BATTLE OF THE BAY
Sport climbing COMPETITION
Welcome to one of the largest sport-climbing competitions (and celebrations) in the country!
Battle of the Bay is more than a climbing comp. It’s our biggest celebration of the year, and this year's has a twist—Battle of the Bay is sport climbing. Mark your calendar.
March 28, 2026
Mission Cliffs
2295 Harrison Street, San Francisco
How to Participate
After climbing hard, party harder with free food, beer, and prizes.
Citizens Category
Our all-level competition includes a newly set gym with unique comp-style problems.
- Fill out an online waiver. Everyone entering the gym will need a current waiver on file.
- Get your comp code. Your comp code is yours for life. If you have competed in a Touchstone Climbing competition in the past, you already have a comp code. You can look it up here. If you have never competed – welcome! Registration is fast and free.
If the above comp code links aren’t working for you, registration hasn’t opened yet—check back closer to the date of the comp.
The Citizens Category is FREE for members and $30 for guests.
Just Spectating?
- March 28 (after 6pm):
Free for members
$10 for non-members
Get Spectator Pass
Our Access to Climbing (ATC) Program offers discounts on Touchstone Climbing competitions. Register at the front desk or contact info@touchstoneclimbing.com to receive your unique discount code.
The Citizens Comp is self-scored and should feel familiar to you if you’ve ever been to one of our TCS comps.
When you arrive and check-in, you will get a scorecard—keep this!
TCS comps are self-scored. After you complete a problem/route, find it on your score card and circle the points associated with how many attempts it took you to complete it. 1 try? 2 tries? 3 tries? You get the idea. Have your spotter/belayer or someone who saw you complete the climb initial each score.
At the end of the day, turn in your scorecard and the staff will add up your highest scores (top 5 for bouldering, top 3 for ropes). Easy. Plus, turning in your scorecard automatically enters you into our raffle. Once you’re done climbing just kick back, relax, and wait for the rain of prizes!
Prizes
Stick around at the end of each TCS comp for a raffle stuffed with super sweet goodies from your favorite climbing companies! Remember, your scorecard is your raffle ticket—once you turn it in you are automatically given a chance to win.
Open Category
Our heavy-hitter competition offers a chance at the crown and a $9,000 cash purse!
- Fill out an online waiver. Everyone entering the gym will need a current waiver on file.
- Register here
All open competitors are required to attend the mandatory rules meeting on Friday.
All open competitors must climb in the Qualifying Round on Friday.
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.
All open competitors must climb in the Qualifying Round. You can register here.
- Early Registration Pricing (Feb 23–March 22)
- $40 for Members
- $70 for Non-Members
- Late Registration Pricing (March 23–March 27)
- $60 for Members
- $90 for Non-Members
- Just Spectating?
- March 28 (after 6pm):
Free for members
$10 for non-members
Get Spectator Pass
- March 28 (after 6pm):
Qualifiers will take place on March 27th at 5:00 pm - 8:00pm. Open competitors in each gender category (women, men, and non-binary) will have 3 hours to climb on 2 routes. 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 on March 28th at 6:00 pm.
The Finals Round has the top six Open competitors from each gender category climbing for the crown—and a cash purse of over $9,000! This round is an onsight format with one route for each gender.
Cash Purses (for women, men, and non-binary categories):
- 1st: $1000
- 2nd: $800
- 3rd: $600
- 4th: $400
- 5th: $200
- 6th: $100
Support The Comp
Volunteers
Wanna help make the magic happen and get a free day?! We’re seeking enthusiastic volunteers to help during the Open Qualifiers and Finals Round at Battle of the Bay 2025. You’ll get a front-row seat to the action and be part of the crew that brings this event to life. Plus, volunteers receive a day pass voucher for every shift worked.
Spectators
Enjoy the beer, pizza, prizes, and games before the Open Finals round in the evening.
Free for members, $10 for non-members
All spectators must sign a waiver.
SCHEDULE
Friday, March 27
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Open Category Athlete Check In |
| 4:45 pm | Mandatory Rules Meeting for Open Category Athletes |
| 5:00 – 8:00 pm | Open Qualifiers |
Saturday, March 28
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Registration |
| 12:00 – 5:00 pm | Citizens Climbing Round |
| 4:30 – 5:30pm | ISO Check-In for Open Finalists |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Happy Hour + Finals Prep |
| 5:30 pm | Open Competitor Rules Meeting |
| 6:00 pm | Presentation + Observation |
| 6:15 pm – 7:30 pm | Open Category Finals |