Southern Bouldering Series 2026

"Movement, the HECK is SBS?" Glad you asked! SBS, or Southern Bouldering Series, is our bouldering competition series! This DFW favorite with a true progressive series format that builds excitement from one comp to the next.

Season Schedule

• February 7th @ Denton (Qualifier)
• March 7th @ Dallas The Hill (Qualifier)
• April 11th @ Fort Worth (Qualifier)
• May 23rd @ Carrollton (Grand Finale)

How Does It Work?

The 2026 SBS is designed to build momentum throughout the season:

• Qualifiers: Denton, Dallas The Hill and Fort Worth competitions feature two 2-hour red point wave rounds where your performance for the day builds towards the series ranking. NEW Format: Each qualifier will feature an Open finals showdown with an after party combo!
• Grand Finale: Everything comes down to this! An invite only, pay-to-play red point round followed by an after party + finals round for the Open category
  • Invitation to the grand finale will be for those who participate in at least 1 Qualifying rounds.

For each qualifier, pick the time slot that works for you:

• Wave 1: 2:15pm – 4:15pm (Check-in 1:30pm)
• Wave 2: 4:45pm – 6:45pm (Check-in 4pm)

During each 2-hour wave, you'll:

• Climb as many boulder problems as you want, as many times as you want. Your top 5 climbs will be counted towards your series ranking and for your standings for the day.
• Each problem has a point value
• Your top five boulders count toward your total score. There are no flash bonuses and are only 1 send per boulder.
• We're on the honor system, so no cheating!
• Must be 13+ to compete
  • Cannot compete if participating in the JCCA competition the day of. Parents/Volunteers are able to participate in SBS after their JCCA shifts.

Series Progression!

Your rankings accumulate throughout the series building toward the finale at Carrollton. While there will be podiums at each qualifier, the overall series champions will be crowned at the Carrollton finale. Each competition gives ranking points based on where you place, not how hard the climbs are. At the end of the series, we count your best results. That way it doesn’t matter which gyms you attend or how hard each comp is—what matters is how you perform relative to everyone else. The scores for the Series will not affect the Carrollton Championship!  The Championship will be a stand alone show down with those who qualified in the other competitions.

Don't want to compete in all 3 qualifiers? No problem! You only need to compete in at least 1 qualifiers to be eligible for the Championship at Carrollton. If you rank well at one event, you could sit out the other and still have a chance to do well in the Series, however it will be really unlikely for you if you only compete at 1 of the 3 events. This year, the scoring system is based on ranking per competition rather than the sum of scores.  Want to CRUSH the series!? Compete in all three events for the full SBS experience!

Carrollton will be its own stand-alone event that will be an invite those who qualified through participating in 1 out of the 3 qualifying events!  Battle through the sets of the comp for the day to see if you have what it takes to make it to finals and stand on the podium for the championship!

• There will be a separate podium for how your rank through participating in the series!

Registration

Sign-ups are live for all 3 events! To compete at the Carrollton finale, you must be invited and have had registered for at least 1 qualifier comp.

• Qualifier Comps (Denton, Dallas The Hill & Fort Worth): $35 each for members, $45 for non-members
• Carrollton Finale: $35 for members, $45 for non-members
• Season passes available! Sign up for all three events and save!
  *Limited to Movement Members