What is Sufferfest?

In teams of two, you’ll have 8 hours to climb as much as you can! A grade multiplier weighs harder climbs with more points – but there will be prizes for the most points and the most climbs, so pick your tactic – either way don’t have to climb 8a to win, you just have to climb a lot!

This year, we’re proud to support Climbers Against Cancer – £5 from every booking will go directly to them.

The Rules:

• Routes must be climbed cleanly, without weighting the rope

• Onsight / Flash / Redpoint are scored the same. A clean ascent is what counts

• No auto belays or boulder traverses this year, so bring a good belay buddy!

• One scorecard per team (submitted via Google Form, paper copies available for tallying – we’ll make bigger ones than last year, as some of your tallies were incredible!)

• All climbers must be registered to rope climb with us.

• Safe belaying and lowering at all times!

Categories:

This is an open competition – age and gender don’t matter. Grab a partner and get climbing!

Prizes:

Thanks to our friends at Dick’s Climbing and Taunton Leisure, there’ll be ropes, chalk, headtorches and more up for grabs. Prizes for:

• Highest-scoring team overall (1st, 2nd & 3rd)

• Most routes climbed team (1st, 2nd & 3rd)

• Best-dressed team

• A few random other gifts and goodies!

Energy and refreshment will be on hand courtesy of Tenzing (please note: no alcohol while climbing).

Timings:

• Registration – 09:00–10:00

• Comp – 10:00–18:00

• Prize Giving – 19:00

• Afters – 19:00–23:00

To get hyped, check out 24 Hours in Horseshoe Hell, the event that inspired us: WATCH HERE📺