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2026 NACS Boulder

Délire Escalade – Ste-Foy · Québec, QC

Results

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Event information (archived) As published before the event. Registration, travel and schedule details may be out of date.

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)
  • Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/c/BetaBreakerz

Technical Meeting & Start Lists

Communications

Join our WhatsApp group for ease of communications throughout the 2026 NACS Canadian Events!

Athletes’ Registration

  • 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

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)

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