Übergrippen’s Workers’ Comp is our top rope/lead climbing competition for adults.

Before this event, ÜG will be closed as we’ll be hosting the youth USAC climbing competition in during the day (8am to 4:30pm) with youth competitors from New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, & Colorado. So, we’ll have a crag full of awesome climbs up for adults in the evening (5pm to 8pm).

Date: Saturday March 29th, 2025

Doors open: 4pm
Comp rules: 4:45pm
Comp: 5pm-8pm
Raffle & Awards: Shortly after 8pm.

Workers’ Comp T-Shirt

When you are competing in the comp, you can get a limited-edition Workers’ Comp t-shirt for only $25 – these are on a very limited basis, so it’s first come first serve!

Note:
There is no spectator fee for the citizen’s comps from 5pm to 9pm.
There is a $10 spectator fee for the youth session from 8am to 4pm.

Arcteryx will be our Platinum Sponsor,
with some amazing ($5000+) prizes! 

ALL retail gift prizes will be randomly selected from each competitor!!
So even if you are new to climbing, you have equal odds of winning the best prizes.

  • Free Climbing Shoes from La Sportive
  • Free Climbing Shoes from Tenaya
  • Gear from Mammut
  • Gear from Lululemon
  • Free Samples from Crush Dust – better than chalk!
  • ÜG T-Shirts
  • Chalk Bags
  • Edelrid Jul2
  • ÜG Gift Cards – can be used for gear, food, drinks, etc.
  • & more!

More sponsors and additional awards will be posted here in the coming weeks! 

Winners of each age category will win a FREE 1-Month Membership at Übergrippen (value of $120)!

  • 19 to 29 years old
  • 30 to 44 years old
  • 45 and older

Comp Format

Style: Classic Redpoint:

  • 30 competition routes are set at different difficulty levels, allowing climbers to choose which ones to attempt based on their ability.
  • Each route is assigned a point value based on its difficulty, with higher points awarded for harder routes successfully completed.
    • Route #1 is worth 100 points, increasing up to Route #30, which is worth 3000 points.
    • An additional 50 points are awarded for leading a route.
  • Climbers can try each route as many times as they wish within the allotted time.
  • Climbers that want to repeat a route need to move to the back of the line if one is present.
  • Climbers can mix top rope and lead routes.

Categories: 

  • The winners earn bragging rights and a FREE Month Membership at Übergrippen.
  • Men, women, & non-binary are broken up based on their age groups:
    • 18 – 29 years old
    • 30 – 44 years old
    • 45+ years old

Scoring & Honor System:

  • It is an honor system competition.
  • A climber’s scorecard must be signed by a witness to validate each completed route.

No Finals:

  • Top 3 climbs count towards the final score.

Additional Details:

  • Climbers pick up their scorecards when they check-in for the comp.
  • Climbers can arrive late & leave early if necessary.
  • Climbers will submit their scores via a QR code & Google Form.

Strategy Suggestions:

  • Primarily: Climb to have a good time, to push yourself, meet others, and overall see what you can do when a little pride is on the line.
  • Warm up strategically: Start on easier routes to build your warm-up before attempting harder climbs.
  • Route selection: Carefully assess the difficulty of each route and choose climbs that are challenging but within your capabilities to maximize points.
  • Time management: Balance attempting harder routes with ensuring you have enough time to complete a good number of climbs within the competition time limit.
  • MOST IMPORTANTLY: Redpoint style comps very much reward you for being skilled at reading a route, knowing your body/abilities, and watching and assessing how other people around you are climbing. The beauty of it is, you don’t have to be the strongest or the tallest or the most experienced climber to do well. Route-reading, plus endurance training, can get you top scores! And best of all Most of the BEST AWARDS are all given out raffle style – so again, anyone can win! You just have to try!

ÜG’s Fine Print

Release of Liability:

  • ANYONE entering the building (participants AND spectators) must have a signed, updated Release of Liability on file prior to entering the facility.
  • Participants under 18 years old must have their Release of Liability signed by their PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN ONLY
    •   No substitutes of the parent signature on the Release of Liability are accepted.
  • The Release of Liability is available online at www.ugclimbing.com/release

Belay and Lead Climbing Test:

  • All participants wanting to belay are required to take and pass our belay test prior to belaying at ÜG.
  • Belayers and lead climbers are required to come in prior to the day of the competition to take the belay test.
    • There will be no belay tests given the day of this event.
  • There is no charge for taking the belay and lead climbing tests.
  • Again, belays tests will not be allowed during the event.
  • For lead, please arrive with a partner to test with.
  • All lead belayers and climbers must fill out this Lead Policy Agreement and arrive with a partner to take your test with.

Assisted Brake Belay Devices:

  • Participants must use an assisted break belay device including:
    • Petzl GriGri, Edelrid Jul, Mammut Smart, BD Pilot, Trango Vergo or Cinch.
  • Tube style belay devices (ATC) are not allowed at ÜG.
  • Please bring your own devices as there may not be any available for rent the day of the competition.