Here is all you need to know in regards to the 2025 NACS Lead and Speed event!
Volunteers Sign Up: will be available soon
General Info
- When?
- Lead: Friday and Saturday, June 20-21, 2025
- Speed: Sunday June 22, 2025
- Where?
- Climb YEG, Louise McKinney Riverfront Park, Edmonton, Alberta
- Outdoor Wall
- Who?
- Senior Athletes (17+ as of December 31, 2025); participants born in 2008
- Speed: also open to Youth B Athletes (15-16 as of December 31, 2025); participants born in 2009 or 2010
- Athletes must be a member of their respective National Federation (Climbing Escalade Canada, USA Climbing, etc)
- Live Results: https://cec.results.info/
Partners
Thanks to our Partners for this event!
Communications
Join our WhatsApp group for ease of communications throughout the 2025 NACS Canadian Events!
Athletes’ Registration
CEC uses a new Registration Site. Everyone will need to create a NEW account.
Registration now open here: 2025 NACS | 2M
List of Registered Competitors
- This event is open to all athletes aged 17 and older at December 31, 2024 (2008 and before)
- Speed has a Youth B (15-16) category
- Participants must be a member of their respective National Federation
- For Canadian Citizen and Canadian Resident, the 2024-2025 CEC Athlete License is required (or the 2025 NACS one-time license)
- For others, please select the International License. Your National Federation will be asked to confirm your membership status
- Registration Cost:
- Lead $250 CAD
- Speed $175 CAD
- CASH PRIZES –
- Lead: $1,000 CAD to the winner of each gender! And cash prizes to 2nd and 3rd place!
- Speed (Senior only): $500 CAD to the winner of each gender! And cash prizes to 2nd and 3rd place!
Registration deadline: June 12, 2025
Volunteer Registrations
Coming soon!
Coaches’ Registration:
Registration now open here:: https://2mev.com/#!/memberships/climbing-escalade-canada-20242025
- The current list of approved Coaches for the 2024-2025 Season is available here: 2024-2025 Approved Coaches List
- Coaches from other National Federations must be vetted by their respective NF
- Please email info@climbingcanada.ca to be added to the list of approved coaches
- ALL COACHES MUST BE REGISTERED BEFORE THE START OF THE TECHNICAL MEETING. No coaches will be added to the list once the meeting has started.
Rules and Format
The competition will be governed under the North American Cup Series (NACS) Event Manual.
UPDATED 2025 NACS Event Manual (update April 21)
Schedule
Preliminary Schedule – subject to change
Thursday June 19
Check in: athletes are required to contact the Event Lead via WhatsApp by 5pm local time the evening before ONLY IF they are NOT ATTENDING – failure to due so may result in a yellow card
19:00 Technical Meeting (virtual)
Friday June 20
8:00 Warm Up Zone Open
9:30 – 13:30 Lead Qualification 2 Routes
14:15 – 19:00 Route Change Over
18:00 Food & Bar Opens
19:00 – 22:00 Evening Activity – Climbing Movie Night
22:00 Last Call
23:00 Event Site Closes
Saturday June 21
8:00 – 9:00 Lead Semi-Final – Isolation – Open/Close
9:00 Event Opens – Vendors and Activities
9:30 Lead Semi-Final – Route Observation
9:45 – 12:15 Lead Semi Final
10:00 Food and Bar Opens
13:00 – 18:30 Route Change Over
13:30 Community Dry Tool Boulder Competition – Check-In
14:00 – 18:00 Community Dry Tool Boulder Competition
17:30 – 18:30 Lead Final – Isolation – Open/Close
19:00 Lead Semi-Final Men – Route Observation
19:15 – 21:00 Lead Final
21:15 Awards Ceremony
22:00 Last Call
23:00 Event Site Closes
Sunday June 22
8:00 Warm Up Opens
9:00 Event Opens – Vendors and Activities
9:30 Speed Practice
10:00 Food and Bar Opens
10:00 – 11:00 Speed Qualifiers
11:30 Community Lead Competition Check-In
12:00 – 15:00 Community Lead Competition
16:00 – 17:00 Speed Finals
17:15 Awards Ceremony
18:00 Last Call
19:00 Event Site Closes
Site Map
Appeals
- The Appeal Jury is composed of the Jury President and Head Judge
- A written appeal must be submitted within 5 minutes of the climber’s final climb (appeal form)
- An appeal fee of $100 CAD is payable to the CEC
CEC Team
- Event Lead: Mohammad Havaledar
- Jury President: Mark Kozak
- Head Judge: Melissande Fortin-Boisvert
- Head Setter (Lead): Hayden Jones
- Assistant Head Setter: Mika Hosoi
- Setters: Nicolas Vouillamoz, Marshall Henderson (USAC)
