2025–26 Youth National Championships

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
    • 1775, chemin de St-Jean, La Prairie, QC, J5R 0J2
    • Gym Waiver ENGLISH / FRENCH
• 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

START LISTS

• Lead Finals
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Women Startlist Finals
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Women Startlist Finals
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Men Startlist Finals
  • Lead Junior (U21) Women Startlist Finals
  • Lead Junior (U21) Men Startlist Finals
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Men Startlist Finals
• Lead Semis
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Men Startlist Semis
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Women Startlist Semis
  • Lead Junior (U21) Men Startlist Semis
  • Lead Junior (U21) Women Startlist Semis
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Men Startlist Semis
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Women Startlist Semis
• Lead Qualification
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Men Qual Startlist
  • Lead Youth A (U19) Women Qual Startlist
  • Lead Junior (U21) Men Qual Startlist
  • Lead Junior (U21) Women Qual Startlist.2
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Men Qual Startlist
  • Lead Youth B (U17) Women Qual Startlist
• Finals Boulder
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Women Finals Startlist
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Men Finals Startlist
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Women Finals Startlist
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Men Finals Startlist
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Women Finals Startlist
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Men Finals Startlist
• Semis-Finals Boulder
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Men semis starting order
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Women semis starting order
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Men semis starting order
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Women semis starting order
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Men semis starting order
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Women semis starting order
• Qualification Boulder
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Men Qual with times
  • Boulder Youth A (U19) Women Qual with times
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Men Qual with times
  • Boulder Youth B (U17) Women Qual with times
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Men Qual with times
  • Boulder Junior (U21) Women Qual with times

Important Links

• Technical Meeting Recording
• Rules: Competition Rules | Climbing Escalade Canada
• Live Stream: (216) BetaBreakerz – YouTube
• Beta Videos: (216) Climbing Escalade Canada – YouTube

Athletes’ Registration

• 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

Communications

Join our WhatsApp group for ease of communications throughout the 2026 Youth National Championships!

Partners

Thanks to our Partners for this event!

Format & Schedule

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 (Zoom Link)

Thursday May 14 to Saturday May 16
BOULDER

Youth BOULDER Nationals 2026 – SCHEDULE v3

Monday May 18 to Tuesday May 19
LEAD

Youth LEAD Nationals 2026 – SCHEDULE v2

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