Welcome to the biggest, baddest bouldering competition in the West: The Battleship Bounty. The Bounty more than a just climbing comp. It’s our biggest gathering of the year. It's a day of stoke. It's a showcase of climbing. It's one heck of a party. Mark your calendar now for March 22nd and don’t miss out. The Bounty includes two climbing categories:

Citizens Category

Our all-level competition includes a full gym set with fun and unique comp-style boulders that will give climbers of all ages and skill levels a chance to climb with friends, strive for personal bests, and proudly stand on the same podium as the best climbers in the country. After climbing hard, party harder with food, beer, and prizes at the open finals.

Citizen competition registration includes a raffle ticket, all the free beer you can drink during open finals (21+), a competition shirt, and other fun swag from our event partners.

Citizen Comp Grade Breakdown

• Beginner: V0 - V3
• Intermediate : V4 - V6
• Advanced: V7+

Open Category

Our elite-level competition offers a chance at the $14,000 cash bounty! Open competitors will start with the qualifying round in the morning. Finalists will throw down at open finals to cap off the night under the lights.

We're honored to have been selected to host the USA Climbing Rocky Mountain Region Collegiate Bouldering Qualifier.

Athletes from across the mountain west will battle it out here at Whetstone for a chance to compete at Nationals.

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We're honored to have been selected to host the USA Climbing Region 42 Youth Bouldering Regional Championships.

Athletes from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Northern Texas will battle it out here at Whetstone for a chance to compete at Nationals! Come cheer on Team Whetstone or better yet, sign up to volunteer! No experience is necessary and we'll hook you up with two free day passes for helping out.

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New for this winter, Rope League! This league is all about fun, climbing, and community with a healthy dose of competition!

Climbers 16 and older of all abilities are invited to get in on the action. League scoring is based on a relative grade limit for each climber so you can score as many points for climbing 5.7 as you can for 5.12.

How does it work? Each week, you'll attempt the fresh set, log your sends, and rack up points for your team. The top 3 routes you complete will make up your score. You'll use the KAYA mobile app to make keeping score easier and allow anyone who can't make it on Mondays to log sends whenever they come in for their session (more on that below).

When is the League?

• Week 1: December 2nd
• Week 2: December 9th
• Finals & After Party: December 16th

New League routes will premier once a week. Competitors will get first access each Monday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm during live competition. We're also throwing down some fun challenges during the weekly league night where you can earn points for bringing the energy and stoke. If you can’t make the League nights, don’t sweat it! You'll have 7 days to continue trying the League routes at your convenience.

We’ve been selected as the host gym for an upcoming USAC Youth Bouldering Qualifying Event on Saturday, October 19th. This is a great opportunity to watch some of the strongest youth climbers in the region compete for a spot at USAC regionals.

Per USAC regulations, we will be closed all day on October 19th.

Want to help out? sign up to volunteer! You'll get some sweet perks and you'll be helping out the awesome folks at USAC.

Want to watch the action? Come check it out. It's a great day of climbing and a great preview into the future of our sport!

Want to climb or use the fitness room? We'll be closed, you can use one of your CLIMB Pass visits at other gyms.

Full details about schedule, closures, volunteering, CLIMB Passes, and competition registration are listed below.

Our Summer Bouldering League is back and better than ever! This league is all about fun, climbing, and community with a healthy dose of competition!

Climbers 16 and older of all abilities are invited to get in on the action. Competition isn't for you, you say? We disagree. League scoring is based on a relative grade limit for each climber so you can score as many points for climbing V2 as you can for V10.

How does it work? Each week, you'll attempt the fresh set, log your sends, and rack up points for your team. The top 5 boulders you complete will make up your score. You'll use the KAYA mobile app to make keeping score easier and allow anyone who can't make it on Wednesdays to log sends whenever they come in for their session (more on that below).

When is the League?

• Week 1: July 10th
• Week 2: July 17th
• Week 3: July 24th
• Week 4: July 31st
• Finals & After Party: August 7th

New League boulders will premier once a week. League members will get first access to the League boulders each Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm during live competition. We're also throwing down some fun challenges during the weekly league night where you can earn points for bringing the energy and stoke. If you can’t make the League nights, don’t sweat it! You'll have 7 days to continue trying the League boulders at your convenience. However, you must be present at the week 5 finals to compete. We're handing out awards and prizes during the after party and sends logged after August 7th will not be counted.

We're honored to have been selected to host the USA Climbing Region 42 Youth Lead & Top Rope Qualifying Event.

Athletes from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Northern Texas will battle it out here at Whetstone for a chance to compete at Regionals! Come cheer on Team Whetstone or better yet, sign up to volunteer! There are plenty of different ways to help out, from checking competitors in to belaying or judging. Sign up below to volunteer and we'll hook you up with two free day passes for helping out.

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The Battleship Bounty is back again and it's bigger and badder than ever! In just three short years, we've built The Bounty into an elite-level bouldering competition that attracts climbers ranging from local crushers to Olympians to compete for their share of the $14,000 bounty.

New this year, we’re spreading the stoke to the whole climbing community with the addition of a citizens competition, giving climbers of all ages and skill levels to get in on the action. Climbers in the citizens category will start their morning climbing with friends and striving for personal bests for a chance to win prizes from our incredible partners. When the citizens competition wraps up, we’ll keep the fun rollin’ with the awards ceremony, food, games, and vendors. The open category finals will be the grand finale under the lights with tunes from our favorite DJ, Specific Heat.

Our goal is to make the Bounty more than just a showcase of climbing. We aim to bring the Northern Colorado climbing community together for a full day of stoke, community, and camaraderie, with a healthy dose of that good old competitive spirit. If you've got what it takes to compete for a piece of the $14,000 bounty, sign up in the open category and come throw down! If you're more into a fun day of climbing with the community and taking home some awesome prizes from our partners, compete in the citizens category and stick around to watch the open finals under the lights at the end of the night!

We're honored to have been selected to host the USA Climbing Region 42 Youth Bouldering Regional Championships.

Athletes from Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Northern Texas will battle it out here at Whetstone for a chance to compete at Nationals! Come cheer on Team Whetstone or better yet, sign up to volunteer! No experience is necessary and we'll hook you up with two free day passes for helping out.

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We’ve been selected as the host gym for an upcoming USAC Youth Bouldering Qualifying Event on Saturday, October 14th. This is a great opportunity to watch some of the strongest youth climbers in the region compete for a spot at USAC regionals. Come check it out, or even better yet, sign up to volunteer! It's a great day of climbing and a great preview into the future of our sport! Full details about schedule, closures, volunteering, and competition registration are listed below.

Our Summer Bouldering League is back and better than ever! This league is all about fun, climbing, and community with a healthy dose of competition!

Climbers 16 and older of all abilities are invited to get in on the action. Competition isn't for you, you say? We disagree. New for this year: league scoring is based on a relative grade limit for each climber so you can score as many points for climbing V2 as you can for V10.

How does it work? Each week, you'll attempt the fresh set, log your sends, and rack up points for your team. The top 5 boulders you complete will make up your score. New for this year: We're ditching the paper score sheets for the KAYA mobile app to make keeping score easier and allow anyone who can't make it on Wednesdays to log sends whenever they come in for their session (more on that below).

When is the League?

• Week 1: July 26
• Week 2: August 2
• Week 3: August 9
• Week 4: August 16
• Finals & After Party: August 23

New League boulders will premier once a week. League members will get first access to the League boulders each Wednesday from 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm during live competition. We're also throwing down some fun challenges during the weekly league night where you can earn points for bringing the energy and stoke. New for this year: If you can’t make the League nights, don’t sweat it! You'll have 7 days to continue trying the League boulders at your convenience. However, you must be present at the week 5 finals to compete. We're handing out awards and prizes during the after party and sends logged after August 23 will not be counted.

The Battleship Bounty, Whetstone's elite-level bouldering comp, is back for a third year and we're going bigger than ever!

Buckle up, These boulders won’t be for the faint of heart. If you crush V6 for breakfast and want to tackle double-digit problems for a piece of the $10K purse, you’ll love what we have in store for you; Register below.

Want to come watch the action? Come grab some food-truck grub and a frosty beverage from The Bivy (21+ of course) and check out the finals under the lights! Admission to the finals for competitors and Whetstone members is free. Admission fee for non-members is $5.

We’ve been selected as the host gym for an upcoming USAC Youth Top Rope / Lead event on March 25th. This is a great opportunity to watch some of the strongest youth climbers in the region compete for a spot at USAC regionals. Come check it out, or even better yet, sign up to volunteer! It's a great day of climbing and a great preview into the future of our sport!

Your favorite fun and friendly community comp is back! Throne Of The Stone is all about building community through competition. We’ll have 20 routes and 20 boulders. Climb your arms off, rack up as many points as you can, and claim your throne! There will be routes and boulders for all ages and abilities and every competitor gets a free raffle ticket and a drink on the house! We’ll have tasty food, rockin’ tunes, and at the end of the night, we raffle off tons of prizes, so everyone gets in on the action. Sign up today!

Competition Schedule

5PM: Pre-registration begins / belay safety check or lead test

5:45PM: Pre-registration ends

6PM: Rules meeting with the setters

6:10PM: Competition begin

9:10PM: Competition ends

Enjoy food and drink at The Bivy and get your tickets ready for the raffle!

We're honored to have been selected to host the USA Climbing Division 4 Youth Bouldering Championship last weekend. The future of climbing for Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, the majority of Kansas and Northern Texas battled it out here at Whetstone and the competition was incredible. If you'd like to see the full results, just click below. To everyone that's moving on to Nationals, Congratulations, good luck, and remember to have some fun!

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The Battleship Bounty, Whetstone's elite-level bouldering comp, is back and bigger than ever! This all-day event will kick off our third anniversary weekend and it's guaranteed to be one heck of a show. We’re turning the setting team loose with over 200 brand new holds from Kilter and letting their imagination run wild. Buckle up, These boulders won’t be for the faint of heart. If you crush V6 for breakfast and want to tackle double-digit problems for a piece of the $5K purse, you’ll love what we have in store for you. Want to come watch the action? Come grab some food-truck grub and a frosty beverage from The Bivy (21+ of course) and check out the finals under the lights! Admission is free to everyone. You won't want to miss it.

It's baaaack! The Throne of the Stone Climbing Competition Series!

Come compete in a fun and friendly community environment! We'll have some sweet prizes for the top scores and each competitor will be entered in a raffle. Sign up below and we’ll even throw in one free beer! Get the highest score to claim your throne!

We are happy to announce our first edition of the Throne of the Stone Climbing Competition Series!

20 BOULDERS | 20 ROUTES | 3 HOURS

Get the highest score to claim your throne!

Come compete in a fun and friendly community environment! Sign up below and we’ll even throw in one free beer!

Youth, Adult, and Masters categories

Members : $15 | Non-members : $25 | Kids 13 & under : $10

November 15

6:00 – 9:00 pm

In an effort to keep the community safe, Throne Of The Stone 2019 is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Thank you for understanding.