The BMC Leading Ladder is a fun lead climbing competition running at 28 UK walls from 2 November 2013 to 23 February 2014. Taking part is the ideal way to get fit, and stay fit, during the indoor winter season.
Each participating wall will set ten BMC Leading Ladder routes ranging from F5+ to 8a. You will have two weeks in which to climb these routes. Please see the date and venue list below. At the end of the series there will be a Grand Final on 22 March 2014 at the Beacon Climbing Centre, Caenarfon. To be considered for the final you must compete in at least two rounds.
Scoring and results
For results for each round - click HERE
There will be four age/gender categories: female under 16 / female 16+ / male under 16 / male 16+. To take part all you need do is purchase a scorecard (£1) from the hosting wall: complete it and return it to the wall at the end of the round. Walls will then send the scorecards to the BMC for inclusion in the results.
Competitor rankings from each round of the series will be published after each round has finished. No scores will be published with the rankings. Scores will be published at the end of the series when each age/gender category will be split into three ability categories: Elite, Intermediate and Novice. A climber’s final result will be their average score over the number of rounds they have completed.
Qualifying for the final
The ten highest scoring climbers from each of the ability categories will qualify for the Grand Final. You must be a BMC member to take part in the final. If a category quota is not full there will be no substitutions for climbers who have not competed in at least 2 rounds.
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Venues & dates 2013/2014
Round One: 2 to 17 November
North West Face (Warrington)
Boulders (Cardiff)
Glasgow Climbing Centre
Lakeland Climbing Centre (Kendal)
The Reach (London)
Round Two: 16 November to 1 December
The Castle Climbing Centre
The Leeds Wall
The Warehouse (Gloucestershire)
The Foundry (Sheffield)
Climb Rochdale
Round Three: 30 November to 15 December
Awesome Walls Sheffield
Beacon Climbing Centre North Wales
West View Climbing & Leisure Centre Preston
Undercover Rock (Bristol)
High Sports (Plymouth)
Round Four: 11 January to 26 January
Sunderland Wall
Awesome Walls Stockport
Kilnworx Climbing Centre (Stoke-on-Trent)
ROKT Climbing Gym Brighouse
Round Five: 25 January to 9 Febuary
Harrogate Climbing Centre
Westway Sports Centre London
Awesome Walls Liverpool
The Quay Climbing Centre (Exeter)
Dynamic Rock (Swansea)
Round Six: 8 Febuary to 23 Febuary
Manchester Climbing Centre
Newcastle Climbing Centre
Dark Rock (Devon)
Craggy Island (Surrey)
Reading Climbing Centre
Closer to the Edge Climbing Centre (West Midlands)
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