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Turkey Boulder Bowl
SAVE THE DATE
The Friday before Thanksgiving
November 21, 2025
Modified Redpoint Boulder Competition from 4-7pm
Coffee Truck serving specialty drinks until 8pm
Awards Ceremony and Prizes @8pm
All of our bouldering walls and Kilter Board will be used for the competition, with categories set by age and ability. All are welcome to signup and get that metabolism up before chowing down on turkey and stuffing! Family in town for Thanksgiving are totally welcome to compete with you (or spectate).
SLAB BOULDERS
CAVE BOULDERS
WAVE WALL BOULDERS
NEW UPSTAIRS BOULDER
KILTER BOARD BOULDERS
CATEGORIES
Prizes are awarded to the top 3 male scores and top 3 female scores in each category!
Youth (ages 6-8)
Youth (ages 9-12)
Beginner V1-V4
Intermediate V4-V6
Advanced V7-V10
MODIFIED REDPOINT COMPETITION
We will have 30 competition style boulders where you will be scored on your top 5 highest scoring routes.
Each route is numbered 1-30, route #1 is worth 100 points, route #10 is worth 1,000 points, and route #30 is worth 3,000 points.
Hand your score card to a Gecko Coach and you will be called when it's your turn.
Competitors will be allowed up to 5 attempts per climb during the competition.
You will be bumped up a category if you establish a Zone Hold or Finish Hold on two higher category level climbs.
Half of the possible points are awarded for establishing on the Zone Hold.
Full points are awarded for establishing on the Finish Hold.
There are less possible points awarded after each attempt.
A first attempt flash will be awarded the most points.
Competitor Tickets
$50 for Members
$75 for Non-Members
Gecko Youth Team Members can compete for $25!
Parents of Gecko’s youth team members can call or visit the front desk after signing up for a volunteer shift to signup their kids and have their kids' competitor fee waived! Only 16 spots are available, and this offer is first come first served!
Spectators are FREE
VOLUNTEER JUDGES
Receive a FREE T-Shirt!
3:45pm - 6:00pm shift
5:45pm - 8:00pm shift
(7-8pm is helping Staff tally score cards)
Please consider volunteering as a Judge if you would like to attend this event as a spectator but not participate. We have a fun job for you!! We will email you a simple summary of the Judge's rules and expectations for this event, what you need to know as a Judge and how to mark a Competitor's scorecard. Thank you in advance for your support!
Parents of Gecko’s youth team members can call or visit the front desk after signing up for a volunteer shift to signup their kids and have their kids' competitor fee waived! Only 16 spots are available, and this offer is first come first served!
AWARD CEREMONY & PRIZES
Award Ceremony starts once all scorecards are tallied.
We will have prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each category, male and female!
You must be present to claim your prize!
Gobble up these Prizes from our Sponsors!!
8BPlus (chalk bags)
Arizona Mountaineering Gear (chalk bags, brushes, shirts)
AZWCC (Arizona Women’s Climbing Coalition) (shirts)
Butora ($100 gift certificate)
Climber Goods (climbing grip mugs)
Cotopaxi (chalk bags and backpacks)
Dragon Blood Balm (hand repair)
Friction Labs (chalk)
Granite Mountain Guides (gift certificates for guided experiences)
Ocun (crack gloves)
Petzl (chalk bags and packs)
Scarpa (climbing shoes)
Sterling (ropes. Yup, even for a bouldering event!)
THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS!