FULL GRAVITY DAY 2026
Date: November 7th, 2026
Location: Main Facility - 13 Enterprise Blvd, Bozeman
The eagle has left the nest! Gravity is calling. It’s that time of year again to spread your wings and take flight in Montana’s premier high-flying bouldering competition where bold movement, gravity-defying maneuvers, and the freedom of flight take center stage. For first-class flyers and first-time defiers, this aerial dogfight will challenge your tactical control, taking you to heights and G-forces you never imagined were possible. Discover just how high you can soar when you defy the very nature of our planetary existence. So, gather your flock, spread your wings, and reach new heights in a day of gravity-defying, out-of-this-world fun!
REGISTRATION & SESSIONS:
This year, we will have three sessions to keep the stoke, gravity, and problems flowing. Citizens categories may sign up for either Citizen Session. Tight budget? Volunteer to judge for the youth qualifying event to get FREE registration to the Citizens comp HERE (volunteer signup coming soon).
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Participants must pre-register on the USAC website HERE.
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Open (V6+)
Intermediate (V3-V5)
Beginner (V0-V2)
Masters (35+)
Non-Binary
U19 (Born 2008-2009)
U17 (Born 2010-2011)
U15 (Born 2012-2013)
U13 (Born 2014-2015)
U11 (Born 2016-2017)
U9 (Born 2018 or later)
*LBBS youth age groups are different than USAC
PRIZES AND SWAG:
PRIZES: $2500 cash purse for Open Men’s/Women’s (1st - $700, 2nd - $350, 3rd - $200). Prizes for Recreational Youth, Beginner, Intermediate, Masters, Non-Binary, and Gravity 1st place winners only.
RAFFLE: Out-of-this-world raffle items provided by Mystery Ranch, Black Diamond, MioMi, Organic, Yeti, and more.
T-Shirts: Snag your limited-edition Full Gravity Day tee day-of. Designed by Stube Creative for climbers who want to crush in maximum gravity and look shockingly good doing it. Featuring aerial combat maneuvers straight out of nature itself, these shirts are first come, first serve and check-in for $25. Put one of these on and you will soar like an eagle.
FOOD: Food Truck - CC’s Gourmet
RULES:
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Rules, scoring, and results can be found at www.usaclimbing.org
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Redpoint scoring, top 5 completed problems. Attempts will be used to determine tiebreakers. The top 5 Open competitors will proceed to the Finals. The Final round is Isolation/Onsight (3 problems).
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As many problems as you can do! One point each. Can repeat problems once. No limit on tries. Can use both sessions.
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All categories except gravity - download the ClimbAlong app
Apple UsersGravity Category will use paper scorecards and enter scores HERE.
Mobile device is required for scorekeeping. Anyone under 14 must have a parent present.
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Click HERE for all competition rules. All competitors, please read prior to competition.
LAST BEST BOULDERING SERIES (LBBS):
The Last Best Bouldering Series is open to youth and adults and is an annual Montana-wide indoor climbing competition to crown Montana’s best. Full Gravity Day Citizens competition is part of LBBS (USA Climbing Regional Qualifier Event does not qualify for LBBS). Click here to learn more.
EVENT SCHEDULE
USAC Youth Regional Qualifier (All USAC Youth Categories)
o Check in: 7am
o Judge Meeting: 7:15am
o Competitor Technical Meeting: 7:45am
o Climbing: 8am – 11am
o Awards to follow in north gym
Citizen's Comp Session 1 (All Citizens Categories)
o Check in: 11:15am – 11:45am
o Competitor Technical Meeting: 11:45pm
o Climbing: 12:00 – 3:00pm
Citizen’s Comp Session 2 (All Citizens Categories)
o Check in: 2:30 – 3:00pm
o Competitor Technical Meeting: 3:00pm
o Climbing: 3:15 – 6:15pm
Finals Event
o Finalist Iso Check in: 6:30 – 7pm
o Doors open for Spectators: 7pm
o Citizen Awards (Recreational Youth, Masters, Beginner, Intermediate, Non-Binary, and Gravity): 7:30
o Finals: 7:45pm
Open awards and raffle to follow