In the month of October, the finest ghouls and witches gather for the spookiest of all competitions. Join us for our annual Pumpkin Pump climbing event full of fall festivities, prizes, and friendly contests.
2026 Schedule:
This year’s Pumpkin Pump is full of dynamic climbs set by our amazing setters! Hop on a climb and give each Dyno your best try!
Mandatory Rules Meeting: 10:45am
Competition Hours: 11am - 1pm
Prizes: Announced at 1:30pm
The winners of our costume contest, raffle, and one male and one female competition winner will be announced!
Prizes:
Guess the Candy: Take your best guess at how much candy is packed inside a Nalgene. Closest guess wins the bottle AND all the candy inside!
Costume Contest: Come dressed to impress, frighten, or make us laugh. The costume with the most votes wins one FREE month of membership!
Competition Prizes: Our top male and female competitors will each take home a $50 gift card.
Raffle Prizes: Keep earning those tickets for your chance to win a gift basket of goodies + TWO $25 gift cards!!
Registration:
Pricing:
FREE for members!
Non-members can join with their $20 day pass
Registration includes:
Competition entry w/score card
One raffle ticket
Event Activities:
Costume contest
Pumpkin pull-up contest
Guess the Candy
Crimper War
Crate Stacking
FREE hot dog + chips + drink!
Participating in activities gets you additional raffle tickets!
Walk-ins to the competition are more than welcome! We are stoked to have you join us!
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FAQs
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There will be 4 prizes to win! A Nalgene bottle with candy if you can guess the right amount, one FREE month of membership to VV for winning the costume contest, one male and one female competition winner each win a $50 gift card, and a raffle for a gift basket + TWO $25 gift cards!
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There is no age limit to our competitors. Everyone is welcome to join!
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The Pumpkin Pump will follow our Dynos + Dogs format this year!
Attempt as many dynos as you can and check them off to the corresponding space on your scoresheet!
This is a lower stakes competition to bring our community together and give back to our members!
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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.
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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.
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Each competitor will receive one raffle ticket for entering the competition. Additional raffle tickets can be earned through participation in the event activities, like crate stacking and pumpkin-pull ups!. You can ALSO get a free raffle ticket by wearing a Halloween costume!