This division is for climbers in grades 6th-8th. Climbers are encouraged to form teams through their school. Current team practices are schedule for:

• McAuliffe: Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm
  • Coaches: Parker Schiffer, Brandon Gilbert, and Brad Dawgert
  • The McAuliffe Climbing Club requires SEPARATE sign ups. Click here to sign up!

Competitions will be held on Sunday afternoons, during the 2nd or 3rd week of each month from Nov. 2026 – May 2027. Climbers will be scored on their top 2 routes & boulders + 3rd top score from either category; 5 climbs total. 1 of the 5 climbs must be a modified redpoint climb.

This division is for climbers in grades 9th-12th.

Competitions will be held on Sunday afternoon, during the 2nd or 3rd week of each month from Nov. 2026 – May 2027. Climbers will be scored on their top 2 routes & boulders + 3rd top score from either category; 5 climbs total. 1 climb must be a modified redpoint climb.

2026-27 Season Competitions:

Comp #1:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, November 8th, 2026 – 4:00-7pm

Comp #2:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, December 6th, 2026 – 4:00-7pm

Comp #3:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, January 10th, 2027 – 4:00-7pm

Comp #4:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, February 7th, 2027 – 4:00-7pm

Comp #5:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, March 7th, 2027 – 4:00-7pm

Comp #6:

Primary, Middle, & High School: Sunday, April 11th, 2027 – 4:00-7pm

Please email youth@ugclimbing.com if your competitor cannot make it on a scheduled day and would like to compete on a different day.

Competition Schedule:

Check-in: opens 45min before the start of each competition.

Competitor’s meeting: 15min before the start of each competition

Competition begins:

4:00pm

Competition ends:

7pm

League Championship:

Primary, Middle, & High School:

Sunday, May 16th, 2027 | 4:00-7pm

Check-in: opens 45min before the start of the championship event.

Competitor’s meeting: 15min before the start of the championship event.

Competition begins:

4:00pm

Competition ends:

7pm

Results Ceremony:

7:15pm

Final Season Results will be posted by Wednesday, May 21st. Please keep an eye out for our results email!

• 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@ugclimbing.com.
  

5. Which teams are already formed?

• Middle School Division
  • McAuliffe: Tuesdays, 5:30-7pm
    • Coaches: Parker Schiffer, Brandon Gilbert, and Brad Dawgert

Climbing is Dangerous.
All participants are required to complete and agree to ÜG’s Release of Liability (www.ugclimbing.com/release) 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 Release of Liability 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):

Youth Climbing League Registration Fees Paid are final.
No refunds (full or partial) are provided after November 8th, 2026.  Registration fee can be refunded with a $35 cancellation fee PRIOR TO November 8th, 2026.

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.