Bloc Fest Auckland 2026

Bloc Fest Auckland

Bloc Fest is a full-day festival experience bringing together competitors, community, and culture under one roof.

Bloc Fest features a new style of bouldering comp, with a format that’s built for the whole climbing community.

Everyone climbs together in qualifiers, then a hidden cut-off separates the Opens field into finals rounds, so no matter what grade you climb, you could get to experience competing in a finals round, against other climbers of your same level!

Here’s how it works.

Registration

Choose your qualification session when you buy a ticket.

Three two-hour slots run at 8:30am, 10:45am and 1:00pm.

Please have your tickets ready to scan when you arrive on the day.

Register for the comp on the Beta Bud app. You can register when you arrive on the day, or pre-register on Beta Bud by logging in, choosing Boulder Co. Auckland as your gym, then register for Bloc Fest 2026 under Comps.

All competitors log their climbs during qualifiers on Beta Bud.

Don’t worry if you don’t have a device available to use for the comp – let one of our staff know and we’ll organise an alternative solution.

Qualification Rounds

Everyone climbs together in qualifiers.

Climbers compete across three 2-hour qualification sessions (max 70 per session).

Each session includes 30 boulder problems, ranging from V0–V11.

Each competitor logs their best results per climb on the Beat Bud app, which automatically assigns the following scores:

Attempt	Points
Flash (1st attempt)	10 points
2nd attempt	7 points
3rd attempt	4 points
4th attempt or more	1 point

Finals Rounds

Finals rounds are divided into four tiers; three score-based Open tiers, plus Youth A (U17). With cash prizes for Open categories!

For Open A, B & C finals categories, a hidden cut-off separates the field into three finals rounds based on scores, with six female and six male competitors per category.

The top six male and top six female Youth A competitors from qualifiers compete in the Youth A final.

Finals grades will be:
Open C: V3-V4
Open B: V4-V5
Open A: V6+

Climbers in Youth B (Under 14) category compete in qualification rounds only, with prize-giving alongside Finals categories in the evening.

Announcements

Finalists will be announced at the conclusion of Qualification Round 3, just after 3:00pm.

Announcements will be made in the gym, and on our Instagram profile. Keep sharp – there’s every chance your name could be on the list!

Cash Prizes

	Open A	Open B	Open C
1st	$400	$150	$100
2nd	$200	$125	$75
3rd	$150	$100	$50

RESULTS

That’s a wrap!

Massive thanks to everyone who showed up to enjoy our first ever Bloc Fest Auckland!

Congrats to all our podium finishers.

Category	Place	Name
Open A Female	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Open A Male	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Open B Female	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Open B Male	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Open C Female	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Open C Male	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Youth Female	1st
	2nd
	3rd
Youth Male	1st
	2nd
	3rd

Timetable

Time	Activity	Location / Notes
7:30 am	Facility Opens
8:00 am	MC Welcome / Housekeeping	Over PA system
8:30 am	Qualification Round 1 Starts	Competition Area
10:30 am	Qualification Round 1 Finishes	Competition Area
10:40 am	Round 2 Briefing	Over PA system
10:45 am	Qualification Round 2 Starts	Competition Area
12:45 pm	Qualification Round 2 Finishes	Competition Area
12:55 pm	Round 3 Briefing	Over PA system
1:00 pm	Qualification Round 3 Starts	Competition Area
2:30 pm	Judges’ Briefing for Finals	Finals wall
2:40 pm	Moa’s Arc
3:00 pm	Qualification Round 3 Finishes	Competition Area
3:10 pm	Isolation Opens – Open C Finalists	PA / Isolation Area
3:30 pm	Open C Finals Begin	Competition Area
4:27 pm	Open C Finals End / Reset	Competition Area
4:27 pm	Isolation Opens – Open B Finalists	PA / Isolation Area
4:38 pm	Open B Finals Begin	Competition Area
5:30 pm	Open B Finals End / Reset	Competition Area
5:30 pm	Isolation Opens – Youth A (U17) Finalists	PA / Isolation Area
6:23 pm	Youth A (U17) Finals Begin	Competition Area
7:15 pm	Youth A Finals End / Reset	Competition Area
7:15 pm	Isolation Opens – Open A Finalists	PA / Isolation Area
8:00 pm	Athlete Presentation	Competition Area
8:10 pm	Open A Finals Begin	Competition Area
9:15 pm	Open A Finals End	Competition Area
9:20 pm	Prize Giving	Competition Area
10:00 pm	Gym Closes

Beyond the Comp

Expect a full day of goodness, with plenty going on, whether you’re between attempts, cheering on a mate, or just here for the vibe.

Live music from Moa’s Arc and DJ Alex will be keeping the energy high all day.

Drop into a physio, yoga or chiro session for a pre-climb limber up (or post-climb damage control).

Lookout for plenty of spot prize giveaways throughout the day thanks to our amazing sponsors.

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