The ClimbScotland Fun Climbing Competition (CSFCC) is Scotland’s entry-level, top rope competition for young climbers.
The self-scoring format and online registration of scores make it easy to have a go and is a great competition for those competing for the first time.
The 2026 Fun Climbing Competition has wrapped up! Keep an eye out for news of the Fun Boulder Competition in summer 2026.
- Results from the 2026 qualifying round are HERE, with team results HERE.
- Results from the final on 28 March at EICA:Ratho are HERE.
What is the Fun Competition?
The CSFCC focus is on young climbers who are just starting out in competitions. It offers a great way to have a go at competition climbing, perhaps for the first time ever, and compete against your friends whether they are from your school, in your youth group or your climbing club or squad.
NOTE: Those selected to the Scotland Development Squad and Scotland National Squad are not eligible to compete in the CSFCC to ensure a fairer entry-level competition.
Climbers compete individually in the age categories used in all our youth competitions (see below). But there will also be trophies for different ‘Teams’ and each climber can select which, if any, team they wish to have their scores counted for.
If you want to compete on behalf of your school, your climbing club or climbing wall squad, ask your group leader to get a team together. You can only compete for one team! Or you can simply compete under your own name. See the Regulations below for details of the ‘Teams’.
Please refer to the competition scorecard or the table below for a reminder of the age categories which we transitioned to in 2025, inline with IFSC and GB competitions.
Qualifying Round
The qualifying round for all categories will be held between Friday 23rd January 2026 and Saturday 7th March 2026. The exact availability of the competition routes may vary from wall to wall according to their setting schedules – please check with your local wall about when their routes will be up.
To enter, simply visit your local hosting wall (see the list below) and get your climbing parent, teacher, group leader or the climbing wall instructor to support you as a belayer / allocated scoring judge. You have six weeks to do the routes at your leisure (BUT BE AWARE: don’t try them before you want to gain a valid score!).
You can try all the routes in one visit or complete the climbs over a couple of sessions. You are allowed three attempts at each climb. Once you have completed all four routes, your self-score can be registered online by you or your allocated judge (parent, teacher, youth group leader, instructor or coach).
The top scorers will be invited to compete at a Grand Final on 28th March 2026 at EICA:Ratho.
All online scores must be submitted by midnight on Monday 9th March 2026.
What category am I in?
There are five categories based on your year of birth.
All categories will be top rope or autobelay.
| Year of birth | Year of birth | Year of birth | Year of birth | Year of birth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year of event | U11 | U13 | U15 | U17 | U19 |
| 2026 | 2017 2016 | 2015 2014 | 2013 2012 | 2011 2010 | 2009 2008 |
Where are the qualifying rounds?
You can enter the CSFCC at the following locations across Scotland:
- Aberdeen – Transition Extreme
- Dundee – Avertical World
- Edinburgh – EICA Ratho
- Edinburgh – Alien Rock
- Fort William – 3 Wise Monkeys
- routes available 28th Jan – 7th Mar
- Glasgow – Glasgow Climbing Centre
- Glasgow – TCA The Prop Store
- routes available 30th Jan – 26th Feb
- Inverness – The Ledge
- routes available 23rd Jan – 19th Feb
- Kilmarnock – Ayrshire Climbing Centre (previously Above Adventure)
- Stirling – The Peak
- Orkney – Pickaquoy Centre
- Perth – Perth College Climbing Wall
How much does it cost?
Entry to the qualifying competition is free. However you may have to pay entry to the climbing wall, or for the use of an instructor at the climbing wall. Please contact your local host wall to find out more.
Entering your scores for the CSFCC
You should use a paper or online scorecard to keep a record of your scores and attempts. Keep it safe in case of appeals. Then you need to submit your results to us via our online form. See below for more information about scoring.
The online scorecard is available for desktop browsers only and not editable on mobile.
Deadline for entering scores
All scores must be registered online by midnight on the Monday 9th March 2026. You will not be able to record scores after this time, and any scores not entered will not be accepted. Please ensure you enter a contact email which is checked regularly – this is the contact we will use for getting in touch about the Grand Final, and we wouldn’t want you to miss out over a lost email!
Recording Scores if you are a teacher / instructor / youth leader or coach
If you are a teacher, coach or other person who is responsible for the scores for several competitors making up a team, you will have to input the score for each of your climbers.
In section three of the form you can input the team your climbers are representing.
Please Note:
- After entering all of your competitors’ scores, please retain the paper or pdf scoresheets as these may be required if there are any queries with any of the scores.
- You must check the accuracy of any information supplied as any errors may invalidate your entries.
- We will compile team scores upon completing of the qualifying round of the comp
Want to know more?
For more detailed information about the CSFCC, check out the following documents or contact us at
CSFCC 2026 Rules & Regulations