Schedule for 1st April - Varsity Category

Time	Activity
0830	Registration opens
0845	Isolation opens
00915	Isolation closes
0925	Briefing and observation
1000	Start of Varsity qualifiers
1300	End of Varsity qualifiers
1400	Registration for finals opens
1415	Isolation opens
1445	Isolation closes
1515	Briefing and observation
1530	Start of Varsity finals
1700	End of Varsity finals
1715	Prize presentation

Schedule for 31st March - JC Category

Time	Activity
0800	Registration opens
0815	Isolation opens
0845	Isolation closes
0850	Briefing and observation
0930	Start of JC qualifiers
1300	End of JC qualifiers
1400	Registration for finals opens
1415	Isolation opens
1445	Isolation closes
1500	Briefing and observation
1530	Start of JC finals
1700	End of JC finals
1715	Prize presentation

2 more participants per school per category!

Hi Climbers,
we have opened up two more places per school per category! In other words, two more male climbers and two more female climbers can take part in this year's Climb X!

Payment for the additional climbers will be considered as per when you have registered the initial 5 climbers. (Initial 5 climbers registered during the early bird period, additional climbers will also get to enjoy early bird fees).

We hope to see you there!

Competition Fees and Registration Details

Competition Fees

Early Bird Sign-Up (register before 17th March)	$15
Regular Sign-up (register between 17th March to 30th March)	$25
Event Day Payment	$50

·         Payment should be made AS A SCHOOL

·         All payment must be made latest by 30th March or it will be considered as “event day payment”.

Sign up Instructions

Registration Form

·         Submit registration forms via email to climbx.tjc@gmail.com.

Modes of Payment

·         Cheque (Preferred) or Cash

2 ways in which payment can be made:

Payment(cheque or cash) is submitted in person to Fung Yun Shan. An official receipt

will be issued on the event day.

Payment(cheque1) to be mailed to “Mr. Desmond Kao” at Temasek Junior College (22 Bedok South Rd Singapore S(469278) ). A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of payment. An official receipt would be issued on the event day.

·         We do not accept payment by money order.

*Please do contact Fung Yun Shan at 91868652 should you have any enquiries on payment.

**Important Notes

·         The indemnity form and medical declaration form3 of each individual competitor must be completed and handed in on the event day itself.

·         An administration fee of $1 dollar will be levied on participants who did not print their

indemnity forms.

·         If competitor is below the age of 18 years, parent/guardian’s signature is required for the indemnity form

Rules and Regulations!

Hello everyone please refer to this for all the Rules and Regulations regarding Climb X 2012! 

The organizers reserve the right to amend the rules and regulations without prior notice.
Competitors will be briefed about the rules of the competition on the actual day itself. Schedules of categories are subject to change. Participants are to check their emails for the latest schedule.

Wet Weather

•  In the case of wet weather, the organisers may decide to cancel the finals.
•  If the finals are cancelled, the results of the qualification round shall be used as the finals results.

Judging

• Participants will be judged by their legitimate hold-touch point; height reached by dynamic means is allowed.
• Should there be a tie in the top 3 positions in the finals, the qualifiers results will be used to break the tie.
• Should there still be a tie after the qualifiers results are used, a super final will be held to determine the winner.

Timing

• Timing will begin when both legs clear the ground. The maximum time allowed to scale the wall will be decided by the route setting team and made known to participants before the competition starts.

Termination of Climb
A participant’s attempt will be terminated by the route-judge should he/she:

• falls;
• exceeds the permitted climb time;
• uses part of the wall (e.g. side edges) for climbing;
• uses artificial aid;
• returns to the ground;
• fails to clip-on the runners in the correct order (lead climbing event); or
• fails to clip-on after the trailing leg crosses over the runner (lead climbing event);

Disqualification
A participant will be disqualified if he/she:

• is late for the reporting;
• fails to return to the isolation zone after observing the route;
• unropes while climbing;
• uses unapproved modification of equipment; or
• fails to wear the competition attire provided by the Organisers.

Appeal

• All appeals have to be made in writing by Teacher-in-charge/Team Manager/Team Coach within 20 minutes / Finals – 10 minutes after the results and will be handled by an appeal panel. A charge of $50 (cash) will be levied for each appeal.

Gear and Equipment

• All competitors are required to bring their own harness, as well as their climbing shoes and chalk bag.
• Individual harness would be approved by the Organizing Committee before the climb.
• Climber’s tie-in knots will be checked by the technical officials. Only re-threaded Figure of eight knot is allowed for tie-in.

Competition Format

Qualifiers

• Qualifiers will consist of 2 top rope routes in flash format.
• Competitors will be randomly placed into 2 groups. Group A will attempt Route 1 & Group B will attempt Route 2. After which, the 2 groups will switch over to attempt the other route.
• There will be demonstration climbs conducted before the qualifiers begin.
• Competitors will be judged by the highest handhold reached.
• The top 8 to 10 climbers from each category will then proceed to the finals.

Finals

• Finals will consist of 1 lead climbing route in On-sight format.
• Finalists will be required to stay in the isolation area.
• Competitors will be judged by the highest handhold reached.
• Prizes would be awarded to the Top 5 climbers of each category.

Categories

Inter-JC (Women / Men)
Varsity (Women / Men)

• Each participating school/institution is ONLY allowed to send 5 competitors per category per gender.
• JC category qualifiers and finals will be held on 31st March.
• Varsity category qualifiers and finals will be held on the 1st April.

Eligibility Criteria

Inter-JC Category

• Only climbers who are currently studying in local Junior Colleges can take part in this category, regardless of age.
• National Climbers studying in local JCs CAN join this category
• Climbers in local JCs currently eligible for Open Category in bouldering competitions are allowed to join this category

Inter-Varsity Category

• Climbers studying in local Polytechnics, ITEs or Universities can take part in this category, regardless of age.
• Climbers studying in Junior Colleges are NOT ALLOWED to take part in this category.