Saturday, October 31st, 2026

Hellraiser at Needleseye Park - 2026

Bouldering Competition

The first-ever Hellraiser at Needleseye has arrived! This is a friendly Halloween fundraiser bouldering comp put on by volunteers to raise money for NRAC! Wear your spookiest fit, send extremely high quality sandstone boulders at the New’s newest area, and win rad prizes! Head to ACE Adventure Resort after for awards, prizes, dinner, and beer! Stay late and rage at their Monster Bash Halloween party.

Pre-register before September 1st for $10 off and a one-of-a-kind t-shirt designed by a local artist!

HUGE shoutout to our sponsors! Want to join? Email esjerome911@gmail.com 

Volunteer SIGN UP

DETAILS

Special thanks to partner Active SWV for helping us make this event a reality!

  • Optional Pre-Check-in:
    Date: October 30th, 5-8pm
    Location: Gripped Fitness

    The Hellraiser:
    Date: October 31st, 2026
    Meet at: TBD
    Registration: 8:30am - 9:30am
    Rules Briefing: 9:30am - 10am
    Climbing: 10am - 4pm
    Food, Beer, and Awards at ACE: 4:30pm - 8pm
    Monster Bash: 8:00pm - 11pm

    • Hellraiser T-Shirt

    • 2-weeks of FREE KAYA PRO

    • Free dinner and beer!

    • Goodie bag from our sponsors

    • One Yumbel cookie

  • Scoring for this event will be done digitally on the KAYA app. Once you purchase a ticket, you will receive the access code for the event in your confirmation email. Use this to register for the event in KAYA. All participants will be given 2 weeks of free KAYA PRO, enabling access to the bouldering guidebook by Aaron Schneider and Stella Mascari.

  • When registering on KAYA you will be prompted: “What is the hardest grade you can climb in 5 tries?” Your answer will determine what category—Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, or Open you are in.

    Climb your hardest 5 problems within the 5-hour climbing window. Top 3 climbers in each category will receive prizes! Keep track of your attempts—this will be used to break ties.

    This competition is HONOR BASED. Please keep it fun and only log sends you’ve actually completed.


    P.S. Don’t be a sandbagger—that’s no fun.

  • Dress spooky!

    The area gets sun and should be in the 40-50s. Dress appropriately and bring your usual chalk, pads, brush, climbing shoes, and any other nik-naks you need for sending.

  • ACE offers cabins and camping.

    There are many Airbnbs, hostels, and campsites within the region to explore elsewhere, too!

  • HUGE thank you to the City of Oak Hill, ACE Adventure Resort, and Active Southern WV for partnering with us on this event! We couldn’t have created this event without our sponsors: KAYA, Ocun, Organic Climbing, Crabtree Bread, Madrock, Yumbel Cookies, FrictionLabs, Rab, Evolv, Scarpa, Waterstone, Black Diamond, and PhysiVantage.

  • Sunday, November 1st will be the rain date. We will make an announcement closer to the event if we need to postpone.

  • Email outreach@newriverclimbing.net with any additional questions! Thanks!