Here is all you need to know in regards to the 2026 NACS Boulder!
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General Info
- When?
- May 2-3, 2026
- Qualifiers May 2, 2026
- Semis and Finals, May 3, 2026
- Where?
- Who?
- Senior Athletes (17+ as of December 31, 2026); participants born in 2009
- Athletes must be a member of their respective National Federation (Climbing Escalade Canada, USA Climbing, etc)
- Live Results: https://cec.results.info/
- Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetaBreakerz
Communications
Join our WhatsApp group for ease of communications throughout the 2026 NACS Canadian Events!
Athletes’ Registration
Registration now open here: 2026 NACS – Boulder | 2M
List of Registered Competitors
- Participants must be a member of their respective National Federation
- For Canadian Citizen and Canadian Resident, the 2025-2026 CEC Athlete License is required (or the 2026 NACS one-time license)
- For others, please select the International License. Your National Federation will be asked to confirm your membership status
- Registration Cost: $250 CAD
- CASH PRIZES – $1,000 CAD to the winner of each gender! And cash prizes to 2nd and 3rd place!
Registration deadline: April 17, 2026
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
- Coaches from other National Federations must be vetted by their respective NF
Format
The competition will be governed under the North American Cup Series (NACS) Event Manual.
Qualifier: 5 problems Isolation, 5on 5off + 15 seconds transition
Semis: 4 problems, 5on 5off + 15 seconds transition
Finals: 4 problems, 4on World Cup Format
Rules
UPDATED 2026 NACS Event Manual (version 2026)
Schedule
Preliminary Schedule – subject to change
Friday, May 1
Check in: athletes are required to contact Climbing Canada 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) – ZOOM LINK
Saturday, May 2nd
Qualification Men and Women
08:00 Opening of Isolation
09:00 Closing of Isolation
10:00 Qualification
Sunday, May 3rd
Semi-finals Men and Women
09:00 Opening of Isolation
10:00 Closing of Isolation
11:00 Semi-finals
Finals Men and Women
17:00 Opening of Isolation
18:00 Closing of Isolation
18:30 Athletes Presentation and Observation
19:00 Finals
Following by Awarding Ceremony
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: TBC
- Jury President: Peter Choi
- Head Judge: Melisande Fortin-Boisvert
- Head Setter: Fred Charron
- Assistant Head Setter: Hayden Jones
- Setters: Victor Fleutre, Jakob Elliot, Kyram Adsit (USAC), Ruth Jang (USAC)
