One of our community is doing something incredible on May 9th — and we wanted to make sure you knew about it. He’s attempting to climb the equivalent height of Mount Everest in a single day, raising money for the Paediatric Neuroscience Ward at LGI and The Yorkshire Brain Tumour Charity. This one’s close to home. Read his story.
chalk, psych, community A Recap of City Bloc’s Bloc Party 2025 Each year, Bloc Party somehow gets bigger and better, and 2025 was no exception. The air was thick with chalk dust and buzzing with energy as we brought together climbers of all levels for a day of challenging routes and community spirit. From athletes…
competition and community City Bloc’s Summer League 2025 Final Close battles, decider blocs, no-tex challenge, and non stop crushing – the Summer League Final on Friday September 5th was intense from start to finish. Ben & Alfie set problems that pushed everyone hard, and the competitors showed up ready to send. Here are the results…
As the sun (finally) shows up over Leeds and the crash pads start drying out, it can only mean one thing – City Bloc’s Summer League is back. After the electric atmosphere of the Winter League Final, we’re riding that high straight into another season of chalky palms, friendly rivalries, and good vibes at the…
competition and community City Bloc’s Winter League 2024/25 Final: What a Night Flashes, toe hooks, tie breaks, big energy and bigger effort – the Winter League Final on April 4th absolutely delivered. The blocs, set by Ben, Eugenie & James, brought the challenge and the climbers Brought the psych. Here’s how it all went down……
full weekend comp Bloc Party Gets Bigger and Better Each year, Bloc Party somehow gets bigger and better, and 2024 was no exception. We decided to crank things up a notch by turning this year’s event into a two-day competition. Inspired by the World Cup format, Saturday saw climbers battling it out in the qualifiers,…
City Bloc Leeds is psyched to host the Vibram Repair Tour, where Vibram’s mobile workshop and expert cobblers will offer FREE CLIMBING SHOE RESOLING. We’re also excited to announce the arrival of our in centre Vibram Resoling Station, making shoe repair accessible year-round for our climbing community. Event Highlights • Dates: Monday 25th to Wednesday…
On Saturday, September 21st, we hosted the 3rd edition of Bloc Stars, and it was an absolute banger. Each year, Bloc Stars evolves slightly, but the event stays true to its roots: a fun competition for climbers of all levels without traditional age and gender categories. The atmosphere was absolutely buzzing, with everyone pushing themselves,…
competition and community City Bloc’s Summer League 2024 Final: Such a Good Evening We had an incredible night at The Bloc, full of great climbs, good vibes, awesome tunes, and smiles all around Intermediate Categories The evening kicked off with the intermediate male and female categories. These were the men who qualified between 11th-20th and…