it’s a bouldering brawl.

registration opens thursday, march 6

MILE HIGH MELEE isn’t just a comp—it’s a six-week bouldering brawl where strength, strategy, and sheer willpower collide. Four weeks of redpoint battles are followed by a short breather and the final reckoning at Movement RiNo. Check your ego at the door and sign up to rep your gym for prizes, pride, and the pure love of the climb. 

how does it work?

From March 24th, 2025 through April 20th, 2025, our bouldering areas will be re-set with one competition boulder per skill category each week. As each route is set, the Mile High Melee problems will receive a grade and indicator tag, and will be viewable within the Kaya event. Scores will be calculated by totaling all the point values of the routes completed/attempted by a competitor during the 4-week period in a red-point format. Participants will record their scores in Kaya!

what are the categories?

Our three skill categories are:

1. Novice: VB — V2
2. Intermediate: V3 —V6
3. Advanced: V7 — V10

Competitors will enter in male/non-binary or female/non-binary gender categories and select their skill level. We welcome competitors to choose the skill and gender category they are most comfortable with. As a general rule, your skill category should be determined by the hardest grade you regularly redpoint at the gym. At the end of the competition and once all scores have been tabulated, the setting team will check for any outliers in each skill category and will bump anyone who should have been in a different category.

you mentioned a finals competition

The top 2 competitors from each gym in each category will be invited to compete in our Regional Finals at Movement RiNo on Saturday, May 3. All competitors must be 16 years or older to participate in Finals. All participants are invited to come cheer on the competitors!

ok i’m in—how do I register?

Scroll down to sign up and pay the registration fee for the gym that you’ll be competing for. Please know that while you can travel to check out the Mile High Melee problems at other gyms, and we encourage you to do so, you can only accrue points at the gym you signed up for.