IndiBlock Stars 2022-23 Indirock's first bouldering competition!
What's it all about?
Basics
The competition runs October 2022 – March 2023
5 rounds over 5 months
On the first Monday of each month, an IndiBlock Stars set will be added across all climbing zones
All blocs will be in white holds with blue tags, numbered 1-25
The grades will start around V0 and go up to V8-9 as the numbers get higher
Climbers will have one week to attempt as many boulders as they can
Categories
Adults
Identify as MALE
Identify as FEMALE
Identify as NON-BINARY
Under 18
Identify as MALE
Identify as FEMALE
Identify as NON-BINARY
Under 13
Identify as MALE
Identify as FEMALE
Identify as NON-BINARY
Paraclimber
Scoring
Score cards will cost £2
Scoring system:
First go (“flash”) – 10 points
Second go – 7 points
Third go – 4 points
Fourth go or more (or returning to a block on a new day) – 1 point
Because people will have a week to make as many attempts as possible, we will need to control the fact that muscles are fresh each time you come back to climb
Therefore if you’ve attempted a bloc even once, if you return to it on a new day the maximum score you can get for that bloc is 1 point
Any blocs which you haven’t attempted before will have the normal scoring system applied
Winning
Small prizes will be given away for winners in each category for each round
After the five rounds, we will hold a big finals event on Saturday4th March 2023
In order to be considered for the final, competitors must have entered at least 3 rounds
If competitors enter all 5 rounds, the best 3 scores will be taken into account
Because it will be difficult to create a level playing field, the paraclimber category will be focussed on personal growth over comparison with others in that category. Prizes will be given based on personal improvement in climbing grade over the course of IndiBlock Stars, rather than outright strongest climbers in the paraclimber category
Finals
Categories for the finals will be:
Adult MALE
Adult FEMALE
Under 18 COMBINED
There will be 5 competitors in each category
We’re not sure how many non-binary competitors we will have which enter three rounds or more. Non-binary climbers will therefore either be invited to pick a category to join for the finals, or prizes will be awarded the same as for the paraclimber category
The finals will take place on Saturday 4th March 2023
Each category will climb three problems
Competitors will have 3 minutes to climb each boulder problem
An Isolation Zone will be created adjacent to the training board area
We will start with the under 18 combined category at c. 11am
The adult categories will start at c. 4pm
Prizes
Small prizes will be awarded after every round of the competition
At the end of the competition, prizes will be awarded for climbers showing the most improvement over the competition, as well as for the strongest climbers which win gold, silver and bronze in the finals
Prizes for the most improved will be awarded on podiums like the other finalist winners
Watch this space for details of prizes to be won!
After the finals
The finals problems will stay as they are until the following Monday, so everyone can make attempts and get great videos on Sunday 5th March
Prizes up for grabs:
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