Rally in the Valley 2026 - Saturday may 16th
We are excited to announce our 5th annual community bouldering competition, Rally in the Valley!
This competition is all about celebrating your own climbing journey as well as the coming together of our incredible community.
The event features a day of modified redpoint-style climbing for climbers of all abilities, followed by a spectator-friendly onsight finals in the evening. Prizes will be awarded to the top three competitors in each category.
Early Bird Pricing: December 10th - 31st
- $35 for members & nonmembers
- Free T-shirt
Regular Pricing:
- $45 for members
- $60 for nonmembers
- FREE RITV T-shirt for those who sign up by March 1st
Divisions
This will be an all-ages competition geared towards all skill levels! We will have the following divisions.
Each division will have 3 gender categories: Women, Men and Nonbinary and each category will cap at 30 participants.
Youth (ages 14 & under)
Recreational (V0 to V3)
- For VRG members: This is the division for you if you have been climbing Yellow (V0-V2) to Red (V2-V4) but are unable to climb Blue (V3-V5) at VRG.
Intermediate (V4 to V6)
- For VRG members: This is the division for you if you have been climbing Blue (V3-V5), projecting Orange (V4-V6) and Purple (V5-V7) but are unable to complete White (V6-V8).
Open (V7+)
- For VRG members: This is the division for you if you are climbing White (V6-V8), Pink (V7-V9), or Black (V8-V10+), or alternatively would like to try to make it to our finals round!
- This will be the only division with a ‘Finals’ round in which competitors will compete for a spot on the podium by climbing 3 finals boulders.
Masters (ages 40 and over)
- Those who enter Masters will get to choose to compete at their skill level (Recreational, Intermediate or Open) and will climb the boulders for those categories. Scorecards will be compared against each other as if they are in the same category.
If our staff/ judges feel as though you have ‘sandbagged’ your division entry (entered in an easier division than you consistently climb), we may bump you into a harder category. We will never bump anyone down to an easier category if a competitor chooses to challenge themselves at a higher division.
Schedule
RECREATIONAL, INTERMEDIATE & MASTERS
- 8:00am-8:45am: Check in and registration
- 8:45am-9:00am: Rules meeting
- 9:00am – 11:30am: Session 1 climbing
YOUTH, OPEN & MASTERS
- 11:30am-12:15pm: Check in and registration
- 12:15pm-12:30pm: Rules meeting
- 12:30pm – 3:00pm: Session 2 climbing
RAFFLE & AWARDS CEREMONY
- 4:30-5:30pm on the patio for all categories except for OPEN
ONSIGHT FINALS FOR OPEN
We will hold a Finals round for Men and Women's Open. We will email/text the top 5 competitors from Men’s and Women's Open to notify them that they qualified for finals.
We will hold a Finals round for Nonbinary if we have at least 4 competitors to make for a competitive field. If this is the case, we will email the top 3 competitors from Non-binary Open categories to notify them that they qualified for finals.
- 3:30pm: results posted for finals qualification (we will email/text the top competitors)
- 4:15pm: ISO opens for finals competitors
- 5:15pm: ISO closes for finals competitors
- 5:30pm: spectators may enter climbing area
- 6:00pm – 8:00pm: onsight finals climbing
- 8:30pm: awards and prizes for Open Men & Women!
2025 Photo Gallery
Finals
Other Competition info & logistics!
Please reach us at info@valleyrockgym.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
Our competition format will be run with a Modified Redpoint format. This means that each division will have 8 boulders set specifically for their skill level and division. Climbers will have 2.5 hours to try to get to the top of as many boulders as they can! No boulder will be worth more points than any other, so climbers are encouraged to try to send as many of their boulders as possible in as few attempts as possible.
In the Modified Redpoint format, the climbers with the most number of tops will win. However, in the case that climbers are tied for number of tops, climbers will then be separated by ‘Zones’. A Zone is a sort of checkpoint, or halfway point, in the climb that will also be scored. When climbers reach the marked Zone hold, and control it, they will be awarded the Zone. If two climbers have the same number of Tops, the climber with the most Zones will be the winner. If two or more climbers are tied for zones as well, ties will be broken by determining which climber made it to the top of their boulders in the least amount of attempts.
COMPETITION RULES:
1. Each division has 2.5 hours to climb 8 category-specific problems.
2. Unlimited attempts allowed, but attempts count in case of a tie.
3. A climber’s score is calculated first by the number of boulders topped, then the number of boulders zoned, and finally by the number of attempts.
4. To redpoint a route, climbers must start with both feet off the ground using only the taped start holds, use only the designated hold color throughout, and finish by matching on the marked ‘Top’ hold.
5. When a climber uses a hold that is not included in the problem they will be called down and the attempt will count as a fall.
6. Climbers may touch only taped start holds from the ground--no other climbing holds may be touched from the ground.
7. Climbers may brush holds with personal or VRG brushes..
8. Aretes, corners, and wall features such as volumes are always on for hands and feet, unless otherwise marked with black tape.
9. No giving suggestions/advice (“beta”) while a climber is on the wall. Beta is only allowed to be discussed on the ground.
10. In case of a technical issue (e.g., spinning or broken hold), the climber may retry without penalty.
Valley Rock Gym
401 Southwest Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon 97333
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