| Age |
Season
2027 |
Season
2026 |
Season
2025 |
Season
2024 & pre |
| 19 |
U19+-U20 ( JR-1 )
|
U20 ( JR-1 )
|
U20 ( JR-1 )
|
JR-2
|
| 18 |
U19+-2 ( YA-2 )
|
U19-2 ( YA-2 )
|
U19-2 ( YA-2 )
|
JR-1
|
| 17 |
U19+-1 ( YA-1 )
|
U19-1 ( YA-1 )
|
U19-1 ( YA-1 )
|
YA-2
|
| 16 |
U17-2 ( YB-2 )
|
U17-2 ( YB-2 )
|
U17-2 ( YB-2 )
|
YA-1
|
| 15 |
U17-1 ( YB-1 )
|
U17-1 ( YB-1 )
|
U17-1 ( YB-1 )
|
YB-2
|
| 14 |
U15-2 ( YC-2 )
|
U15-2 ( YC-2 )
|
U15-2 ( YC-2 )
|
YB-1
|
| 13 |
U15-1 ( YC-1 )
|
U15-1 ( YC-1 )
|
U15-1 ( YC-1 )
|
YC-2
|
| 12 |
U13-2 ( YD-2 )
|
U13-2 ( YD-2 )
|
U13-2 ( YD-2 )
|
YC-1
|
| 11 |
U13-1 ( YD-1 )
|
U13-1 ( YD-1 )
|
U13-1 ( YD-1 )
|
YD-2
|
| 10 |
U11 ( U11 )
|
U11 ( U11 )
|
U13 ( YD )
|
YD-1
|
Season 2027, new category U19+ combined old U19 and U20.
Season 2026, a new mix-gender category U11 is introducted.
Season 2025, all USA Climbing youth category ages are raised 1 year to align with the new IFSC rule for world cup.
