BRAWL IN THE FALL

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2026

CLICK HERE FOR LAST YEARS SCORES!

Photos From 2025
📸 by Christoff LeRoux click here to view
📸 by Jack Blythe click here to view
📸 by Piper Scharlach click here to view

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Qualifiers (scramble format):
     9am-12pm OR 12:30pm-3:30pm 
Finals (world cup style): 6pm 
     Spectators welcome for finals! (free admission)
     Beer from ShortFinger Brewing 
     Food from Los Rolling Tacos
     DJ Shaheed

Cash prizes for finalists in each category:
     1st – $1000
     2nd – $500
     3rd – $400
     4th – $300
     5th – $200
     6th – $100

Prizes:
Scorecards need to be submitted to be eligible for raffle prizes.  Competitors need to be present at time of draw to claim their prize. 

2025 Raffle prizes for non-finalists from Arc’teryx, Atlas Collectables, ClimbOn!, Change Lifestyle & Apparel, Deadpoint Climbing Co., Evolv, Flashed, Grade Above, Lil’ Holds, Mountain Equipment Company, Metolius, Ontario Resoles, Oktoberfest, Princess Cinema, Sail, Scarpa, Yerba Mate.

Finalists will not be entered in the raffle.  Cash prizes will be awarded to the finalists in each category.

2025 Comp T-shirts $25 — LIMITED QUANTITES! — T-shirt not included in the comp fees.
artwork by Tommy Constantinou

Gym closures for setting prior to comp day:
Wednesday, Oct 14: GYM CLOSED
Thursday, Oct 15: GYM CLOSED
Friday, Oct 16: GYM CLOSED
Saturday October 17: COMP DAY!! GYM CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC Spectators welcome for finals at 6pm!
**all active Waterloo members will be allowed to visit GRR Kitchener during Waterloo gym closures**

Scoring: 
Scoring for qualifiers is based on your top 6 climbs. You get points awarded per climb, with possible decreased points based on attempts (ex. You get 300 points for a flash of problem #30, 295 for getting it on your 2nd attempt, 291 for getting it on 3rd+ attempts).  Each completed problem requires two witness initials.  Problems with missing initials or illegible scores will not be counted.  The top 6 scores for each category (men’s & women’s) will proceed to finals. 

Schedule:
8:00am – 9:00am: registration for the morning qualifiers timeslot
8:50am – 9:00am: competitor briefing
9:00am – 12:00pm: CLIMBING FOR MORNING QUALIFIERS
11:30am – 12:30pm: registration for afternoon qualifiers timeslot
12:20pm – 12:30pm: competitor briefing
12:30pm – 3:30pm: CLIMBING FOR AFTERNOON QUALIFIERS
4:00pm – 5:00pm: Gym is closed to public
4:30pm: ISO opens for finalists
5:00pm: ISO closes / gym opens for spectators
5:15pm: raffle prizes for Qualifiers
6:00pm: FINALS START – spectators welcome!

Waivers:
Waivers will be required for both participants and spectators.  Signing waivers online ahead of time saves time at check-in.  You can sign your waiver here: https://grandriverrocks.com/waterloo/waiver/
Please note: anyone under 18 needs a minor waiver signed by their own parent/legal court appointed guardian.

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