Synergy Summer Series 2025

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BOULDERING LEAGUE OVERVIEW 2025

THREE weeks beginning May 30
Teams of THREE.
FREE to members! Open to all paying visitors. (The league is a no-cost sign up but non-members will need a punch pass or pay entry fees for visits).

  • Form a team of three (talk to staff if needing partners).
  • Individual handicap scoring system.
  • Teams can be a mix of different climbing levels.
  • Fun for all climbers from beginners to advanced!
  • Score climbs completed at any time during the week.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Week 1: Begin 4:00 pm Friday May 30th — scorecards due at closing Thursday June 5th.
  • Week 2: Begin 4:00 pm Friday June 6th — scorecards due at closing Thursday June 12th.
  • Week 3: Begin 4:00 pm Friday June 13th — scorecards due at closing Thursday June 19th.
  • Friday 20th — Party and podiums!

FORMAT & SCORING

  1. Each team must nominate one of each:
  • Slab GOAT (slab climbing specialist).
  • Roof Warrior (overhang specialist).
  • All-Around Ace.
  1. Each week’s round will consist of climbs set on one of these three different terrains – with climbs catering to either the slab climbers, the power climbers or the all-around.
  2. Each week, the team member nominated as the representative on the style of the week, will score TWO-POINT FLASH BONUS for ANY climb done first try! Other members of the team will score as normal (single point flash bonus). Beta can be provided to team-members to help them achieve their flash bonus.
  3. Points are awarded based on handicap. Each climber will choose their handicap level (the level at which they can climb most of, or almost all of, that tag level at the gym). Choose Red, Green, White, Yellow, or Blue tag as your handicap (each team member has their OWN personal handicap). Climbers consistently climbing above their declared handicap may be “bumped” to a different handicap at the discretion of the head judge!
  4. Scoring:
  • 4 points for a climb completed at handicap level.
  • 2 points for a climb completed one level below handicap level.
  • 6 points for a climb any level above handicap level.
  • ADD a 1-point flash bonus for each climb done first try.
  • OR a 2-point flash bonus depending on the week (see rule 3 above).
  • BEST FIVE scores each week from each team member will count toward team total.

Pick up official scorecards at the front desk prior to climbing. ONE scorecard per participant each week.

Each week, scorecards should be handed in at closing on Thursday, with the week’s new set going up on Friday (half the set) and Monday (second half of the set).

A leaderboard will be made public at the end of each week. Winners will be announced on Friday June 20th at the Synergy Anniversary Party.

Get a team of three and join in! There is no fee to join the fun. All participants must have a membership, or pay a day-pass rate to enter the gym.

Weekly Reports, 2025

WEEK ONE

Summer is here, Synergy’s Summer Series is in full swing, and the competition is fierce!

Team Kevin clearly had a standout week, pushing ClimbMax2 into second place thanks to a near-perfect performance from their youngest star—their All-Around Ace—who racked up 36 points in a flash-fueled frenzy. Was that “2” in ClimbMax2 a prophetic nod to second place—or will they prove it stands for twice as strong as we head to the steep and power-hungry 50-degree wall, where the Roof Warriors are sure to shine?

Courtney and the Heartbreakers broke with convention, choosing the toughest handicap while others played it safe—an honorable move that may prove costly. Grip Trip ran into trouble too, when one of their crew took a trip—out of town! But, fear not! In the Summer Series, the tides turn fast. All-Arounds may struggle to lift their scores on the steep main overhang, while this week’s crushers could find themselves slipping up as we shift to the delicate terrain of the Slab GOAT this Friday.

Looking down the list of teams and their members, one thing’s clear: this league is stacked with talent—and the showdown is far from over.

WEEK TWO

Oh boy! We’re into the final week of the Summer Series—and the thugs have arrived! Controversy and calamity abound in this three-week marathon of skill and perseverance. Some teams crumbled on the fifty-degree wall, but for others, the points came raining in—like storms on a weekend.

Looking at the top of the leaderboard today we have to ask: Are we hallucinating? Is a 160-point total after two weeks even attainable by any clean-living team of three? Yet there it is in bold print on top of the list, with the name of the team, “Thugs on Jugs!” We can’t help wondering … is it something else they’re on?

Stress not team Kevin, team ClimbMax2, The Grippers, and the rest, for this is the week of the Slab GOAT, and everyone knows there ain’t no jugs here baby! So, step up or step aside, and let the freaks of flexibility and finesse ease their way to those final holds.

Mere days remain and the competitive energy is peaking. Can the Boulder Baddies make good? Will Courtney and the Heartbreakers break everyone’s heart?

On Friday we find out who will finish atop that leaderboard!

2024 in Review

LEAGUE WEEKLY REPORTS

WEEK ONE

We’ve already seen some intense competition on the first of the slab sets with the yellow hold white tag (pictured above) looking like it could prove decisive in the battle for Slab GOAT! Will anyone flash this boulder? Will anyone even climb this boulder? Will team Beta Testers be first to solve this frustrating puzzle …? Or will (team) Gravity Check ultimately win out?

The tension is building as we await the arrival of the elusive Freaky Flashers who will no-doubt show us the way and leave Daddy Rage in fits. Team TBC are also looking freakishly flashy on this angle, so I think we will just have to say … To Be Continued ….

WEEK TWO

Let the battle commence! Welcome to the week of the Roof Warrior! The 50-degree wall is now fully set with 20 powerful climbs, and rumor has it they pack a serious punch. You’ll need to bring all your muscle to this party!

What will happen when the Slab GOATs face the overhanging steepness? Will we hear the clash of heads against plywood?

Will this be the great equalizer? Will the leaderboard flip like an inversion table in this crusher showdown?

Prepare for an epic test of athleticism, strength, and dynamic power! We can’t wait to see which teams will rise to the challenge, and who will be… left hanging!

WEEK THREE

The Summer Series Bouldering League is reaching its climax this week as the top teams vie for the coveted top spot. Team ClimbMax has already turned in an impressive set of scores, firmly placing themselves in contention!

But don’t be too hasty… The long, tan, and handsome trio of Long, Tan, and Handsome are also making a remarkable ascent up the leaderboard, potentially outpacing both the Creepy Crawlers and the Freaky Flashers.

How will it end? Will team TBC finish ahead of team TBD? It would seem fitting after all! Will the Beta Testers finally crack the right beta? Or does E-squared plus D truly equal the big W?

Only time will tell as we conclude the hardest-fought battle for league supremacy this gym has ever seen. Join us Friday night to celebrate as we announce the winning team!