Backyard Bouldering Competition – Sept 4th 2010

Introducing the Backyard Bouldering Competition:

Party – BBQ – Climbing Competition

Saturday September 4^th, 2010

Starting at 5:00pm

By Andy Librande Productions

A simple open competition taking place on the backyard wall at Andy Librande’s house. A keg of beer and a dinner buffet will be provided. Everyone and all ability types are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Please indicate that you are attending by leaving a comment below with your email address.

Close-up of the Climbing Wall Featuring Optimus Prime

Format:

• At least 10 climbing problems will be featured on the climbing wall and will range in difficulty from Easy to Hard
• Each problem will be given a set of Stars to rate its point value (and potential difficulty)
• Each competitor has at least two hours to attempt as many problems as they can with no limit on the number of tries
• Each competitor will share the wall with everyone else and take turns as necessary, time will go until everyone has climbed every problem or as attempted as many tries as seen fit by the overall judge
• Each competitor will keep track of their own scores throughout the competition

Cost:

• Entry Fee: $5 to cover beer, food and prizes

Scoring:

• Each problem will be given a set of Stars to rate its point value ranging from One Star to Four Stars
• Star rankings may hint at difficulty but are warranted more on quality of the climb. Therefore an easier but aesthetic problem may be worth more points than a harder contrived problem.
• Each attempt on a problem is worth a certain amount of points. Flash (sending problem 1^st try) is worth the most. There will be no points awarded for problems that are not completed. However on select few climbs there may be “Bonus” awards that a competitor may earn if they reach a certain hold but do not complete the problem.
• A completion of the problem is considered when a competitor has complete control on the final hold. Grabbing a final hold and swinging out and not holding on will not count as a completed problem. Bonus holds count when the competitor at least has minimal grip on the hold with their hand; there are no bonus foot holds.
• Completion of a problem means that the competitor has climbed the problem clean. This means only using the appropriate hand and foot holds as dictated by the competition scorecard. Dragging your feet on the pads, accidently placing hands/feet on off-route problems/features, or hitting other competitors with any part of your body will be considered a “dab” and competitor will need to restart the climb.

Score Details:

Awards and Prizes:

• Awards will be given to the top climbers with the highest scores.
• In an event of a tie the winner will be determined by a game of CLIMB (aka Horse in basketball). Where each climber will alternate in climbing a problem and then the other climber has to climb that problem or earn a letter.
• Awards will be for:
  • 1^st-3^rd place for Men
  • 1^st-3^rd place for Women
• Prizes will be abundant and attended to be light-hearted and will be decided by the Comp organizer (Andy Librande) or by popular vote:
  • Best Costume: Competitor with the best outfit/costume/etc and earns at least 50 points. Popular Vote decision.
  • Best Determination: Competitor that puts forth the best effort throughout the competition (does not mean climbs hardest). Comp Organizer decision.
  • Most Bonus Holds: Competitor that attempts the most problems and gets the most bonus holds but does not fully complete the problem. Comp Organizer decision.
  • Keg Stand Meister: Competitor that does at least a 15 second keg-stand and then flashes a Three or Four star problem.
  • Midgets Unite: Competitor under 5’5” with the highest score.
• Awards and Prizes will range from Plaques to Gear to Cash Money

Preparation:

• The climbing wall is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week in my backyard. Let me know if you are coming by to climb at anytime. Pads are in the house and if you need them and I am not there I can let you know the keycode.
• Climbing wall will close several days before the comp to reset all of the problems for the competition.

The Wall:

• Read more about the climbing wall here: http://andylibrande.com/news/home-bouldering-wall/

Thank you and Please let me know if you have any questions!!!

– Andy