Mile High Climbing Challenge

• To climb 1 mile (5280 ft), a climber must climb 132 routes.
• Tally board will be posted in the crag where you’ll be able to mark off your climbs.
• All rope and auto-belay routes count towards your vertical feet.
• COMMON CLIMBING COURTESY:
  • If anyone (adult or child) is standing wanting your climb (roped or auto belay), please trade off with them and give them a chance to climb that route – it’s never nice to hog climbing routes.
• Honor System: You’ll be tracking your own climbs.
• When you are being belayed and fall and still complete the climb – that counts!

Challenge Deadline: No set deadline, but an opportunity for you to do your best!

Climbing Tips

While some climbers have completed the 132-route challenge in a single day, most take a few weeks — and that’s totally fine. No matter how long it takes, finishing all 132 routes is a huge achievement!

Whenever you climb, it’s ideal to start with 3–5 very easy warm-up routes. These should be so manageable that you don’t feel tired afterward or put any significant strain on your hands. Warming up this way increases blood flow and helps prepare your tendons and muscles, reducing the risk of injury.

Beyond injury prevention, easy warm-ups also help you climb more deliberately and with better control — key techniques for improving overall performance. And yes, those warm-up routes count toward your total!

Use this as an opportunity to build a solid foundation. Climbing more easy routes puts sustained, lower-intensity stress on your tendons, which can help your body adapt and get stronger over time — without the higher risk of injury that comes from pushing too hard, too soon.

Any questions, please reach out!
sendit@ugclimbing.com