Dust off your lycra, leg warmers, and short shorts – to celebrate Uprising’s 6th Birthday we’re turning the clock back to the 80s!

Mark these dates in the calendar:

FRIDAY 29th AUGUST: AKA party night! Expect the lights down, the tunes up, and glowing boulders.

SATURDAY 30th AUGUST: The community focused climbing day with free or heavily discounted workshops for bouldering, yoga, and training!

Plus, an old-school bouldering comp running all weekend – with not a single parkour or co-ordination move in sight.

Shout out to our amazing sponsors Cactus, Further Faster, Aspiring, Tenaya, Earth Sea Sky, and Paramo for providing goodies for the weekend, and most of all to YOU, our amazing community that makes Uprising the beautiful place it is for bouldering, yoga, and all-round awesomeness.

Right, keen for some details?

Friday 29th August

• Prizes for best-dressed – you know the drill!
• Giveaways – the first 100 people checking in from 6:00pm receive a FREE Uprising neck gaiter/buff
• Novelty 80s boulder set – think video game arcade vibes
• DJ set with Sefton on the decks
• Aerobic dance class from 6:00pm – 7:00pm with Freya in the Uprising Yoga studio. Get ready to boogie to all the iconic 80s moves, no dance experience needed. Expect a warm-up and some simple choreography, ending with a freestyle dance party and warm down. The perfect thing to get you in groove for the Uprising birthday party! Free for members, standard off-peak entry rates apply – Book here
• $20 Pizza & Pint special

Saturday 30th August

Bouldering

• Bouldering Beginners Social (16+yrs) – 10:00am – 11:00am & 2:00pm – 3:00pm
  New to climbing and want some guidance? Come and meet our Uprising Coaches and fellow climbers for an hour of social guided bouldering. Improve your technique, ask lots of questions, and meet some new bouldering buddies. Free for members or $24 including entry and shoes.
• Youth Intro to Bouldering (7-11yrs, 12-15yrs) – 10:00am – 11:00am
  Meet our coaches, meet new boulder buddies, and improve your climbing. Join an Uprising coach for a discounted coached session with rental shoes included. This session is best for young climbers new to climbing or new to being coached. Groups will be mixed by age group on the day by our experienced team of youth coaches. Free for members or $15 including entry and shoes.

Yoga

All yoga classes are included in your membership, as always! Standard off-peak top-up charges apply.

• Ashtanga Expanded – 9:15am – 10:45am
  A longer-format class that gives us the time we don’t usually have! This extended session follows our usual Ashtanga rhythm, offering the rare chance to journey deeper into the Primary Series without rushing. Expect a steady, breath-led flow with space to explore a fuller sequence. Suitable for seasoned or fresh Ashtangis!
• Yin Yang – 12:00pm – 1:00pm
  Never tried yoga before? Yin Yang is a great place to start; this class offers a balanced practice that combines a variation of active movement and slower, longer held floor-based postures. In this practice there will be a combination of dynamic sequences to build strength and energy followed by, or following, a transition to gentle, long-held poses which target the connective tissues and offer balance to counter busy modern life.
• Winter Yoga Challenge Celebration Circle – 4:15pm – 5:00pm
  As we close our Winter Yoga Challenge, we gather in the spirit of sangha (community), svadhyaya (self-study), and tapas (inner fire). Together, we’ll reflect on the journey, share what’s been stirred, and explore how to tend our inner fire with care – so we can move toward Spring with intention, warmth, and steady energy. Expect: heartfelt connection, yoga-inspired insights, and a free warming cup o’ chai.
• Flow – 5:30pm – 6:30pm
  Join us for the final class of the Winter Yoga Challenge – a steady, breath-centred flow inspired by the spirit of tapas (inner discipline and transformative heat). This practice invites you to integrate the past three weeks through mindful movement, breath, and presence – supported by spacious, 80s-inspired sounds. Come close the season of Hōtoke with strength, clarity, and a hint of 80s flair.

Training

As an exclusive for the Uprising Birthday weekend, all training workshops below are FREE for members! Standard off-peak top-up charges apply.

• Shoulder Health Clinic – 10:00am – 11:00am
  Keeping the shoulders strong and healthy is a must for everyone. Climbers spend a lot of time training the fingers, but the shoulders often get neglected. Lee from ATP Coaching and Performance is often approached by people seeking advice with shoulder injuries and how to avoid them, so he has put together this clinic to address some of the most common issues he deals with.
• Women’s Pull-up Progression – 11:15am – 12:15pm
  Join Lee from ATP Coaching and Performance for a Pull Up Progression workshop built specifically for anyone identifying as a woman. Develop the necessary foundations to perform pull-ups safely, learn how to begin bodyweight pull-ups and the progression to weighted pull-ups. Advance your technique and break through climbing plateaus. This has been one of Lee’s most popular workshops so get in there quick!
• Boulder Thoughts – Climbing Mindset Workshop – 2:00pm – 3:30pm
  Is a lack of confidence holding you back on the wall? Join mindset coach Alex Morton from Boulder Thoughts for a workshop that is all about mindset! In this 90-minute workshop you will learn practical, tangible techniques to habituate confidence and strengthen your bravery in the face of fear with Alex. Suitable for climbers of any level, but especially for those wanting to break through the mental barriers stopping them from climbing at their fullest potential. There are only 10 spots available, so you’ll want to book in quickly.

OLD SKOOL COMP

It wouldn’t be an 80s throwback without a special nod towards some period-specific climbing – think ratty crimps, blocky shapes and zero tolerance for parkour! If this is your jam, you’ll be psyched to hear about our Old Skool Comp:

• Special 80s-style circuit set on the Thursday
• Comp runs from Friday through to Sunday on Toplogger
• Winners for most boulders climbed in U13, U16, and Open M/F categories
• All entrants will be in the draw for sponsor prizes!

Whew, it’s all go!

So remember, Friday 29th & Saturday 30th August — see ya there, party animals!