Übergrippen’s Jüggerknots Youth Climbing League is meant to be a super low stress intro to climbing competitions! We have divisions for Elementary (Primary), Middle, and High School students, so anyone can participate. The climbing competitions will consist of bouldering and roped climbs (only roped for primary division) as climbers work towards earning the title of “Champion” of their league division.

ÜG Castle Rock will host one youth competition each month from October through April (6 regular season comps with a final championship competition in May). Qualifying for the championship requires participation in a MINIMUM of 3 regular season competition. Awards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for both male and female competitors.

League Divisions

Primary School Division

This division is for climbers in grades K-5th. Primary School climbers will be competing on top rope routes only and will be scored on their top 5 routes. Parents, please come prepared to belay or bring an older sibling who is belay certified. Competitors will NOT be allowed to belay during the competition.

Middle School Division

This division is for climbers in grades 6th-8th. They will compete on routes and boulders. Climbers will be scored on their top 2 routes & top 2 boulders + 5th top score from either category; 5 climbs total. Climbers are encouraged to form teams through their school, but teams are NOT a requirement.

Middle School coaches (be it parents or teachers) can earn free memberships when forming a team of 6 climbers.

Middle School Teams that wish to practice together must have one or more volunteer coaches (maximum of 6 kids per coach during scheduled practices).

In an effort to keep league costs as low as possible, Übergrippen does NOT provide ÜG staff coaches for Middle School teams.

  • Teams that are practicing together MUST provide their own adult volunteer “coach” to help supervise, lead activities, and assist with training.
  • A maximum ratio of 6 climbers per coach must be maintained during all practices.
  • Coaches MUST be top rope certified at Übergrippen & have completed the Climbing Wall Association (CWA) Climbing Wall instructor (CWI) certification.
  • The CWI program usually costs $275/participant. However, ÜG will cover the FULL cost of the program for all Middle School Team volunteer coaches.
    • The next CWI training day: TBD (email youth.cr@ugclimbing.com with inquiries)
    • The training is 1 full 8hr day.
    • Completion of the training does not guarantee certification. Volunteer coaches must have a reasonable understanding of basic principles to become certified (i.e. belay certified, can climb a 5.8 without resting or falling, owns their own harness (less than 10 years old), ÜG approved belay device (GriGri, Jul2, Smart, etc.), and climbing shoes).
    • CWI certification is valid for 3 years.
  • COACH BENEFITS:
    • Volunteer coaches will receive a free complimentary Übergrippen membership for themselves while they remain an active Middle School Team coach throughout the climbing season (October – May). Coaches that coach for the FULL season (October – May) will have their complimentary membership extended through 9/30/2025.
    • Volunteer coaches need to have at least 6 youth competitors on their team that train at ÜG once a week to receive their free complimentary Übergrippen membership for themselves during the Youth Climbing League season.
      • The 6 youth competitors can be:
        • Active members with monthly membership or a pre-paid membership.
        • Or pre-purchase punch passes that will cover their season (33 punch passes at $15 each: $495 total and optional gear rental for $50 with all 33 punches) that expire the day after the finals.
        • If youth climbers cancel their membership early, this can impact the free membership for the coach.
    • For coaches that volunteer, you must complete our Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) training. This provides a Climbing Wall Association certification. ÜG will cover the cost of the course and certification for volunteer coaches.
    • Access to discounts on climbing gear for themselves (benefit does not extend to other participants or family/friends of the coach).

Individuals wishing to volunteer as a Middle School Team coach, MUST contact our youth coordinator (youth.cr@ugclimbing.com).

High School Division

This division is for climbers in grades 9th-12th. They will compete on routes and boulders. Climbers will be scored on their top 2 routes & top 2 boulders + 5th top score from either category; 5 climbs total. Climbers are encouraged to form teams through their school, but teams are NOT a requirement.

2023-24 Scores

2024-25 Season Competition:

Saturday, November 9th – 5:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday, December 14th – 5:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday, January 25th – 5:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday, February 22nd – 5:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday, March 8th – 5:00 – 7:30pm
Saturday, April 12th – 5:00 – 7:30pm

Routes will be left up for the following day (Sunday) if a competitor can’t make that Saturday night event.
Competitors will be scored on their top 5 scores: top 2 routes, top 2 boulders, and best 5th climb.

Competition Schedule:

4:15pm – Check-in opens
4:45pm – Competitor’s meeting
5:00pm – Competition begins
7:30pm – Competition ends
7:45pm – Score cards will not be accepted after this time

League Championship:

Saturday, May – TBD

*Individual & Team Awards to follow*

Option 1: Season Pass

Season Pass: $105 – ÜG Members / $195 – Non-Members

Includes:

  • League T-Shirt
  • League registration and ALL 6 season comps
    • Facility entry (day pass) on all competition days for the competitor.
  • Enrollment in the League Championship in May 2025
    • Qualification REQUIRED to participate with MINIMUM of 3 regular season competitions.
  • Equipment rentals, if needed, on all competition days.
    • Subject to availability, and provided on a first come, first serve basis.
  • For Non-Members: Access to special discounted Punch Passes or Membership to be used for practice sessions.

Option 2: Single Comp Registration

  • League Registration: $50
  • Each Individual Competition: $15 ÜG Members / $35 Non-Members

Includes:

  • League T-Shirt
  • Enrollment in the League Championship in May 2025
    • Qualification REQUIRED to participate with MINIMUM of 3 regular season competitions.
  • Equipment rentals, if needed, on all competition days.
    • Subject to availability, and provided on a first come, first serve basis.
  • For Non-Members: Access to special discounted Punch Passes or Membership to be used for practice sessions.

Practice Fees
for Non-Members

A fee is required for each day you climb / train at Übergrippen. Youth climbing league competitors may purchase individually by day, multi-day punch passes, or a membership that covers the full season. Competitors that already have a ÜG membership do not need to purchase additional day passes for practice as long as their membership remains active and current.

  • Individual day passes: $24/day for student day pass + $12/day for equipment rental.
  • 10 punch pass (covers about 1 practice per week for 1/3 of the season): $195 without gear rental, $245 with gear rental
  • 20 punch pass (covers about 1 practice per week for 2/3 of the season): $380 without gear rental, $450 with gear rental
  • 30 punch pass (covers about 1 practice per week for FULL of the season): $525 without gear rental, $600 with gear rental
  • Season Membership (Oct 1, 2024 – May 19, 2024): $600 without gear, $675 with gear

Punch passes are valid for 24 months from date of purchase, any unused punches from the PSCL season can be used until they expire.

1. What is the Youth Climbing League?

  • This is a recreational league that has monthly competitions and a final season championship. The 3 divisions are broken up to help create a little friendly competition. Parents and coaches can refer to these scores as they wish, but the goals of these competitions is to give the young climbers goals in a comp setting to help them compete without a ton of pressure. This is suppose to be fun and encouraging for them.

2. Who can join the Youth Climbing League?

  • This is open to ANY student in K-12 that wants to compete recreationally in climbing. Climbers can form teams to practice and compete, but teams are not a requirement.

3. I don’t have any competitive climbing experience, does this matter?

  • NOPE. This is a fun, recreational league. This is a great way to get young climbers introduced to competition climbing. But the competitions are meant to be FUN and accessible to all students. JUST SHOW UP AND TRY YOUR HARDEST! You never know what you may be able to achieve!

4. Who can coach?

  • Any teacher, parent, or adult can coach. To form a team, we need a coach willing to volunteer and for them to allocate practice times. For coaches that volunteer, you must complete our Climbing Wall Instructor (CWI) training. This provides a Climbing Wall Association certification. ÜG will cover the cost of the course and certification for volunteer coaches. Volunteer coaches with at least 6 youth competitors on their team that train at ÜG once a week will also receive a FREE membership for themselves during the Youth Climbing League season. If you are interested in coaching a Team, please contact youth.cr@ugclimbing.com.

5. Why is the pricing complicated?

  • This one is tough. We want to make participation flexible based on each individual’s commitment. You can compete in ALL or a FEW of the competitions (minimum of 3 regular season comps required to compete in the season championship). You may want to practice several times a week, once a week, every other week. This is why we offer different options for membership and punch passes as part of the league registration. The gist is, there is a fee for the competitions (either season pass or a la carte) and there is an entry fee that must be paid for each time you come to practice (single day pass, punch passes, or membership). You can also chose to include gear rental on any of the league punch passes or membership. All of these entry fee options have been discounted for kids that are registered for the Youth Climbing League.

Climbing is Dangerous.
All participants are required to complete and agree to the Visitor Agreement (www.ugclimbing.com/waiver) prior to entry into the facility and/or participation in any activities. For minors under 18 years of age, the waiver must be completed by their PARENT OR COURT APPOINTED LEGAL GUARDIAN only (sorry, no grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, pet dogs, goldfish, etc. are authorized to sign a legal release for a child that is not legally their own). Participants that are not willing to sign the Visitor Agreement will be prohibited from entry into the facility and will not be issued a refund.

Required Paperwork.
All climbers AND coaches must have the following documents on file (as applicable):

  • All parents must sign the current ÜG waiver for climbers 17 and younger.
    • Anyone under 18 MUST have their documents signed by their legal parent or legal guardian.
  • Climbers 14 and older need an Auto-Belay orientation and certification – signed by the participant.
  • Parents sign the Bouldering Policy for those 13 and younger that wish to boulder.
  • Parents sign the Youth Top Rope Policy for those 13 and younger that wish to top rope climb & belay.
  • Parents of lead climbers need to sign the Lead Climb Policy for those 13 and younger that wish to lead climb & lead belay.

Youth Climbing League Registration Fees Paid are final.
No refunds (full or partial) are provided after October 4th, 2024.  Registration fee can be refunded with a $35 cancellation fee PRIOR TO October 4th, 2024.

Prepaid Membership Sales are final.
No refunds (full or partial) are provided. Prior to the first check-in, Prepaid Membership may be transferred to another eligible person (must meet enrollment requirements for discounted, child, and family rates as applicable). Once membership has been used (after first check-in) membership MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED. Prepaid memberships purchased with Youth Climbing League registration are valid from October 1, 2023 to the League Championship in 2025. Prepaid membership may not be frozen or extended beyond the term of the membership period.

Punch pass sales are final.
No refunds (full or partial) are provided. Punches may be transferred to another individual. Any punch passes purchased with Youth Climbing League registration are valid 2 years from date of purchase.

EQUIPMENT: All climbers MUST have their own harness, shoes, and belay device for each practice and competition. There are punch pass & membership options available that INCLUDE full gear rental. Availability of rental gear is on a first come, first serve basis.

Youth Climbing League Code of Conduct:
All Youth Climbing League athletes and coaches must abide by all Übergrippen rules, policies, and staff direction. Athletes and coaches will demonstrate our values of respect, inclusivity, positivity, and encouragement always. All athletes and coaches will always use best practices for safe climbing including DETAILED BUDDY CHECKS before each climb, proper belay technique with constant control of the brake strand of the rope, auto-belay safety checks, and best practices when bouldering. Horseplay, unsafe practices, or rude/disrespectful behavior are prohibited. Failure to follow this standard will result in athletes being removed from that day’s practice or competition; repeated offenses will result in more severe disciplinary action including temporary or permanent suspension with no refunds.

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2023/2024 Scores