Time to Rise 2026 Recap: Chompers Climbing, Community, and Competition Highlights

Event Highlights

Time to Rise delivered a strong mix of climbing, community, and competition energy. From the first climbs through to the final moments of the event, there was a clear sense of participation, encouragement, and excitement throughout the climbing gym.

• Strong turnout from the local climbing community
• Creative route setting and varied movement styles
• Great energy from climbers, spectators, and volunteers
• Useful conversations with climbers, route setters, and gym operators
• Strong interest in holds, volumes, wall systems, and commercial climbing products
• A clear reminder of how important events are for the continued growth of climbing

Why the Event Mattered

Climbing events are important because they create shared moments around the sport. They give climbers a reason to test themselves, route setters a platform to create interesting movement, and the broader community a place to connect.

For gyms and organisers, events also help build culture. A good event can turn a normal climbing session into something people remember, talk about, and return to the gym for.

For Chompers Climbing, sponsoring Time to Rise was a way to support that process directly. Our work involves climbing holds, volumes, freestanding adjustable walls, commercial gym projects, panels, and matting, but those products only matter when they contribute to better climbing experiences.

Chompers at Time to Rise

As a sponsor of Time to Rise, Chompers had the opportunity to connect with climbers, route setters, gym owners, and people interested in climbing products and commercial climbing spaces.

Product and Route Setting Takeaways

One of the clearest takeaways from Time to Rise was how much modern climbing depends on the relationship between wall angle, hold choice, volume placement, and route setting intent.

Large fibreglass macro holds are useful for creating powerful, expressive, and visually clear movement. Wooden volumes can completely change the shape of a wall and create new possibilities without needing to rebuild the structure. Adjustable climbing walls allow climbers and gyms to train across different angles, making one wall more versatile.

For commercial climbing gyms, these details are not cosmetic. They influence how routes feel, how often sections of wall can be reset, how training areas are used, and how climbers experience the space.

Events like Time to Rise show why climbing products need to be designed with real use in mind. A hold or volume needs to look good, but it also needs to be practical for route setters, durable for commercial use, and useful across different climbing styles.

Photo Gallery

Below are some highlights from Time to Rise. These images show the event atmosphere, climbing movement, route setting, and the community that came together at Le Club Climbing Gym.

Thank You to the Community

Thank you to the team at Le Club Climbing Gym, the organisers, route setters, climbers, volunteers, spectators, and everyone else who contributed to Time to Rise. Events like this take significant effort behind the scenes, and the success of the day comes from the people who make it happen.

Chompers Climbing was proud to be involved and looks forward to continuing to support climbing events, climbing gyms, route setters, and the wider climbing community.

Continue the Conversation

If you discovered Chompers through Time to Rise, you can continue exploring our range of climbing products and commercial gym solutions online.

Chompers supplies fibreglass macro holds, wooden volumes, freestanding adjustable climbing walls, climbing wall panels, gym matting, and commercial climbing project support.

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