PCL Athlete Demo + Meet & Greet

We’re incredibly excited to welcome two climbing world-cup champions, Erin McNeice and Annie Sanders, to CB Stratford on the evening of Wednesday 25th February, ahead of the Pro Climbing League Finals.

Erin began climbing at age 5 and entered her first national competition at 12. She represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, finishing 5th in Boulder & Lead. In 2025, she made history by becoming the first British climber to win the IFSC Lead World Cup overall title.

Annie started climbing both indoors and outdoors from the age of 2 and began competing in youth competitions at 7. In 2025, she became the first American woman to win IFSC World Cup titles in both Lead and Bouldering.

Both athletes will compete at the Pro Climbing League Finals on Saturday 28th February. We’re thrilled to host them at our centre so our community can meet, climb with, and celebrate them.

They will be demoing the PCL Circuit competition blocs at Stratford, so if you’ve got unfinished projects from Saturday, this is your chance to come back, get inspired, and give them another go!

There will be plenty of opportunities for photos, signings, and meet-and-greets throughout the evening.

We’ll also be running a special Womxn’s+ Social during the event, led by Anne-Marie who runs our Stratford's Send Sisters, to create a welcoming, inclusive and empowering space to learn from the best in our sport.

This event is open to all ages (4+), standard supervision ratios apply. We especially encourage younger climbers to attend and be inspired by two athletes who started climbing young and through their passion and determination, developed into world-cup level competitors.

We can’t wait to welcome Annie and Erin into our community, and then cheer them on as they compete in the Pro Climbing League Finals live on Red Bull TV on Saturday 28th February.