We're so ready to see who the ultimate British crushers are this year! If you can't make it to Sheffield to see all the action in person, don't worry, we've got you: the livestream for the Cotswold Outdoor British Bouldering Championships 2022 will be available to watch on the BMC’s social media channels. Find the links to watch from home below.

Guess who's back?

The BBCs is back again and we're expecting it to be more electric than ever! With the standard of our best climbers skyrocketing, competitions keep getting more exciting to watch and the Cotswold Outdoor British Bouldering Championships never lets us down. And we're pleased to say that everyone can watch the mats come alive as we'll be broadcasting all of Sunday's action, that's the semi-finals and finals, as a livestream on YouTube. So watch it from your couch at home or use it as psyche to get your training done at the wall, just use the links below.

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Timings of the BBCs 2022

Qualification Saturday 27 August (Not Livestreamed)
Men & Women: 1130

LIVESTREAM

Semi-finals Sunday 28 August
Men & Women: 1030-1245

Finals Sunday 28 August
Men & Women: 1730-1930

If you'd much rather sit on the green and watch, then no problem! No tickets are required, just be sure to head down early and secure your spot. 

Full timings including registration and isolation can be found here.

Contenders of the BBCs 2022

It's so hard to choose just six contenders as our athletes' abilities keep accelerating year after year! We've pared down the lists but be sure, there are many names not here that have a huge chance of making finals and maybe even taking the title. Special mention goes to former champ Dave 'The Don' Barrans, who will be competing at his 17th BBCs! We've chosen some favourites and some dark horses as well, so here ya go, the contenders of the BBCs 2022:

Women:

	Emily Phillips We called it last year, saying that Emily was a strong contender to keep an eye on. And she smashed it to become the reigning champ! Can she do it again this year amongst such a strong field? We definitely think she's in with a fighting chance!
	Holly Toothill Cool as a cucumber, Holly was champ at the BBCs 2019 and will no doubt be looking to reclaim her title from Emily. We're excited to see these two bring it on the mats!
	Jen Wood Seasoned veteran Jen now has access to all the secret training techniques after joining the Lattice Training team in 2019, so we're expecting sparks to fly when she hits the stage!
	Abbie Robinson Three times World Champion paraclimber Abbie competes in the B2 (visual impairment) category, which means she'll have a visual guide with her on the mats. We know that Abbie is a challenger for the title. Look at her record, she's only ever won gold medals! So we're expecting big things this weekend.
	Molly Thompson-Smith Having been putting her incredibly steely fingers to the test on the international stage – seriously, did she get bionic replacements when she had that finger surgery? – we're expecting Molly to crush it on the mats in Sheffield.
	Hannah Slaney The former champ from 2018 was the first person to win both the Junior and Senior British Bouldering Championships in the same year. Hannah will be looking to make her triumphant return and we know that she's definitely got what it takes.
	Tara Hayes Okay, we said we'd only choose six but Tara won the bronze medal last year and that was on the back of a number of injuries. This time, she's injury free and has been smashing it out in Rocklands with her partner Nathan. This power couple will looking to take both titles this weekend!

Men:

	Max Milne He's the reigning champ and has been smashing it on the international stage, winning silver at the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Brixen, Italy. He's surely the favourite to win again this year, but not without a fight!
	Nathan Phillips Having won the 2018 and 2019 BBCs, Nathan couldn't quite make it a hat-trick in 2021 but we know he'll be looking for redemption. He's been competing internationally and now he's fresh back from a Rocklands trip with his partner Tara and is ready to give it his all.
	Jim Pope Now of YouTube fame as a regular on the Wedge Climbing channel, Jim has always been one of GB Climbing's best and will be firing on all cylinders when he takes to the mats in front of the home crowd.
	Alex Waterhouse In his own words, Alex has a chip on his shoulder about the BBCs. He made finals in 2018 but since then has been heartbreaking close, falling short by just one spot in not only the 2021 BBCs, but also in 2019. Can he make finals again to have a chance at taking the crown this time?
	Hamish McArthur With not just one, but two Youth World Championship titles to his name, as well as a lot of experience from the international circuit this year, Hamish will be looking to take the title off his best buddy Max Milne!
	Will Bosi He's just recently climbed what might be the Peak District's hardest boulder problem, Honey Badger, which he proposed a grade of 8C+ for! Can Will translate his incredible outdoor strength to plastic? We think he's in with a shout!
	Billy Ridal Okay, we did it again, we can't leave Billy out! He's been in the finals for the past two championships, he just keeps getting stronger and he's been accumulating experience on the international circuit. We think he'll definitely make finals again this year but will he take the crown?

 

Semi-Finals and Finals Livestreams on Sunday 28 August

WATCH: Cotswold Outdoor British Bouldering Championships 2022 SEMI-FINALS 1015

WATCH: Cotswold Outdoor British Bouldering Championships 2022 FINALS 1715

Championship Partners

Cotswold Outdoor is the official headline sponsors of the British Bouldering Championships 2022. 

We want to also thank Beta for providing holds for the competition, La Sportiva for sponsoring the event and The Outdoor City for their contribution.

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