Here is all you need to know in regards to the 2025-2026 Youth National Championships!
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General Info
- When?
- Boulder: May 14-16, 2026
- Lead: May 18-19, 2026
- Where?
- BOULDER – Le Crux Centre d’escalade
- 1850 St-Martin ouest, Laval, QC H7S 1M9
- Gym Waiver ENGLISH / FRENCH
- LEAD – Canyon Escalade
- BOULDER – Le Crux Centre d’escalade
- Who?
- Junior (U21): participants born in 2006 or 2007
- Youth A (U19): participants born in 2008 or 2009
- Youth B (U17): participants born in 2010 or 2011
- How?
- Qualification Pathways: CEC Events – Qualification | Climbing Escalade Canada
Athletes’ Registration
- Registration is now open for those who have qualified: 2025-2026 Youth National Series (Boulder & Lead) | 2M
- Registration closes on May 1, 2026, 11:30 PM ET
- Quotas & Registration tracker available through Google Drive: Youth Registration Tracker
Coaches’ Registration
- Registration is now open: Climbing Escalade Canada 2025/2026 | 2M
- See this Q&A post for all your questions!
- Registration closes by the start of the technical meeting for the specific discipline
- 2025-2026 List of Approved Coaches
Important Links
- Qualification Pathways: CEC Events – Qualification | Climbing Escalade Canada
- Categories: Categories | Climbing Escalade Canada
- Live Results: https://cec.results.info/
- Live Stream: (216) BetaBreakerz – YouTube
- Beta Videos: (216) Climbing Escalade Canada – YouTube
Communications
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Hotels Partner – BOULDER
Holiday Inn Laval Montréal,
2900 boul. Le Carrefour, Laval, Québec, H7T 2K9
Tél. : 888-333-3140 | Téléc. : 450-682-2098
Nom du groupe : Climbing Escalade Canada Championnats Canadiens jeunesse 2026
Rooms will be released on April 30, 2026
Double Room, 2 Queens – $209 / night
Booking by phone at 888-333-3140
Hotels Partner – LEAD
To be confirmed shortly.
Partners
Thanks to our Partners for this event!
Format & Schedule
Preliminary Schedule will be available shortly
Format:
- Boulder Qualification Round – World Climbing Flash Format; 4min +15s transition; 2 sets of 3 = 6 problems; Quota of 24 to Semi-finals
- Boulder Semis Round – World Climbing Semi-Final Format ; 5 min + 15 s transition ; 4 problems; Quota of 8 to Finals
- Boulder Finals Round – World Climbing Final Format; 4minutes; 4 problems
- Lead Qualification Round – flashed format, 2 routes; Quotas to Semi-finals = 24
- Lead Semis Round – onsight format, 1 route; Quotas to Finals = 8
- Lead Finals Round – onsight format, 1 route
Schedule
(all times are local ET time ET)
The schedule is subject to change until the Technical Meeting
Wednesday May 13
BOTH DISCIPLINES (Boulder & Lead)
- 7:00pm – Technical Meeting via Zoom
Thursday May 14 to Saturday May 16
BOULDER
Monday May 18 to Tuesday May 19
LEAD
CEC Team
- BOULDER Team
- Event Lead: Joanne McLarty
- Jury President: Mark Kozak
- Head Judge: Elliot Mak, James Doyle
- Head Setter: Victor Fleutre
- Assistant Head Setter: Mika Hosoi,
- Setters: Kieran Alton-Tracy, Matt Lucas, Christoph Gauvin-Girard
- Apprentice Setters: Jacquie Des Rosiers, Lorie Deleau
- LEAD Team
- Event Lead: Joanne McLarty
- Jury President: Peter Choi
- Head Judge: Mélisande Fortin Boisvert
- Head Setter: Hayden Jones
- Assistant Head Setter: Nicolas Vouillamoz
- Setters: Oscar Lanzagorta Sanchez, Kai Ohki
- Apprentice Setters: Iori Toida, Heather Heron
Contact
For any questions, please contact info@climbingcanada.ca
