https://www.thebmc.co.uk/british-bouldering-championships-2015The BMC British Bouldering Championships is back in the park at the Cliffhanger Outdoor Festival, Millhouses Park, Sheffield on 11-12 July. It will be a senior-only, IFSC Boulder World Cup style event spread over Saturday and Sunday.
The British Bouldering Championships (BBC) is organised by the BMC and is the national championships in the UK. Since its inception in 1998, it has grown to be a very popular event. It now also forms part of the selection process for the Senior British Bouldering Team.
The Senior Bouldering Team are supported by the Arch Climbing Wall.
Format for 2015
This years event is a IFSC Boulder World Cup style event, with qualifiers on Saturday (11) and Semi-Finals and Finals on Sunday (12). This is a senior category only event and entrants must be born in 1999 or before.
When:
Saturday 11 July - Qualifiers, Sunday 12 July - Semi's & Finals
Where:
Cliffhanger Outdoor Festival, Millhouses Park, Sheffield
2015 age categories:
Seniors must be born in 1999 or before.
Male category - 60 competitors maximum, female - 60 competitors maximum.
Please note - on the day entries are available, but with a maximum number of 60 competitors in the male category , it likely that the male category will be full well in advance of the deadline for entries, so enter early.
Competition format:
A Qualification round with 5 boulders for each category - 5 mins on, 5 mins off.
A Semi-Final round with 4 boulders for each category - 5 mins on, 5 mins off.
A Final round with 4 boulders for each category - 4 mins +.
Qualification and Semi-Final rounds will be climbed onsight, and there will be an observatyion period for the Final round with isolation used throughout.
Approximate grades of problems: Senior female V3-V8/V5-V8, Senior male V4-V9/V7-V10.
Competition timings:
Saturday 11 July
Splitting the males into two groups and starting order for qualification will be derived from the 2014 BBC rankings and then at random (if you have not competed in the BBC's before) and will be posted online on Friday evening.
0900: Male registration/isolation opens
1000: Male registration/isolation closes
1015: Male qualification begins – 2 groups – 5 blocs – 5min on, 5 min off
1330: Male qualification finishes
1330: Female registration/isolation opens
1430: Female registration/isolation closes
1445: Female qualification begins – 1 group – 5 blocs – 5min on, 5 min off
1730: Qualification finishes
Sunday 12 July
0900: Isolation for semi-finalists opens
1000: Isolation for semi-finalists closes
1030: Semi Final begins – 4 blocs – 5 min on, 5 min off
1245: Semi Final Finishes
1330: Isolation opens
1430: Isolation closes
1520: Presentation of finalists and observation period
1530: Final begins - 4 blocs, 4mins plus
1730: Final finishes
1745: Prize giving
This timetable is subject to change at any time.
Entry fee
•Senior competitors: £30.00
Prizes
• Senior female & male: 1st = £500 / 2nd = £250 / 3rd = £125
The 2014 national champions
Senior Male: Dave Barrans
Senior Female: Michaela Tracey
Full rules available here.
How to enter
• All competitors must be a BMC, MCofS or MCI member.
• Parental consent must be given for any competitor aged under 18 years on the day of the event - the parental consent form can be downloaded in the entry process.
• All applicants will receive an email confirming receipt of their application. They will then receive a further email containing full event information two days before the event.
Enter online here
Spectator tickets
Please note that each competitor will get a complimentary spectator ticket with their entry. Further specator tickets can be purchased here. Note if you wish spectators to accompany you into the the park before the show starts they must by tickets in advance.
BMC members can save up to a third off your Cliffhanger ticket with the code BMC33. Adult tickets £4 (regular price £6) - offer expires midnight 26/6/15. You can still get in for £5 if you book online right through the festival weekend. Offer does not apply to ticket purchases on the gate.
Startlists
Male Category startlist will be posted here on the 10 July.
Female Category startlist will be posted here on the 10 July.
Please note that emails do not always reach their destination, it is therefore your responsibility to contact the BMC if email confirmation has not been received by Friday 10 July.
Further information
Contact Rob Adie (BMC Competition Climbing Officer) tel: 0161 438 3318 / email: rob@thebmc.co.uk
The BBC problems are set with Entre-Prises climbing holds. Entre-Prises are the official supplier of bolt-on holds to the BMC.