ALL RISE FEST—the experimental program making outdoor activities more accessible for marginalized communities—is headed to Long Beach, on Saturday, October 26th. Hosted at 205 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA 90813, the event will feature DJs, and live music guests, together with top-notch climbers and competitions.

Brought to you by Brain Dead, Arc’teryx, Long Beach Rising, and Ashima Shiraishi, ALL RISE’s focus from the beginning has been to expand inclusive access to climbing. All tickets and merchandise sales will go back into our outreach of empowering communities and RISING TOGETHER everywhere.

As always, a Brain Dead onsite pop-up will be stocked with our brand new ALL RISE Event T-Shirt in collaboration with Arc’teryx, with sales contributing to donations to support inclusive climbing initiatives and community projects.

See you in Long Beach!

In traditional redpoint bouldering competitions, setters pre-assign point values to each problem based on difficulty. This approach leads competitors to focus solely on the “hardest” or “most valuable” climbs. In contrast, All Rise’s “Festival-Style” redpoint round shifts the emphasis from scoring to group interaction.

First, all problems, regardless of difficulty, start with equal value and decrease with each successful ascent. Second, all problems contribute to a competitor's score, encouraging attempts on every climb rather than just a few deemed “hardest” or “most valuable.” Lastly, a competitor can only count a climb if a fellow competitor witnesses the ascent and then validates it by initialing their scorecard.

Beyond the unique scoring system, competitors can expect quirky interventions and a mix of avant-garde boulder problems, along with three categories for finals: Men’s, Women’s, and Non-Binary. A total of $7,500 will be awarded among the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finalists, with $2,500 allocated to each category.

ALL RISE FEST — the experimental program making outdoor activities more accessible for marginalized communities — is headed to London for the first time on Saturday, September 14th. Hosted at Parthian Climbing in South-West London, the event will feature DJs and live music guests together with top-notch climbers and competitions.

Join Arc'teryx and make a custom climbing shoe bag just the way you like it. All proceeds go back to All Rise to break down barriers in climb.

Brain Dead & Arc'teryx present: ALL RISE FEST — the experimental program making outdoor activities more accessible for marginalized communities — headed to New York City on Saturday, June 8th at Bouldering Project Brooklyn for a packed day of top-notch climbers, competitions, DJs, and live musical guests.

A Brain Dead onsite pop-up will be stocked with our brand new ALL RISE Event T-Shirt, Brain Dead x Mellow Climbing T-Shirt, and a special Brain Dead x ALL RISE x Arc’teryx T-shirt.

Brought to you by Long Beach Rising, Brain Dead, Arc’teryx and Ashima Shiraishi, ALL RISE’s focus from the beginning has been to expand inclusive access to climbing. Like always, all tickets and merchandise sales will go back into our outreach of empowering communities and RISING TOGETHER everywhere.

For the first time ever, All Rise Fest is headed to Toronto, ON at True North Climbing come Saturday, November 4th for a packed day of top-notch climbers, competitions, DJs, and live musical guests. 

The day will kick off with a five-hour open climb where all routes are ungraded and equal in value. As scores are tallied, our final featuring guest climbers Ashima Shiraishi, Alannah Yip, and more will take center stage. The day will feature tabling by community partners and special DJ sets by: Doss, Brendan Yates (of Turnstile), Prince Josh, Marcus Visionary, and Boco to round out the day. 

A Brain Dead onsite pop-up will be stocked with brand new collab tees from Arc’teryx and Mellow Climbing, along with other special new releases.

As always, all proceeds from the event will go back into All Rise’ mission to expand inclusive access to climbing.

On Saturday, April 29th All Rise Fest is headed to Chicago for a packed day of pro climbers, competitions, DJs, panels, and a live set from the incredible duo BATTLES. Hosted @ Brooklyn Boulders Chicago: West Loop, everyone in attendance is guaranteed a pulse racing good time complete with some of the best vendors and community partners in the windy city.

The day will first kick off with a five hour open climb where all puzzles will be ungraded and equal in value. As scores are tallied, an exciting pro invitation final will kick off featuring all star athletes: Shelma Jun, Drew Ruana, and All Rise co-founder Ashima Shiraishi. At BASE CAMP, our exclusive Brain Dead x Arc’teryx event t-shirt will be first available alongside an assortment of Brain Dead Equipment. Throughout the day our community partners and incredible DJ’s DJ IGGY, SKY JETTA, and MISS TWINK USA will keep the tunes and energy up. As the day winds to end, BATTLES will close us out with a live performance.

Brought to you by Long Beach Rising, Brain Dead, and Ashima Shiraishi, All Rise’s focus from the beginning has been to expand inclusive access to climbing. We’re excited to grow our mission beyond the west coast. Like always, all tickets and merchandise sales will go back into our outreach of empowering communities and rising together everywhere.

We’re bringing our All Rise Fest to the Bay Area on Saturday, November 5th. Join us for a day-long celebration of the outdoors presented by All Rise and Brain Dead with support from Arc’teryx. All Rise Bay Area will take place at Benchmark Climbing (1607 Shattuck Ave) in Berkeley, CA. We’ll close out the day with special intimate performances by Portugal. The Man and Black Belt Eagle Scout. 

The day will kick off with a five hour open climb session, where all puzzles are ungraded and equal in value. Points will diminish depending on how many climbers send it. The more you climb, the better chance you have of winning! While the scores are being tallied, attendees will be treated to an exciting pro invitation final spectacular featuring some of the most prominent names in the bouldering and the outdoor space. Throughout the day and evening attendees and participants will have the opportunity to visit our All Rise Base Camp, which will be jam packed with specialized merch booths featuring event specific collaborations between Brain Dead, Arc’teryx, and Mellow Climbing, community partners, food trucks, incredible Djs, and special musical guests. 

Just like last time, all profits from climbing entries, ticket sales, and All Rise exclusive merchandise will go towards furthering All Rise’s mission to make climbing more accessible. Our inaugural All Rise Fest this past April saw more than three hundred climbers, seven hundred attendees, and raised $75,000.

ALL RISE (Saturday, April 2nd) is a day-long celebration at Long Beach Rising (205 E Anaheim St, Long Beach, CA) of the outdoors with an emphasis on inclusion and accessibility. All profits raised via ticket sales, merchandise, and raffle tickets will go towards furthering ALL RISE’s objectives. Founded in 2021, All Rise is an experimental program in the world of DEI brought to you by Brain Dead, Long Beach Rising, and Ashima Shiraishi. The focus of ALL RISE is simple; make climbing more accessible. So far, ALL RISE has built a free-to-all community climbing wall inside of Long Beach Rising and developed a scholarship program for those who want to pursue climbing and the outdoors.

ALL RISE Fest will kick off with a multi-level open to the public climbing competition highlighting prominent climbers from both the indoor and outdoor world. The competition will feature Ashima Shiraishi, US Olympian Brooke Raboutou, and Shawn Raboutou of Mellow Climbing.The climbing competition will dovetail into an evening concert in the courtyard between Long Beach Rising and Trademark Brewery featuring live sets by Tim Heidecker, Miya Folick, Deaton Chris Anthony, Cola Boyy, Ian Sweet, DJ sets by Vagabon, Favela Worldwide, Casey MQ, Sodapop, and comedy by Sydnee Washington, Felicia Folkes, Corie Johnson, additional special guests to be announced!Attendees have the opportunity to enter into our ALL RISE raffle featuring products donated by: Arc’teryx, Brain Dead, K2, Oakley, Vibram, and ROA. There will be limited edition collaborative merch from Brain Dead, Arc’teryx, Mellow Climbing with 100% of the profits benefiting ALL RISE. The day will also feature a collaborative Brain Dead and Trademark Brewing Coffee Cream “Esper Ale”, a light body ale with a clean finish and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee is a refreshing jolt to the senses! A portion of the day of sales from this delicious brew will benefit All Rise.