Irish Youth Climbing Series 2020
Dates and venues
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 – Grand Final |
| Date | 25/01/2020 | 08/02/2020 | 07/03/2020 | 21/3/2020 | 25 & 26/04/2020 |
| Venue | Awesome Walls Cork | The Dublin Climbing Centre | Boulder World Belfast | Awesome Walls Dublin | Sheffield, England – TBC |
| Format | Bouldering | Routes | Bouldering | Routes | Bouldering and Routes |
| Standard entry cut-off | Tuesday
21/01/2020 8:00 pm |
Tuesday
04/02/2020 8:00 pm |
Tuesday
03/03/2020 8:00 pm |
Tuesday
17/03/2020 8:00 pm |
N/A |
| Late entry cut-off | Thursday
23/01/2020 8:00 pm |
Thursday
06/02/2020 8:00 pm |
Thursday
05/03/2020 8:00 pm |
Thursday
19/03/2020 8:00 pm |
N/A |
Entry
- Entry is only accepted online.
- The cut off for the Standard entry is the Tuesday before the competition.
- The cut off for the Late entry is the Thursday before the competition.
- No entries are accepted after 8:00 pm on the Thursday before the competition.
- No entries are accepted on the day of the competition.
- To enter any of the rounds please click on any of the links below:
Round 2 – Click here to enter Round 2
Round 3 – Click here to enter Round 3
Round 4 – Click here to enter Round 4
Entry fees
| Ticket type | Rounds 1, 2 & 4 | Round 3 | Cut off | |
| Standard entry | Member of Mountaineering Ireland | €15.00 | £13.50 | 8:00 pm on the Tuesday before the competition |
| Non-member of Mountaineering Ireland | €25.00 | £22.50 | ||
| Late entry | €30.00 | £27.50 | 8:00 on the Thursday before the competition | |
Categories
The Youth Climbing Series is open to climbers in the following categories.
| Competition category | Year of birth |
| Youth A | Born – 2003 / 2004 |
| Youth B | Born – 2005 / 2006 |
| Youth C | Born – 2007 / 2008 |
| Youth D – Top-rope | Born – 2009 / 2010 |
| Youth E – Top-rope | Born – 2011 / 2012 |
Rules
The rules for the Youth Climbing Series are available via the following link: Rules – Youth Climbing Series – 2020
All competitors must have a completed Mountaineering Ireland – Competition Registration Form. The form is available via the following link: Mountaineering Ireland – Competition Registration Form
Format
Bouldering rounds
- Round 1 and Round 3 are bouldering rounds.
- Each competition category will have ten boulder problems to attempt.
- Competitors can make up to five attempts per boulder problem.
- Competitors are scored on the number of Tops and Zones they reach and the number of Attempts taken to do so.
- Each competition group will have two hours to attempt their problems.
- The provisional times for each competition group are as follows:
- Youth E – 11:00 to 13:00
- Youth D – 11:30 to 13:30
- Youth C – 13:00 to 15:00
- Youth B – 14:30 to 16:30
- Youth A – 15:00 to 17:00
- Competitors can attempt boulder problems in any order they choose.
Route rounds
- Round 2 and Round 4 are route climbing rounds.
- Each competition category will have four routes to attempt.
- Competitors can make one attempt per route.
- Competitors are scored on the number of Holds they Control or Use on the route.
- Competitors in Youth E and Youth D will top-rope, competitors in Youth C, Youth B and Youth A will lead climb.
- All competitors can climb from 11:00 to 17:00.
- Competitors can attempt routes in any order they choose.
Qualification for Grand-Final
Competitors’ best three results are counted towards the overall ranking and qualification for the Grand-Final. The top three ranked climbers in each competition category will be invited to compete in the Grand-Final.
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