2024 Rules

ROUTES

Choose your division and category in the spirit of fair competition and sportsmanship. These are the two guiding principles of this event. For instance, if you can regularly redpoint 5.11 (and  I’m not saying always!) then enter the 5.11 category at a minimum. Entering a lower category takes opportunity away from those whose limit is in those grades.  

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Each climber will climb core routes in their division and they must declare a project on their scorecard prior to the start of the event. The project may be five letter grades harder than your  division’s maximum core value.  

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Core routes have a base value of 1-4, and projects a base value of 5-9 points. Projects are  weighted heavily, so even two hanging a project could be worth more than twice as much as  your division maximum. Visiting multiple areas is incentivized with a 10 point bonus per area.  Doing one climb in any style in an area gives you those points. 

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• No repeats! 

• Stick clips are OK. 

• Pre-hung draws are OK. 

• All trad gear must be placed on lead and cleaned before subsequent attempts. The walls are divided into four areas, and a maximum of three routes will be counted per area. Only one route from the LTW will be counted. Choose wisely!

  • You are not required to climb routes in all four areas, but you'll get more points if you do.

  • You are not required to climb 3 routes per area.

• All moves must have been done on a route in two hangs or less for it to be a valid entry.

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Please note that some routes will be occupied by climbing clinics. *See note above.*

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Download the scorecard here.

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Point Calculation (it's a little complicated...)

Core grades in each category are pointed 1-4:

• Cricket category:

  • 5.6 = 1 pts

  • 5.7 = 2 pts

  • 5.8 = 3 pts

  • 5.9 = 4​ pts

• Boar (5.10)/Tadpole (5.11) /Bobcat (5.12) category:

  • 5.[#]a/[#-] = 1 pts

  • 5.[#]b = 2 pts

  • 5.[#]c = 3 pts

  • 5.[#]d/[#+] = 4​ pts

Project grades are pointed 5-9:

• Cricket category:

  • 5.10a/- = 5 pts

  • 5.10b = 6 pts

  • 5.10c = 7 pts

  • 5.10d/+ = 8​ pts

  • 5.11a/- = 9​ pts

• Boar (5.10)/Tadpole (5.11) /Bobcat (5.12) category:

  • 5.[#+1]a = 5 pts

  • 5.[#+1]b = 6 pts

  • 5.[#+1]c = 7 pts

  • 5.[#+1]d/+ = 8​ pts

  • 5.[#+2]a = 9 pts

The Michal Mulitplier will gain you points:

• Climb a Michal Rynkiewicz route: x2 points

  • You can find routes put up by Michal in the Index guide book and on Mountain Project

  • Ex: The Womb (5.8) would gain 6 points for Crickets

  • Ex: Snowblind (5.12-) would gain 2 points for Bobcats and 10 points for Tadpoles

Adjust your points based on performance:

• Send

  • Core route: x2 points

  • Project: x4 points

• 1 hang:

  • Core route: x1 point

  • Project: x2 points

• 2 hang:

  • Core route: x .5 point

  • Project: x 1 point

Bonus points for climbing in multiple areas:

• + 10 points for each of the 4 areas climbed

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Notes:

• Mountain Project grades take precedence

• You are not required to climb in all four areas, but you do get bonus points for doing so​

• 5.[#]+ counts the same as 5.[#]d

• 5.[#]- counts the same as 5.[#]a

• 5.[#] (no +, -, or letter) counts as 5.[#]b

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 BOULDERS

Goal is to score max V points

Collect as many V points as possible from 4 zones:

1. Town Walls (includes LTW, Country, UTW, Halloween, Frankenstein)

2. Zelda

3. River

4. Outlying Areas (Mine, Galena, Miller, Sasquatch, etc etc.)

Competitors may count 5 boulders per zone

Gaining an extra 10 points per zone with at least one completed boulder.
No repeats!

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 Download the scorecard here.  

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SCAVENGER HUNT

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Each competitor will receive an Index Lore Scavenger Hunt checklist at morning registration with instructions. You will need a camera or device with a camera to evidence your findings. Ties will be broken based on the time to complete/collect all items on the list. Godspeed! Registration required. 

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