events
boulder league
winter 2026
WINTER BOULDER LEAGUE IS HERE.
5 WEEKS OF CLIMBING, NEW SETS EVERY TUESDAY
2/17 - 3/17
WINNERS ANNOUNCED 3/20
RULES:
You can climb any day of the week! But each set is only Boulder League-able for one week.
With the exception of the last week, which will only be available for points from 3/17-3/20.
Teams must have 4-6 climbers. Need a team? Give a holler in our Discord!
League participation is $35/climber, not including gym entry.
Sign up by Sunday, 2/15.
Rules & Scoring
Teams must be 4-6 people. Make sure to have a cool team name!
Climbers must be at least 14 years old.
Each competitor will have a physical scorecard, which they check out and back in at the end of the night each week on league days. Scores will be updated by the following Friday.
You can climb any time for the duration of League for your score to count, but we encourage you to climb between 5p-9p!
Team scores are a sum of all its members’ scores, with the following adjustments.
For teams of 4 or 5 members, we will bring them up in scoring to 6 members by duplicating the lowest scores of the week to fill “ghost seats”.
How individual scores are calculated:
Scoring is relative to each individual’s redpoint grade ( V_r ), the V-grade someone can consistently complete in ~4 attempts at Uplift.
Boulders at your V_r are worth 100 points.
Boulders above your V_r are worth +50 points per grade.
Boulders below your V_r are worth -40 points per grade.
Each attempt deducts 1 point.
Please note that your V_r is reported on an honor system. If unusually high scores appear (if you’re consistently flashing above your V_r), we reserve the right to make notified adjustments.
FAQ
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Give a holler in our Discord to find other people that are looking for a team!
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Sign ups close at 10p on Sunday 3/15!
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We’ve got a big leader board in the gym! Come on by to check it out.
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Stan’s Vr = V4
V4 flash = +100pts.
V5 in 7 attempts = 150 - 7 = +143pts
V6 in 15 attempts = 200 - 15 = +185pts
V3 flash = +60pts
V2 flash = +20pts
V1 or V0 flash = no points awarded.
Note: Stan would not likely be flashing any routes V5 or above, given his redpoint grade is V4. If Stan appears to be performing too well for a V4 redpoint climber, Uplift reserves the right to adjust his Vr .
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This time, we’ll have a fun cool trophy! We promise it’s not a hobby horse.
calendar
She Rocks Climb Night
March 31, Tuesday, 7p-9p
April 28, Tuesday, 7p-9p
Join She Rocks for a fun weekday evening of bouldering! Women and non-binary folks of all climbing levels are welcome. Discounted day passes for $15, with rental shoes included. Come join us for monthly fun, and look for Leigh our host in the blue tank top!
Rising Roots Climb Night
March 17, Tuesday, 6p-8p
April 21, Tuesday, 6p-8p
Rising Roots is a diverse climbing collective focused on fostering strong bonds within the community and with the outdoors! Whether you’re experienced or a beginner, we’d love to have you climb with us. Discounted day passes for $15, with rental shoes included.
Queer Mountaineers Climb Night
March 9, Monday, 7p-9p
April 13, Monday, 7p-9p
Queer Mountaineers is a community organization founded by queer dreamers, activists, artists, and outdoor enthusiasts. Our mission is to provide community, events, access to skills & gear, and cultivate a safe space for outdoor enthusiasts of all backgrounds, genders, and sexualities. Whether you’re experienced or a beginner, we’d love to have you climb with us. Discounted day passes for $15, with rental shoes included.
Book Club
Get together with other climbers and talk about not-climbing! What an idea. Hosts Nate and Victoria want to get people together and talk about the fun books we're reading. For April, the book is The Everlasting, by Alix E. Harrow. We’ll be getting together on Thursday, April 16 from 630p-830p. The May book is The Tainted Cup, by Robert Jackson Barrett.
Feel free to bring dinner to eat in the mezzanine, dessert will be provided. Full reading of the book is not required, however spoilers may be discussed! No sign-up is required, just feel free to drop in. Need a copy of the book? Hit up our friends at Ridgecrest Books just down the street! They're our favorite neighborhood bookstore, just a mile away from Uplift.
Shoot us an email if you have any questions!
past events
The Uplift Downgrade is BACK! Now in our fourth year, we figured it’s time to mix it up. You’ll be climbing in new categories, you’ll be competing in a new format. But what’s great about the Downgrade isn’t changing — great fun, great community, great prizes, and great live music.
Sign up to compete with us on June 28, climb with your friends, win prizes in our Big Raffle, and enjoy live music from our friends in the Josh Hou Group. Don’t miss our biggest event of the year!
results
categories
women: Beginner, Intermediate, Advance, Open
men: Beginner, Intermediate, Advance, Open
non-binary: Beginner, Intermediate, Advance, Open
Beginner: V0-V2
Intermediate: V3-V5
Advanced: V6-V8
Open: V8+
Sign up to climb in Session 1 or Session 2, and you’ll choose your category on the day-of when you pick up your scorecard.
format
This year’s Downgrade is will be a Classic Redpoint format. Instead of having specific routes assigned to your category, every route will be available to you.
Routes will be assigned a point value from easiest to hardest.
Each route will have a mid-way Zone that’s worth 50pts, regardless of difficulty. You’ll either get points for reaching zone or topping out, but not both!
We’ll be counting points for all the routes you climb, not just the top 5.
live music
We’re excited to bring back the Josh Hou Group to help us celebrate the wrap-up of the Downgrade! They’ll start playing right as Session 2 ends, so make sure to stick around and enjoy the music while we calculate scores and winners.
Josh’s band helped us celebrate the Lunar New Year in February, check out this recap video!
Photos by our friend Isaac Baik
lunar new year &
anniversary celebration
February 1, Saturday, 4p
FREE for members!
Everybody knows the real New Year's celebration happens at the Lunar New Year. And coincidentally, this year it falls on the same week as the 4 year anniversary of Uplift's opening. Let's have a party!
Climbing has always been the thing that’s brought us together, so what a great time to celebrate the members, the community, and the neighborhood that make Uplift special. You’ll need a day pass to climb, but it’s free to come enjoy the music in the evening!
FOOD TRUCK: 5p-8p
Kathmandu MoMoCha will be in our parking lot in the evening for you to enjoy delicious Himalayan Street Food! Get your session in, then enjoy some delicious dumplings.
LIVE DRAWING: 5p-6p
Our friend dozfy is BACK, this time with live art! If you enjoy the beautiful murals on our walls, or the Friendly Crewneck, make sure to come by and meet the man. Bring a photo of your pet and dozfy will send you home with a keepsake pet portrait!
LIVE MUSIC: 730p-830p
The Josh Hou Group is coming with a quintet to entertain you with modern arrangements of Chinese folk tunes, as well as plenty of Mando-pop, Canto-pop, and Tai-pop.
Live music starts at 730p, invite a friend (or your mom!) and bring a folding chair! There’s no cost if you’re just coming to enjoy the tunes, but there will be a tip jar for the musicians. No climbing once the music starts.
SHOP
Need to show the world how much you love climbing? Say no more. Craggu has you covered with handmade and upcycled climbing rope tote bags, and will have a bunch for sale during our event!
MEET-UP
Looking for your crew? Our friends at the Asian Climbing Collective are hosting their first ever Seattle meetup that evening! Come say hi and meet host Lin!
SUPPORT
A huge thanks to Flashed for the support in making this event happen. And for making the best chalk and bouldering gear in the business.
Arc’teryx Seattle can always be counted on for helping us throw a party. Thanks for helping with this one!
