BlocBender 2023
BlocHaven’s Third Annual Climbing Competition
– All Levels Welcome!
Sept 29th & 30th
BlocBender is our annual citizens bouldering competition with categories for all levels ranging from Reacreational to Open. The Open category will compete in a qualifying round and Onsight Spotlight Finals on Sat. night. We will have prizes for the top three competitors in all categories, and the top three male & female open competitors will recieve a cash purse. You don’t want to miss it!
BlocBender ’23 will take place on September 29th & 30th. Open Category competes Friday (Qualis) and Saturday (Finals), all other categories compete just on Saturday.
If you missed the Sept 1st deadline to get a shirt, we will have a limited stock for sale at the event!
No Refunds after 9/28
No experience required!
Recreational: V0-V2
Intermediate: V2-V4
Advanced: V4-V6
Open: V7+
Masters (50+)
Para
Recreational: V0-V3
Intermediate: V3-V5
Advanced: V5-V7
Open: V8+
Masters (50+)
Para
Friday, Sept 29th: Schedule
- 5:15 pm – Open Category competitors arrive and receive their scorecard
- 6:15 pm – Open Category rule coverage
- 6:30 – 9:30pm Citizens Competitor Packet Pick-up
- 6:30 pm – Open Category Qualifiers starts
- 9:30 pm – Open Category Qualifiers ends
We STRONGLY encourage any Saturday Competitors that are in town on Friday to come to the Packet Pick-up
This will greatly reduce your time spent in line on Saturday, AND you can hang out during the Open Qualifier Round!
Saturday, Sept 30th: Schedule
- 8:00 am – Morning Session competitors arrive and receive their scorecard
- 9:15 am – Rule coverage
- 9:30 am – Morning Session Competition starts
- 12:30 pm – Morning Session Competition ends
- Awards for Citizen’s Round will be at 7pm (Tentatively)
Parents: You will still be scored in the usual categories: (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Para and Masters), you will just be able to climb with your child(ren).
- 12:00 pm – Competitors arrive and receive their scorecard.
- 1:15 am – Rule coverage
- 1:30pm – Citizen’s Competition starts
- 4:30 pm – Citizen’s Competition end
- 4:30 pm – Pre-Finals Party opens
- Citizen’s Awards starts at 7pm (Tentatively)
- 7:00 pm – Open Finals competitors due in Iso
- 7:30 pm – Iso Closes
- 7:45 pm – Rule coverage
- 8:00 pm – Open Finals Starts
- 9:30 pm – Open Finals Ends
- 9:45 pm – Open Finals Awards
- 10:00 pm – The gym is closed
- AFTER PARTY at Magnetic South (2 doors down – ALL Ages Welcome!)