The Spot Denver to host the 2022 USA Climbing National Championships
We’re so excited to host the 2022 USA Climbing National Championships! The Bouldering events will be held November 9-10 at The Spot Denver while the Lead and Speed events will be held November 11-13 at G1 Climbing + Fitness. “We proudly stewarded this event at our original Boulder location for many years, more times than any other U.S. gym”, said Dan Howley, Founder/CEO of The Spot. “It’s fitting and also personally rewarding to now welcome the nation’s top athletes to our new Denver facility. We can’t wait!”
How to Compete
Registration is managed by USA Climbing and requires a current USA Climbing membership. Normal Registration opens Friday, October 7 at 12:00PM MT and Late Registration closes Monday, November 7 at 11:59PM MT. Click here to learn more and join the National Championships.
Already registered? Don’t forget to fill out our waiver before competing!
How to Spectate
USA Climbing is planning to livestream the semi-finals and finals of each discipline on USA Climbing’s YouTube channel and broadcast event highlights on ESPN2. Programming details along with more details regarding the event schedule and hotel block will be shared by USA Climbing closer to the event.
IMPACT ON THE SPOT DENVER
While hosting USA Climbing National Championships is an epic opportunity to support the country’s most active competitors, we recognize its impact on our members. Thank you for your patience, and for supporting the next generation of climbers! Below is a schedule of wall closures for the event:
The Center Front and UFO walls will be closed November 2-10
The Coffin and North West Wall will be closed November 3-10
The Spot Denver will be closed November 9-10 for National Championships
The South Wall and South Annex will remain open during routesetting for the event
Our route density (a fancy word for how many available routes we have) will be lower as we prepare for Nationals. We encourage our Denver members to climb with us at one of our other locations on November 9 and 10. Membership includes unlimited climbing at all 4 of our gyms!
A Brief History of Competitions at The Spot
Since opening in 2002, The Spot has hosted some of the biggest and most influential climbing competitions in the country. In its first year, The Spot Boulder hosted nationals-level competitions for the Professional Climbers Association (PCA) and American Bouldering Series (ABS). The ABS was formed by Scott Rennak, former Marketing Manager of The Spot, and officially became a part of USA Climbing in 2004, creating what we now know as USAC’s National Championships. To this day, The Spot has hosted more nationals-level bouldering competitions than any other gym in the country.
Shortly after opening, The Spot also created a new wave of innovative competitions, like Psychedelia (the first official blacklight climbing event) and the Spot Bouldering Series (a season of 4 themed bouldering competitions), both of which return this October.
