Bouldering is low-level climbing without ropes on 'boulder problems' set by National-level route setters.
Safety matting protects climbers on falling.
Climbers aim to 'Top' as many problems in as few attempts as possible.
The qualifying round runs entirely on Saturday - 5 problems, 5 minutes to make unlimited number of attempts to top, 5 minutes rest between problems
The finals run entirely on Sunday - top 6 climbers from qualification round, 4 problems, 4 minutes per problem
Entry fee options for this competition are $55 (Early Bird one category), $65 (regular fee)
Register early and save $10!
Registrations close midnight Thursday 1st August 2019. Early Bird registration price ends midnight Thursday 25th July 2019. Late registrations and those taken on competition day will incur an additional $20 late fee.
FORMAT
Qualifiers (all categories)
There is one qualifying round (5 problems) per category.
Each competitor has 5 mins to make as many attempts as possible to reach the top of the problem.
In between problems each competitor has 5 mins rest (on a chair in competition zone) during which they are not allowed to observe other competitors bouldering.
Competitors may not receive any information about the climbs during this resting time.
Finals (all categories)
The top 6 climbers in each category go through to Finals (4 problems).
Isolation Zones.
Cycle through problems in pairs (Male/Female).
Climbers alternating isolation zones between cycles.
Each cycle is 4 mins per problem.
Climbers' attempts end when their 4 mins are up.
We are allowing for 30 mins per cycle.
Timetable
Please Note: This timetable is provisional. An updated timetable will be posted to the Climbing New Zealand website once registrations have closed.
Saturday 3rd August – Qualification
7.00 am – Facility opens for warm up
07:45am – 10:00am YC and YD
11:30am – 1:20pm YB and Masters
3:00pm – 4:50pm YA and Junior
Sunday 4th August 2019 – Finals
7.30 am – Facility opens for warm up
09:00am – 10:30am YC and YD
11:30am – 1:00pm YB and Masters
2:30pm – 4:00pm YA and Junior
4.00 pm – Prize-giving
4.30 pm – Competition ends
Lower Hutt
Lower Hutt, WGN
New Zealand
| Domestic License From | |
| Auckland Sportclimbing Club | $ 0.00 |
| Waikato Climbing Club | $ 0.00 |
| Rotorua Climbing Club | $ 0.00 |
| Dynomites Climbing Club | $ 0.00 |
| The Flying Geckos | $ 0.00 |
| Wanaka Cliffhangers Climbing Club | $ 0.00 |
| Bay of Plenty Sport Climbing (BOPSCA) | $ 0.00 |
| Taranaki Tuataras | $ 0.00 |
| International | $ 0.00 |
| Bouldering one category only | |
| Junior Female [FJB] | $ 55.00 |
| Masters Male [MMB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth A Male [MYAB] | $ 55.00 |
| Junior Male [MJB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth A Female [FYAB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth B Male [MYBB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth B Female [FYBB] | $ 55.00 |
| Masters Female [FMB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth C Male [MYCB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth C Female [FYCB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth D Male [MYDB] | $ 55.00 |
| Youth D Female [FYDB] | $ 55.00 |
