Lights Out! Charity Climbing Party

Friday 6 December 2024, 4:30pm to 10:00pm

Venue

University Sport Centre, Lancaster

Open to

All Lancaster University (non-partner) students, Alumni, External Organisations, Families and young people, Public, Staff

Registration

Cost to attend - booking required

Registration Info

The event is £16 to attend, and you can book tickets via the Online Store.

Ticket Price

£16

Event Details

The annual Lights Out! Charity Climbing Party at Sport Lancaster’s Climbing Wall returns on Friday 6 December, between 4.30-10pm, raising funds for Climbers Against Cancer (CAC).

Event timings

  • Early session (7-9 years and 10-13 years): 4.30-7pm (28 places)
  • Late session: 7-9.30pm (40 places)
  • Raffle draw: 9.30-10pm

The boulder cave will be freshly set for the event. There will be a bouldering competition for both children and adults during the evening with prizes up for grabs for the winners.

Children’s Bouldering Competition

The children's competitions will take place during the early session, prizes include;

1st place: 8BPLUS chalk bag and chalk ball.

2nd place: 8BPLUS chalk bag and chalk ball.

Adult’s Bouldering Competition

The adult male and female competitions take place during the late session, prizes include;

1st place (male and female): Pair of Evolv climbing shoes of their choice and a Rock+Run t-shirt.

2nd place: £40 voucher and a Rock+Run t-shirt.

3rd place: £30 voucher and a Rock+Run t-shirt.

UV Taped Roped Routes

The usual lighting in the Climbing Wall will be turned off and replaced with colourful lights and lasers, and, especially for the occasion, there will be UV-taped lead and top rope routes.

Climbing in your Head Torch

As the lights will be out, please feel free to bring your own head torch or you can borrow one supplied by Petzl Official.

Charity Raffle

Purchase a strip of 5 tickets for £5 and be in the chance of winning prizes, all funds will be donated to CAC. A donation link will be sent to registrants ahead of the event for any early purchases of raffle tickets. Alternatively, registrants can donate cash on the night.

DJ

A DJ will be playing the duration of the event to soundtrack your climb.

Pizza

Pizza will be provided on the night by Super8 @super8pizzauk

Climbers Against Cancer Stall

Support the charity during the event by purchasing clothes and merchandise from their stall.

How to book

This event is open to registered climbers or beginners who are supervised by a registered climber. Children can be as young as 6 to climb, but will need to be accompanied by a registered adult. Climbers are classified as adults over the age of 16.

Booking is first come first served with a limited capacity for each Climbing Party session. Please be sure to specify which session you would like to attend.

Contact Details

Name Luke Gribbin
Email

climbing@lancaster.ac.uk