You don’t need to be a pro to enter your first climbing competition! You can gain loads of experience by having a go and seeing how others perform.
Many climbing walls have their own competitive leagues and ClimbScotland organises a range of climbing competitions each year. The dates for national competitions in 2026 are:
ClimbScotland Fun Climbing Competition: 23 January – 7 March (at participating host walls), Final 28 March at EICA:Ratho
Scottish Bouldering Championships (SBC): 25 and 26 April at EICA:Ratho
Scottish Youth Climbing Championships (SYCC): 13 and 14 June at EICA:Ratho
British Speed Series – Round 2: 14 June at EICA:Ratho
ClimbScotland Fun Boulder Competition: 10 July – 15 August (these dates are subject to change), Final 29 August venue tbc
Youth Climbing Competition (YCS):
Round 1 – Saturday 12 September
Round 2 – Saturday 3 October
Round 3 – Saturday 24 October
Round 4 – Sunday 25 October
Find out more about each one and book your place below.
(Full Event T&Cs available HERE)
Volunteering
We could not run our competitions without an enthusiastic and generous team of volunteers at each event (primarily made up of the parents of competitors). Both judges and belayers are essential in allowing our events to run and our young athletes to compete.
We offer FREE competition belaying workshops, covering bottom rope belaying as well as lead belaying, with a focus on perfect practice for competitions. To read more and book, click here to see upcoming training events.
If you are able to help us by volunteering, please indicate your availability on the competition booking form, or email .
