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Battle of the Bay 2025
November 1
801 Willow Street
Redwood City
BATTLE OF THE BAY BOULDERING COMPETITION
Welcome to the largest bouldering competition (and celebration!) in the country: Touchstone’s Battle of the Bay 2025!
Taking place at Hyperion Climbing, this year’s Battle of the Bay includes two climbing categories:
- Citizens Category
- Our all-level competition includes a newly set gym with unique comp-style problems. After climbing hard, party harder with free food, beer, and prizes.
- Open Category
- Our heavy-hitter competition offers a chance at the crown and a $15,000 cash purse! Open competitors from our gender categories—women, men, and non-binary—must place in one of the top six slots in Qualifiers Round to move on to the Finals Round. We have a new format for Finals, which we will be releasing very soon!
Battle of the Bay is more than a climbing comp—it’s our biggest celebration of the year. Mark your calendar now (Oct 31st + Nov 1st) so you don’t miss out.
COST
The entire event is free for members, $30 for non-members unless you’re competing in the Open Category (see prices below) and $10 for non-members spectating the Finals (Saturday after 6pm and after).
Our Access to Climbing (ATC) Program offers discounts on Touchstone Climbing competitions. Register at the front desk or contact [email protected] to receive your unique discount code.
SCHEDULE
- Friday, Oct 31
- 4pm – 5pm: Open Category Athlete Check In
- Mandatory Rules Meeting: 4:45pm*
- 5pm – 8pm: Open Qualifiers
- Saturday, Nov 1
- 11am – 12pm: Citizens Registration
- 12pm – 5pm: Citizens Climbing Round
- 4:30pm – 5:30pm: ISO Check-In for Open Finalists
- 5pm – 6pm: Happy Hour
- 6pm: Presentation + Observation (2 mins per boulder)
- 6:15pm – 7:30pm: Open Category Finals
- ~7:45pm: Appeals Window
* This meeting is mandatory for all Open competitors, be sure to arrive at the gym by 4:30pm at the latest.
CITIZENS CATEGORY
Sign up for our all-level Citizens comp and challenge yourself on brand-new, mega-fun comp problems. Or just come and enjoy the beer, pizza, prizes, and games before the Open Finals round in the evening.
No registration is necessary for the Citizens Comp. But please get your competition code and sign a waiver before arriving. (Spectators must also sign waivers.) Then climb till you can’t climb anymore! The Citizens Comp is self-scored and should feel familiar to you if you’ve ever been to one of our TCS comps.
OPEN CATEGORY
Open competitors, this day is for you. All open competitors must climb in the Qualifying Round. You can register here, beginning TBD.
- Early Registration Pricing (Oct 1–Oct 20)
- $50 for Members
- $80 for Non-Members
- Late Registration Pricing (Oct 21–Oct 31)
- $70 for Members
- $100 for Non-Members
- Finals Spectating (Nov 1, 6pm+)
- Free for Members
- $10 for Non-Members
Open competitors in each gender category (women, men, and non-binary) will have 3 hours to climb on 4 boulders. The climbs are scored with 5 points for the first zone, 10 for the second zone and 25 for the top, with a 0.1 point deduction for each try after the first to achieve their highpoint. Judges will keep score so you can concentrate on trying your hardest!
The top six competitors in each gender category will advance to the Finals Round, where they will compete for a cash prize:
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- 1st: $1,500
- 2nd: $1,200
- 3rd: $1,000
- 4th: $800
- 5th: $300
- 6th: $200
HAPPY HOUR
Mix, mingle, and enjoy free drinks and snacks while checking out vendor booths from your favorite outdoor brands. This is your chance to swap beta and reconvene with friends while snagging a front-row seat for the upcoming show.
OPEN FINALS
The final throwdown has the top six Open competitors from each gender category climbing for the crown—and a cash purse! This round is an onsight format with 4 problems for each gender. Spectators, be sure to save some energy to cheer the finalists up the wall!
SPONSORS
Every year, Battle of the Bay pushes the scale and the scope of indoor competitive bouldering. We don’t just want each Battle of the Bay to be a better comp than last year’s, we want it to be the best comp anyone has ever seen. We partner with industry leaders who share that ambition to help us get there. If you’d like to be a Battle of the Bay sponsor, drop us a line!
LOOKING FOR INFO ABOUT PREVIOUS BATTLE OF THE BAY COMPS?
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