This is a National competition run according to IFSC rules.
The competition runs entirely on Saturday and consists of one qualifying round of 5 blocs and one final round of 4 blocs.
Entry fee options for this competition are $55 (Early Bird one category), $65 (regular fee)
Register early and save $10!
Registrations close midnight Thursday 22nd September 2022. Early Bird registration price ends midnight Thursday 15th September 2022. Late registrations and those taken on competition day will incur an additional $20 late fee.
Competitors must be a member of an affiliated Climbing New Zealand club and have a Domestic Climbing license if they want to be eligible for New Zealand Team selection.
All competitors must complete the domestic license form prior to the competition. Forms are available on the Climbing New Zealand website, or will be available on the day.
Climbers who are not a member of an Affiliated Club can enter as an individual with an additional one-off payment of $30.
Completed forms are to be provided to clubs for affiliated athletes or provided on the day to officials.
FORMAT
Qualifiers
There is one qualifying round of 5 blocs
Each competitor has 5 mins to make as many attempts as possible to reach the top of each bloc.
In between blocs 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
The top 6 climbers from qualifiers go through to Finals (4 blocs in 4 rounds of 30 mins).
When not climbing competitors wait in 'Isolation' - an area outside of the competition zone.
Isolation rules apply - no communication with outside allowed, no devices capable of receiving or transmitting communication allowed.
Cycle through blocs in pairs (Male/Female) in reverse order from qualification.
Climbers alternating isolation zones between cycles.
Each cycle is 4 mins per problem.
Climbers' attempts end when their 4 mins are up.
Timetable
Please Note: This timetable is accurate according to the number of registrations received. Please refer to the timetable at the venue for updates.
Saturday 24th September – La Sportiva National Open Bouldering Championships
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2021/22 La Sportiva Open Boulder Nationals - Saturday 24 Sep 2022 |
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| 10:00 |
Isolation Opens |
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| 10:30 |
Technical Meeting (Judges/Officials/Team Managers) |
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| 11:00 |
Isolation Closes |
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| 11:00 |
Competition Area Opens to Spectators |
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| 11:00 |
Athlete Briefing |
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| 11:30 |
Female Qualifiers Begin |
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| 13:30 |
Female Qualifiers Finishes |
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| 13:45 |
Male Qualifier Begins |
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| 15:45 |
Male Qualifier Finishes |
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| 16:00 |
Competition Area Closes to Spectators |
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| Finals | ||
| 17:00 |
Isolation Opens |
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| 18:00 |
Isolation Closes |
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| 18:00 |
Athletes Briefing |
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| 18:00 |
Competition Area Opens to Spectators |
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| 18:30 |
Finals Start |
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| 20:10 |
Finals Finish |
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| 20:30 |
Prize giving |
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| 21:00 |
Competition Ends |
Auckland, AUK 0814
New Zealand
| Affiliated Club | |
| Auckland Sportclimbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| Waikato Climbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| Rotorua Climbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| Dynomites Climbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| The Flying Geckos | NZ$30.00 |
| Cliffhangers Climbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| Bay of Plenty Sports Climbing (BOPSCA) | NZ$30.00 |
| Taranaki Tuataras | NZ$30.00 |
| Otepoti Rock Wranglers | NZ$30.00 |
| No Club or International | NZ$50.00 |
| Fiordland Climbing Club | NZ$30.00 |
| Bouldering one category only | |
| Open Female [FOB] | NZ$65.00 |
| Open Male [MOB] | NZ$65.00 |
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Gender Category
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