The scores are in and our top climbers are chalking up, ready to go!
Here’s the spraydown of what’s happening for Summer Sends Series 2026 Finals Day…
SAT 21ST MARCH SCHEDULE:
10:00am – Men’s Semi Finals
12:30pm – Women’s Semi Finals
4:00pm – Men’s Finals
6:00pm – Age Category Prizegiving
6:30pm – Women’s Finals
7:45pm – Main prizegiving, Raffle & Spot Prizes
Spectating is FREE with spot prizes for the audience, so come watch our semi finalists and finalists crush it!
In addition to the main event, come on down to also enjoy…
OCEAN EMBER SAUNA
10:00am – ~7:00pm
The team from Ocean Ember Sauna will be onsite for an authentic, wood-fired mobile sauna experience! Their hand-crafted sauna is locally made with materials sourced from around NZ, built to honour place, people, and the joy of slowing down together.
Sessions are up to 40min (max. 10 people) and FREE to book – bring your togs and a couple of towels (one to sit one, and one for showering after) and book on the day.
Q&A WITH ATP COACHING & PERFORMANCE AND BOULDER THOUGHTS
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Lee from ATP Coaching & Performance is a certified strength & conditioning coach and trainer – not to mention, a familiar face around the gym. He has a thirty year climbing history and has climbed all over the world to a high level in all disciplines. He combines his extensive skills and experience with a high degree of academic knowledge.
Alex from Boulder Thoughts is a mindset coach, climber, and classically trained musician with over a decade of experience performing and coaching at an elite level. Climbing is as much a mental game as it is physical – and mindset coaching can help build confidence, focus, resilience, and enjoyment.
Lee and Alex will be hanging out in the cafe mezzanine between semis and finals for a free “Ask Me Anything” session! Come and pick their brains about anything training and mindset related.
STEP-UP CHALLENGE
9:00am – 5:30pm
How many step-ups can you do while carrying a boulder pad in one minute? Take on the challenge and be in with a chance to win a free coached session with Lee from ATP Coaching & Performance. Flock Hill climbers, this is your time to rise up!
FUNDRAISING RAFFLE
$5 per ticket, all proceeds to Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust (ACAT)
Win epic prizes from our amazing sponsors, including an 8-week coaching program with Lee from ATP Coaching, and 2 x mindset coaching sessions with Alex from Boulder Thoughts! Tickets can be purchased at the front desk.
We’ll have a live DJ mixing beats for the finals, and from 12:00pm you can get a pizza & pint for only $20! It’s sure to be an epic day, so make sure you come on down to watch some of NZ’s best battle it out for the Summer Sends 2026 podium!
A huge shout out to our sponsors Tenaya, Cactus, Aspiring Safety, Further Faster, Rad Roasting Co, ATP Coaching & Performance, and Boulder Thoughts for providing epic prizes, and to all of you guys for supporting the awesome advocacy work done by the Aotearoa Climbing Access Trust (ACAT) to access and protect NZ’s crags.
Please note there will be disruption to the Boat, Comp Wall, Cave, and Barrel from Wednesday evening to Saturday for setting, and the facility will be spectators-only from 3:30pm (closed for climbing) on Saturday for the comp.