Grip Showcase 2026 with sponsors

2026 CBJ Grip Showcase

CBJ’s Grip Showcase is back in 2026 after taking a year off!

Get ready for another awesome showing of the top brands on the market alongside the official CWA Summit 2026 afterparty at Momentum Fort Union on Thursday April 16!

If you’re a brand that wants to sponsor a route, please email scott@climbingbusinessjournal.com.

Current 2026 Sponsors:

– 360 – Agripp – BaRocka – Binary – Composite-X – Crux Agarras – Deathgrips – EP – Grizzly – HRT – Jugz – Kumiki – Mimic – Ocelot – Pusher – Rock Candy – Secret – Stickyrock – Thrill Seeker – Trango – Unleashed – Walltopia – Wild Wall –

CBJ Grip Showcase

2024 CBJ Grip Showcases

We organized two Grip Showcase events in 2024:

Sept 15 in Salt Lake City – held at at The Front South Main alongside their Setter Summit
May 16 in Portland – was held at Portland Rock Gym during the official CWA Summit after party!

See Salt Lake City 2024 Results
See Portland Results

2023 CBJ Grip Showcases

We organized three Grip Showcase events in 2023:

December 15 in Chattanooga – was held at Synergy Climbing & Ninja during the official Indoor Climbing Expo afterparty
June 24 in Salt Lake City – was held at The Front during the Setter Summit
May 18 in Pittsburgh – was held at Iron City Boulders during the official CWA Summit afterparty

See Chattanooga Results
See Salt Lake City 2023 Results
See Pittsburgh Results

As lifelong fans of routesetting and indoor climbing, the team at CBJ has always celebrated the beautiful holds and creative movements that build the experience we love. Arguably every route on every wall is a piece of functional artwork.

The CBJ Grip Showcase grew from this base appreciation and is rooted in events where industry insiders gather. Decades ago, pro-level competitions realized the value—for both comp sponsors and media aesthetics—of an entire route being composed of holds from the same company. At early CWA Summits, the after parties at The Spot featured branded dynos for fun mini-comps. And at the 2019 Summit in Loveland, the local gym Wooden Mountain took it a step further when they set their entire gym with branded routes—dubbed the Shape Gallery—and CBJ held a vote for the “favorite” brand. This is where the concept behind the Grip Showcase was born. Three years later, the first CBJ Grip Showcase was held at The Front South Main alongside the 2022 CWA Summit.