Beginner and intermediate climbers will compete in a Redpoint format. This type of competition allows participants to attempt various routes with differing difficulty levels, with each assigned a point value. Points are only rewarded for completed climbs. When the round starts, you will have 2.5 hours to attempt to climb your 5 highest scoring climbs. There will be 20 climbs total, scored from 1-20 in ascending difficulty (ten V0-V3 and 10 V4-V6).
Open climbers will compete in a Modified Redpoint format. There will be 10 climbs, each assigned a Zone Hold score in addition to a Finish Hold score. All 10 climbs will be scored, and those with the highest total score (including zones and tops) will advance to the finals. The top 6 competitors from each gender category will advance to the Open Finals round.
The Open Finals round will be an on-sight format. There will be 3 climbs for each gender category. These climbs will have a zone hold and finish hold like the qualifying round, and a judge to score the climb. All climbers will have a chance to look at the climbs together before the round starts. Once the round starts, participants will compete in a 4-minutes on, 4-minutes off style. The competitors who are seeded 6th will go first, and those who are seeded first will go last.
