A video-based climbing competition that highlights talent, creativity, and the culture of outdoor climbing. This event provides climbers and filmmakers a platform to showcase their best work in a community-driven contest.
Prizes
1st Place
$10,000
2nd Place
$5,000
3rd Place
$2,500
Cinematography
$2,500
Timeline
Submission Window (April 1st – May 31st)
Climbers submit their video segments through Mellow's website.
Qualifiers (June 9th – June 22nd)
Three videos will be released every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The community will vote on their favorite video in each heat.
Finals (June 23rd – June 28th)
The top video from each heat will move on to the finals round. A video will be released every day.
Results (June 29th)
The final six videos will conmpete in a final round of voting. The results will be determined by both the community (30%) and the judging panel (70%). Live stream will take place June 29th at 11am MST to announce the winners.
Judging Criteria
Difficulty / Try Hard
Level of grit or effort
Creativity & Style
Approach and execution of the video and climbing
Cinematography
Quality of filming, editing, and storytelling
Overall Cultural Impact
Influence of the video on climbing culture
Judging Panel
Brooke Raboutou, Daniel Woods, Alex Johnson, Ben Neilson, Tim Kemple
Deliverables
Full Video Export
- Format: H.264 (.mp4)
- Video Thumbnail: 1280×720 (2MB)
- Music: Copyright music is allowed, but must adhere to YouTube's guidelines
Promo Assets
- 30 second promo video
- 10 second promo video
- 1-5 still assets
Required Information
- YouTube description
- Video Title
- All required social tags (climber, filmers, photographers etc.)
Upload to Google Drive
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All assets but be uploaded to a Google Drive folder. The folder must either be shared with
media@mellowclimbing.com
or shared to anyone with this link