CLIMB X 2011 Event Details

Temasek Junior College Climbing Competition

14th and 15th May

Climb X 2011 is back again this year! A high-wall difficulty climbing event, it will be held at
Temasek Junior College, which is known for its intimidating mega roof. So look out for
adrenaline, heart-pumping action happening on the 14th to 15th of May at TJC.

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 14th may
• Varsity category qualifiers and finals will be held on the 15th may

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

1 Temasek Junior College | 22 Bedok South Rd Singapore (469278) | Tel: 6442 8066 Fax: 6442 8762
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.

Competition Fees

Early Bird Sign-Up (register before 30th April) $15

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Regular Sign-up (register between 30 April to 6 $25
May)
Event Day Payment $50

• Payment should be made AS A SCHOOL

• All payment must be made latest by 6th May 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:

1) Payment(cheque1 or cash) is submitted in person2 to Aziemah. An official receipt

will be issued on the spot.

2) Payment(cheque1) is 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.

*Please do contact Aziemah at 92356522 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 for the
indemnity form

1
Payment by cheque payable to “Temasek Junior College”.
2
Please contact Aziemah to make arrangements for face-to-face meet up.
3
Indemnity and medical declaration forms are attached in the registration package. You can also find them on
the ClimbX 2011 blog.
2 Temasek Junior College | 22 Bedok South Rd Singapore (469278) | Tel: 6442 8066 Fax: 6442 8762
Rules and Regulations
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.
3 Temasek Junior College | 22 Bedok South Rd Singapore (469278) | Tel: 6442 8066 Fax: 6442 8762
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.

For all enquiries, please contact Kia Kiat @ 92212623 or simply visit
http://climbx-tjc.blogspot.com/

~~~We look forward to seeing you ~~~

4 Temasek Junior College | 22 Bedok South Rd Singapore (469278) | Tel: 6442 8066 Fax: 6442 8762