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.

$20K Total Prize Purse

Finalists

Megatron (V17/9A) - Hamish McArthur

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Clément Lechaptois // Permanent Midnight (low start) - 8c+/v16 first ascent

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The Story of Torre de Control 13c, Multi-pitch in La Pared, Colombia

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David Fitzgerald “Last Line of Defense” V16 First Ascent

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The Search for Lost Rocks

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UTAH UPDATE

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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