Irish Bouldering Championship
The Irish Bouldering Championship provides an International Federation of Sports Climbing (IFSC) format and style bouldering competition for Irish climbers. The Irish Bouldering Championship is one of two national championships run by Mountaineering Ireland.
The Irish Lead Climbing Championship takes place over two days, youth climbers on the Saturday and senior climbers on the Sunday. The competition follows the IFSC style and format as closely as possible.
The Irish Bouldering Championship is also an excellent competition for spectators to enjoy. Come along and see some top climbers in action.
Dates and venue
| Date - Youth |
06/04/2019 |
| Date - Senior |
07/04/2019 |
| Venue |
The Dublin Climbing Centre |
Times
Saturday - Youth
| Registration opens |
10:00 |
| Qualification |
11:30 - 13:30 |
| Isolation closes |
15:00 |
| Final round 1 starts |
15:30 |
| Fianl round 2 starts |
17:30 |
| Results announced |
19:30 |
Sunday - Senior
| Registration opens |
10:00 |
| Qualification round |
11:30 - 13:30 |
| Semi-Final round Isolation closes |
14:00 |
| Semi-Final round |
14:30 - 16:30 |
| Final round Isolation closes |
17:00 |
| Final round |
17:30 |
| Results announced |
19:30 |
Timings may change on the day of the competition.
Entry
- Competition entries are accepted via the Eventbrite online booking system.
- The cut off for entries is 8:00 pm on Tuesday 2/04/2019.
- There is no entry on the day of the competition.
- All competitors must fill in a Climbing Competition Registration Form.
- The form is available at the competition registration desk and for download via the following link: Climbing Competition Registration Form.
- To enter the Irish Bouldering Championship please use the Eventbrite online booking system below:
Format
| Youth Competition |
| Round |
Qualification Round |
Final Round |
| No. problems |
8 |
4 |
| No. attempts |
5 |
Unlimited |
| Isolation |
No |
Yes |
| Time |
120 minutes |
4 minutes - per problem |
| Quota |
All competitors |
5 per category |
| Senior Competition |
| Round |
Qualification Round |
Semi-Final Round |
Final Round |
| No. problems |
5 |
5 |
4 |
| No. attempts |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
Unlimited |
| Isolation |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Time |
5 minutes on 5 minutes off |
5 minutes on 5 minutes off |
4 minutes - per problem |
| Quota |
All competitors |
10 |
5 |
Categories
The Irish Lead Climbing Championship is open to climbers in the following categories.
| Competition category |
Age |
| Senior |
Born - 2001 and before |
| Youth A |
Born - 2002 / 2003 |
| Youth B |
Born - 2004 / 2005 |
| Youth C |
Born - 2006 / 2007 |
Rules
For full competition rules click on the following link: Rules - 2019 Irish Bouldering Championship