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YOUTH BOULDERING COMPETITION RULES AND REGULATIONS Youth Bouldering Competition: Thursday June 5th, 2008 Location: Golden Peak, Vail, CO. Time: 3:30pm – 6:00pm HOW TO ENTER: The Youth Bouldering Competition is a red-point bouldering competition that is open to athletes 18 and younger. All interested climbers must pre-register on the Teva Mountain Games website @ www.tevamountaingames.com. Climbers may also register on-site at the Teva Mountain Games® registration if all seventy-five (75) registration spots have not been filled. Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. A competitor may NOT register for the Citizens’ Competition AND the Youth Bouldering Competition – s/he must choose ONE of these two competitions, due to space limitations. However, anyone competing in the Citizens’ Competition or Youth Bouldering Competition may ALSO compete in the Speed Competition if they are over the age of 16 by June 1st. Organizers will not be responsible for incomplete, lost, or misdirected registrations or for registrations not received for any reason, including, without limitation, failure or malfunction of any communications network or equipment or computer software or hardware. Climbers will be required to sign a liability and publicity agreement and a release upon registration for the event. * Please note:
REGISTRATION FEE: Pre-register (on-line only): $35 Day of: $45 COMPETITION CATEGORIES: Junior (1989-1990), Youth A (1991-1992), Youth B (1993-1994), Youth C (1995-1996), Youth D (1997-1998)” CLIMBING RULES USA Climbing, the National Governing Body for competition climbing in the United States, is organizing all climbing competitions for the Games. USA Climbing formats, rules and regulations will be used. USA Climbing: American Bouldering Series 9 Rule Book will be used to judge this event. Click here for a complete set. FORMAT DESCRIPTION: This is a red-point format competition, where competitors receive points for the completion of a problem. The competition will run for 3 hours. There will be four (4) categories with a total of thirty-two (32) problems. Each climber will select his/her own category from the four (4) available. A climber will be moved to a higher category, if judges determine this is necessary. Each team’s score will be calculated by the average of the climbers’ scores from each team. EQUIPMENT: Bouldering walls and landing mats will be provided by the organizer. Each climber is responsible for his/her shoes and chalkbag. Additional Rules and Information CLIMBER ELIGIBILITY: The Youth Bouldering Competition is open to all interested climbers regardless of state and/or country of residency. Climbers that are already competing in the Citizens’ Competition, may not compete in the Youth Bouldering Competition (and vice versa). Competitors who are under the age of 18 must register with a parent or legal guardian. Competitors must be able to attend all scheduled events. Climbers will be required to provide all their own equipment. Further, climbers must abide by all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations during their participation in the High School Competition. PARTICIPATION: Athletes agree to be bound by the Official Rules and all decisions of Organizers. Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any persons found tampering with, or otherwise abusing, any aspect of the competition as solely determined by Organizers. CONSTRUCTION: The Organizers will complete all construction of the climbing areas based upon town regulations, materials available and weather conditions. Organizers reserve the right to change construction based on unforeseeable events such as weather, safety issues, etc. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Organizers will appoint scoring judges and the decision of those judges will be final. There will be no review of scoring even with the presence of TV cameras. Disputes with Organizers and/or appointed judges will result in disqualification of that climber. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS: Organizers reserve the right to disqualify any climber for any reason, including, without limitation, acting in an unsafe, unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner and/or with intent to intimidate, threaten or harass, or harm another person. All decisions with respect to the disqualification of climbers shall be made by Organizers and/or appointed judges. Failure to comply with any term or condition of these Official Rules may result in a climber’s disqualification, and the forfeiture of his/her interest in any prize. Organizers reserve the right to amend these Official Rules at any time in its sole discretion, and climbers shall have no recourse for any such changes or for any failure (whether inadvertent or otherwise) by Organizers to follow the stated rules. In the event that the High School Competition is canceled prior to the completion of the event, prizes will be awarded based on scores submitted at that time. If the event is cancelled altogether, Organizers will return entry fees to all climbers. Climbers will not be otherwise compensated for any costs or expenses associated with their participation in the competition. ORGANIZERS: The 2008 Teva Mountain Games® Youth Bouldering Competition (“Youth Bouldering Competition”) will be organized and produced by staff from Untraditional Marketing and USA Climbing (“Organizers”). The decisions of Organizers regarding the selection and elimination of climbers, the selection of finalists and winners, and the production and administration of Youth Bouldering Competition related events, and all other aspects of the competition, shall be final and binding in all respects. Organizers will not be responsible for typographical, printing or other inadvertent errors in these Official Rules or in other materials relating to the competition.
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