UPDATED MARCH 3, 2022

We’re excited to see our Youth B, Youth A, Junior and Adult athletes again this weekend!

This post has been updated with the final schedule and running orders. Please review the information below to make sure you have everything you need for the competition.

Registration:

Registration has closed. The deadline was Tuesday March 1st at 5:00pm.

Location:

Gravity Hamilton
70 Frid St
Hamilton, ON
L8P 4M4
(905) 522-8778

https://www.gravityclimbinggym.com/gravity-hamilton

The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. This land is covered by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, which was an agreement between the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek to share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We further acknowledge that this land is covered by the Between the Lakes Purchase, 1792, between the Crown and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Today, the City of Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.

Final Schedule:

Running Orders for Qualification Round:

Each athletes will climb two routes during the Qualification Round (Q1 and Q2). Please note your position on the running orders for your Q1 and Q2 routes and report to the route ready to climb at least 3 athletes in advance of your running order position.

Route 1: B Female Q1 & A/Jr/Adult Female Q2
Route 2: B Male Q1 & B Female Q2
Route 3: A/Jr/Adult Male Q1 & B Male Q2
Route 4: A/Jr/Adult Female Q1 &  A/Jr/Adult Male Q2

Running Order for Routes 1 & 2
Running Order for Routes 3 & 4

Categories:

Youth B/ Youth A/ Junior/ Adult/ Senior

Senior: This competition will be our 2021/2022 Senior Difficulty Provincial Championships. All Youth A, Junior and Adult athletes registering for the competition will automatically be registered in the Senior category as well their individual categories.

Youth B/Youth A/Junior: This will be a Local competition for Youth B, Youth A and Junior athletes, as part of qualifying for Youth Difficulty Provincial Championships (April 30/ May 1, 2022).

Adult: This will be a Local competition for Adult athletes, with both a qualification and finals round, and their own podium.

Judges and Volunteers:

Our judge and volunteer signup is live at https://signup.com/go/mTXacgQ.

Volunteers get a free lunch, a front row view of some awesome climbing, and the chance to wear a really cool green vest! It’s a great opportunity to contribute to our volunteer-led organization.

If you need a lead climbing judging refresher, please check out the CEC online judging course at https://www.climbingcanada.ca/learning/.

Rules and Format:

• Lead climbing for for B/A/Jr/Adult/Senior categories
• Qualification Round: 2 routes per category, flash format (no ISO), video route preview, random running orders (staggered between the two routes)
• No semi-finals round 
• Finals round: quota to finals is 8, one route per category, on-sight (ISO) with preview, running orders last to first

For full details, please see section 13 of our Rules: https://archive.climbontario.ca/rules/. 

Gym Waivers:

Everyone entering the gym must sign a facility waiver (https://www.gravityclimbinggym.com/release-form). This includes all athletes, coaches, volunteers and spectators. Please complete your waiver before the competition to reduce delays the day of the competition.

COVID Policies:

• Everyone 12 years and older entering the gym must be fully vaccinated, and will need to show vaccination QR codes and identification.
• Masks must be worn by everyone at all times. 
• The OCF’s COVID-19 Protocol for the 2021/2022 season can be found here.

Spectators:

• Spectators are welcome to attend to cheer on our athletes! Spectators will need to comply with all waiver and COVID requirements.

Coaches:

• Only OCF certified coaches will be given coaching credentials for this event. Please see our website for additional information: https://archive.climbontario.ca/coaches/.

Questions:

Please contact us at info@climbontario.ca with any questions!