Annual Spring Boulder Open (ASBO) 26

When and where?

ASBO 26 takes place at The Valley on Saturday 9th May 2026.

General info

Help us out a bit...

• Parking: make sure you have parked considerately and safely: you might have to park a bit further away: for parking info see our Travel to The Valley page.
• Belongings: it will be especially busy, so please try and keep your belongings tidy and not in the way of the stairs or walkways
• Rubbish please put all your rubbish and recycling in the bins provided 

Mountain Boot Company Sale in the Yoga room downstairs from 9am-5pm - access only for customers taking part in ASBO - you will need to have a wrist band to get into the sale.

Shop: please note that you won't be able to try shoes on 9:00-11:00 whilst we manage the busiest part of the day.

What you need to know about times

• Doors open at 9am
• Fun competition (qualifiers) from 9am - 7.30pm
• Mountain Boot Company sale in the yoga room 9am-5pm
• Pizzas served from 5pm
• Finalists in isolation from 8pm
• Final starts at 8.30pm

What you need to know about entry

At entry (particular when we open) you will be directed to:

• Front till (closest to the door) if you have a pass/credits and can use the scanner for entry
• Back till (closest to the coffee machine) if you need to pay on the door for entry

Please order hot and cold drinks and snacks at the end of reception by the coffee machine

Please register for the comp on Griptonite

What you need to know about t-shirts

To claim your ASBO T-shirt - you will need to show the staff on the T-shirt table your ASBO 26 wrist band AND your Griptonite registration on your phone, as they are only for people entering the comptetition. Please have these ready

The T-shirts on the rails are so you can see the size only. Please do not take these, collect yours from the staff on the T-shirt table.

T-shirts are limited - sorry in advance if we've run out of your size.

What you need to know about pizzas

Pizzas are available from 5pm. Please buy your Pizza Token from reception and take it to the Pizza van (dsownstairs) to order your pizza. You can buy your Pizza Token any time during the day and are £7.

What you need to know about the final

The ASBO finals are always great to watch. The top 4 male and female competitors will battle it out in a spectacular finale, each taking turns to take on the imagination of our route-setting team. 

From 8pm, the finalists will be in isolation in the cave area adjacent to the toilet blocks, the ladies toilet and cloakroom will be closed to customers from then, so that finalists have a dedicated toilet.

Please be considerate to other people in the crowd and do not take food on to the mats please. If you have a drink, please can you make sure it is in a bottle and does not spill.

Please give the Finalists lots of love and support ❤️