THE MASTERS

Comp #3: The Modern Climber
March 25, 2023


Hand flip. Moon kick. Paddle. Toe catch. Remember when these moves were a big deal? Fast forward a decade and you’ll see that competition boulder problems now combine some form of jumping, pressing, catching, swinging, stomping, kicking, spinning, palming, lurching, and shuffling; sometimes packed into just one problem. This comp will deliver all the subtleties and complexities of modern day competition bouldering wrapped into one big wholesome bite of crazy.

Open Finals will bring back the popular “Levels” format -- a unique, video game style round.

Who will be The Modern Climber of 2023?


Citizen’s Competition

The Citizen’s Competition on Saturday, March 25th will consist of a Modified Red-Point format (Top 5 climbs contribute to your total score). Please register under the category that best fits your climbing ability. Please no sandbagging, competitors will be bumped to a higher category at the organizer’s discretion. Check the schedule below to confirm your climbing time based on your category.

Citizen’s Format

Traditional Redpoint Format. Competitors will have 3 hours to climb as many problems as they want. Total score will be based on an accumulation of competitors’ 5 best ascents. Points will be deducted for falls as detailed on the scorecard. Ties will be broken by 6th completed climb.

Categories

Beginner (V0-V3, TBF Green - Yellow)

Intermediate (V4-V6, TBF Yellow - Orange)

Advanced (V7-V9, TBF Red - Black)

Masters (age 40+)

Open Competition

The Open Competition will consist of a Qualifiers on Friday, March 24th from 6-9pm. The top 6 Male and Female competitors will move on to Finals on Saturday, March 25th from 6-9pm.  Open competitors can expect the difficulty to be a minimum of V8 for all problems. Registration is open to all competitors of any age.

Open Qualifier Format

10 Problems Per Gender.  3 Hours to complete all 10 Problems.  Unlimited Attempts. Score will be based on amount of climbs completed followed by amount of attempts to complete them.  Top 6 move on to Finals. If ties for 6th Place, additional climbers will advance.

Open Finals with “The Levels” Format 

 Climbers start out in a pack of 6, ordered by their qualifying round. Each climber will advance to the 2nd problem only after completing the first problem and so on. The first climber to top the 5th problem wins. 

5 Climbs per Gender, 1 Hour Per Gender

Cash Purse

1st Place: $1500

2nd Place: $1000

3rd Place: $500