team.
  • Three Climbing Categories – Climb with your friends or meet new friends who climb in the same climbing category as you!
    • Recreation: VB to V3 (projecting V3 / V4)
    • Intermediate: V4 to V6 (projecting V6 / V7)
    • Open: V7 and up
    • Climbers must compete in the category of their most skilled climber. For example: A climber who’s projecting V3 (Recreation) wants to compete on a team with their friend projecting V5s. They must compete in Intermediate. 
  • Registration Fee: 
    • Registration closes April 13 
    • Members: $49 from March 26 to April 13
    • Guests: $89 from March 26 to April 13
      • Registration covers gym entry from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesdays OR Thursdays during league season; no need to purchase an additional day pass.

Scoring Details

  • Climbs included in the league will be assigned a point value based on their grade with an available flash bonus.
  • Individual Score:
    • Recreation & Intermediate: Top 6 Scores will be submitted from each teammate each week
    • Advanced: Top 5 Scores will be submitted from each teammate each week
  • Team Score: The sum of all 3 individual scores + any team bonus points.
  • Weeks 1 to 5 – Regular Season: Team Scores accumulate weeks 1 – 5.
  • Week 6 – Flash Finals: The top teams with the highest cumulative team score at each gym on week 5 will advance to finals. You will be given time to preview. All league participants are invited to cheer on the finalists and participate in our after-party.

Bouldering League Champs: The top 3 teams will be crowned as the FA Bouldering League Champs in each climbing category, taking home bragging rights, prizes, and all the glory!

Absence Policy: Going to miss a night? Climbers will be able to climb on either Wednesday OR Thursday night OR they can have another climber sub in for them and climb during a designated league night.

FA Station Square staff reserve the right to bump a team up a category if climbers are routinely outperforming their category during the season. 

Questions? Drop us a line at pittsburghleague@faclimbing.com.