In partnership with USA Climbing and the PanAmerican Council, The North American Cup Series (NACS) will feature the three individual disciplines of climbing – bouldering, speed, and lead climbing. The Series launched in 2021, and will consist of a demi-dozen of stops annually.
The mission of the Series is to provide a high-level competition series for advanced and elite athletes from the America’s to continue their development outside of World Cup competition.
UPDATED 2025 NACS Event Manual
Registration Information
For USA Climbing Events, please register here: North American Cup Series – USA Climbing
For Canadian Events,
- 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
- REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN: 2025 NACS | 2M
2025 Dates and Locations
April 5-6
Greenville, SC (Boulder)
Hosted by USA Climbing
In Partnership with BlocHaven
CANADIAN RESULTS
Complete Results: https://usac.results.info/event/18/
April 12-13
Murfreesboro, TN (Lead)
Hosted by USA Climbing
In Partnership with Climb Murfreesboro
CANADIAN RESULTS
Complete Results: https://usac.results.info/event/24/
May 3-4
Montreal, Canada (Boulder)
Hosted by Climbing Escalade Canada
In partnership with Rose Bloc
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN: 2025 NACS | 2M
June 5-7
Vail, CO (Boulder, Speed)
Hosted by USA Climbing
In Partnership with the GoPro Mountain Games
June 20-22
Edmonton, Canada (Lead – F/S, Speed – Sunday)
Hosted by Climbing Escalade Canada
In partnership with Climb YEG
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN: 2025 NACS | 2M
August 23-24
Salt Lake City, UT (Lead, Speed)
Hosted by USA Climbing
2024 NACS
2024 NACS Events:
- April 24-28, USAC Training Center, Salt Lake City, UT (Boulder, Lead, Speed)
- June 6-8, GoPro Mountain Games, Vail, CO (Boulder)
- June 22-23, Altitude Kanata, Ottawa, Ontario (Boulder), Hosted by CEC
- September 13-15, Location TBD (Lead, Speed), Hosted by USAC
- October 4-6, Olympic Oval, Richmond, BC (Lead & Speed), Hosted by CEC
2023 Dates and Locations:
April 14-15
Flowstone, Redlands, CA. (Boulder)
REGISTER through USA Climbing Sport80 site
Athletes with Canadian License should select the USA International Membership set at $0
Results: 2023 NACS Kick Off – Climbing Escalade Canada (climbingcanada.ca)
June 8-10
GoPro Mountain Games, Vail, Colo. (Boulder)
July 8-9
Beta Bloc, Montreal, Quebec (Boulder)
July 22-23
Eskalar Climbing and Fitness, Escazu- San Jose, Costa Rica. (Lead, Speed)
August 4-6
inSPIRE Rock Gym, Cypress, TX. (Lead, Speed)
Sep. 8-10
Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia (Lead, Speed)
Sept. 22-24
Sportrock Climbing Center, Alexandria, Virginia (Lead, Speed)
2022 NACS
- April 27 – May 1 Sport Rock, Alexandria, Va. (Bouldering, Lead, Speed)
- June 10-11 GoPro Mountain Games, Vail, Colo. (Bouldering)
- CANCELLED – July 15-17 Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia (Lead, Speed)
- Aug. 19-21 Jackalope Festival, Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Quebec (Bouldering)
- REGISTRATION OPEN! Follow this How to Register Guide!
- Sept. 16-18 Alta Climbing & Fitness, Gilbert, AZ (Lead, Speed)
2021 NACS
Series Manual: NACS 2021 – North American Cup Series Event Manual
Dates and Locations:
USA Climbing National Training Center, Salt Lake City, Utah: Bouldering – June 12th – 13th, 2021
- FINAL RESULTS
- Congrats to Canadian Allison Vest for taking Silver!
Stone Age Climbing Gym, Albuquerque, New Mexico: Bouldering, Lead, Speed – August 25-29, 2021
- FINAL RESULTS
- See Full Results here: https://climbingcanada.ca/canadians-with-strong-showing-at-north-american-cup-series-event/
Reach Climbing and Fitness, Bridgeport, PA: Lead, Speed – September 17th – 19th, 2021
Richmond Olympic Oval, Richmond, British Columbia: Lead, Speed – October 8th – 10th, 2021
Altitude Gym, Kanata, Ontario: Bouldering – October 23rd-24th, 2021 (rescheduled)
