In the month of December, the jolliest climbers gather for the most festive competition of the year. Join us for our Christmas Crimp bouldering event full of holiday cheer, friendly challenges, and community fun!

2025 Schedule:

Competition Hours:

Saturday, December 20 from 5 - 8 pm.

The Christmas Crimp is all about bouldering! No top rope or lead climbing for this competition.

Registration is FREE:

White Elephant Participation: Bring one wrapped gift to participate in this gift exchange

Registration includes:

  • Competition entry with score card

  • Access to all event activities

  • A chance to snag an amazing (or hilariously questionable) prize

Wear your most festive holiday attire!

  • Ugly Christmas sweater

  • Santa suit

  • Grinch costume

  • Elf outfit

  • Anything else merry and bright that you can dream of!

Event Activities:

  • Bouldering competition

  • White Elephant prize exchange

  • Holiday costume showcase

  • Hot chocolate station

  • Hang out and send with our Vertical View community!

FAQs

  • There are prizes available for all levels as this competition is tiered with a casual and advanced category! Each tier will have 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes available for the men and women categories. A raffle ticket will also be included in your swag bag for the chance to win additional prizes.

  • There is no age limit to our competitors. Everyone is welcome to join!

  • The Pumpkin Pump is a modified Redpoint-style climbing competition.

    This format features a variety of climbing routes, each with its own difficulty level and corresponding point value. Zones are marked on every climb to award points for partial completion. Every attempt must be recorded, and each additional attempt will reduce the total score by one-tenth of a point.

  • Yes! Your belayer will need to be top rope certified by the start of the event. Your belay partner does not have to be competing in the event in order to belay, though competitors are welcome to belay each other.

  • We will have climbing available for all climbing levels! There are no prerequisites in terms of physical ability however, it is strongly encouraged for climbers to be top-rope certified. There will be prizes available for both the casual and advanced groups, as well as a raffle prize opportunity!

  • Each competitor will receive one raffle ticket in their swag bag. Additional raffle tickets are available to purchase on the day of the event. You can ALSO get a free raffle ticket by wearing a Halloween costume!