ascentnb on Rendezvous 2018 Climbing Challenges
Alright ladies and gentlemen, everyone in between and beyond, we have a few climbing challenges lined up this year for your vertical pleasure.
All those who successfully complete their chosen challenges will have their names entered in the hat for some primo prizes! Honour system is in effect. You can start as early as you like but be back to the farmer's field by 4pm!! No soloing or simul-climbing.
During the evenings' festivities, we will also have our annual pull-up, rope coiling, and blind tie in competitions!
Cochrane Lane Classics
*Simply* climb 13 selected routes from the original Colin Bell guide book in one day. Parties of 2, all free, with both climbers ascending either in lead or second.
The 13 routes are: Ride a Cock Horse, Kit Kat, Gollums Cave/Reindeer Land, Ejaculator, Jean, Cheekbone Corner, Snot, Sinus, Waterfall Layback, Pink Panther, Light Fandango, The Boulevard, and Some Enchanted Evening.
Record your times for posterity but let's put safety first! GPS data would be cool, just sayin'.
Sunnyside Throwdown
A perennial favourite. Parties of 2 climb as many routes at Sunnyside as they can. 1 route climbed clean gives your party 1 point. Most points win!
All bolts must be clipped and the route must be led and followed clean (or second climber leads clean again).
Spandex encouraged.
Points Challenge
Ok something new... climb up to 12 routes of your choice, anywhere in Welsford, and collect as many points as you can. Teams of 2 climb together and submit the sum of their individual routes climbed. Most points wins!
- Points are awarded for sending a route “clean”.
- No points are awarded if a climber falls.
- Each team may only climb a route once, except in the case of a fall (climbers can’t run laps on routes, but can try a route again if they didn’t get it clean).
- A trad route which is pinkpointed will be awarded the same points as a sport route unless gear is pulled and replaced. Both climbers may climb the same routes but are not obligated to do so.