One year of boards, training, and progression
Sandbox opened with a simple idea: a gym built around boards, training, and progression. One year later, we're celebrating the same way – with a comp built around the boards you train on, the people you climb with, and the community that made Sandbox what it is.
How it works
Form a team of three
Climb together, score together
Qualify on the boards
From June 1–21, climb during your regular visits and log your best sends across Kilter Board, Tension Board 2, and Grasshopper Board.
Divisions are sorted during qualifiers
Beginner through advanced. You don't need to choose a division up front – we'll sort divisions as the qualifying round plays out, so every level has a bracket.
Finals on the spray wall
Top teams in each division go head-to-head on Saturday June 27.
Why join?
Board climbing is usually individual – your projects, your sessions, your sends.
This comp turns it into something shared.
Build a team, chase points together, compare strategies, and give yourself a reason to train with intent through June.
Who this is for
You don't need to be the strongest climber in the gym.
This comp is for:
• crews who want a reason to train through June
• friends who want to climb and score as a team
• board climbers who want a different kind of challenge
• newer climbers who want a comp that still feels approachable
• stronger climbers who want a creative finals format
A note on team balance:
To keep the team format balanced and interesting, female climbers will receive a scoring bonus on eligible climbs. Mixed teams will be rewarded in the scoring, so team composition will matter.
Schedule
June 1-21. Board qualifiers
No special days, no scheduled times. Climb on the Kilter Board, Tension Board 2, and Grasshopper Board during your regular visits, log what you send, and help your team build the strongest score across the boards. The running tally goes up on a leaderboard.
Full scoring rules will be released before qualifiers begin.
June 22-26. Break week
You rest, we confirm and communicate the final logistics.
Saturday, June 27. Spray wall finals
Finals move from the boards to the spray wall. Teams will set problems for each other: set something your team can do, but your opponents might not. Then try to send what they set for you. It's part climbing, part tactics, part knowing your team's strengths.
It's not just about who pulls the hardest. It's about climbing well, setting smart, and understanding the game.
Finals day is our anniversary party!
Not competing? Come anyway!
Saturday June 27 is also our first birthday party. Come watch the finals, join community games, meet our sponsors, win prizes, and celebrate one year of Sandbox.
Here's what launch day looked like – anniversary day is next!
Get your team in!
Three climbers. One month on the boards. One finals night.
Registrations open soon. Start lining up your team now.
Follow @sandbox.bouldering for team updates, scoring details, sponsor announcements, and registration info.
Questions? Email ask@sandboxbouldering.com.au
Backed by the community
A competition is only as good as the community behind it. These businesses were first to get behind the comp, and we're grateful:
Want to support the comp?
We're still open to prize, product, food, coffee, recovery, apparel, and local business support. The comp runs across three weeks of qualifiers, finals day, and the content around the event – giving sponsors repeated exposure to an engaged Sydney climbing community.
Email us at ask@sandboxbouldering.com.au and we'll send through the details.
Sydney, NSW