The Youth Climbing Series is an ideal competition for intermediate and experienced young climbers.
Dates and venues
| Round |
1
Bouldering |
2
Routes
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3
Bouldering
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4
Routes
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Enter Round 4 |
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Date
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18/09/2021 |
02/10/2021 |
23/10/2021 |
06/11/2021 |
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Venue
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Boulder World Belfast |
University of Limerick |
Dublin Climbing Centre |
Dublin Climbing Centre |
| Entry Opens |
Tuesday
31/08/2021
8:00pm
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Tuesday
14/09/2021
8:00pm
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Tuesday
05/10/2021
8:00pm |
Tuesday
19/10/2021
8:00pm
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| Standard entry cut-off |
Tuesday
14/09/2021
8:00pm
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Tuesday
28/09/2021
8:00pm
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Tuesday
19/10/2021
8:00pm |
Tuesday
02/11/2021
8:00pm
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| Late entry cut-off |
Thursday
16/09/2121
8:00pm
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Thursday
30/09/2021
8:00pm
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Thursday
21/10/2021
8:00pm
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Thursday
04/11/2021
8:00pm
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Enter Round 1
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Enter Round 2
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Enter Round 3
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Enter Round 4
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Entry
- Entry is only accepted online.
- Entry will open two weeks before the standard cut off date.
- The cut off for the Standard entry is 8:00pm on the Tuesday before the competition.
- The cut off for the Late entry is 8:00pm on the Thursday before the competition.
- No entries are accepted after 8:00 pm on the Thursday before the competition.
- No entries are accepted on the day of the competition.
Entry Fees
| Standard entry |
Member of Mountaineering Ireland |
€15.00 |
| Non-member of Mountaineering Ireland |
€25.00 |
| Late entry |
€35.00 |
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Individual youth membership is available for just €12.50!
Categories
The Youth Climbing Series is open to climbers in the following categories.
| Competition category |
Year of birth |
| Youth A |
Born - 2004 / 2005 |
| Youth B |
Born - 2006 / 2007 |
| Youth C |
Born - 2008 / 2009 |
| Youth D - Top-rope |
Born - 2010 / 2011 |
| Youth E - Top-rope |
Born - 2012 / 2013 |
Rules
The rules for the Youth Climbing Series are available via the following link: Rules - Youth Climbing Series - 2021
A COVID-19 Addendum to the standard YCS Rules is also available: YCS COVID-19 Addendum
All competitors must have a completed Mountaineering Ireland - Competition Registration Form. The form is available via the following link: Mountaineering Ireland - Competition Registration Form
Format - Bouldering rounds
- Round 1 and Round 3 are bouldering rounds.
- Each competition category will have eight boulder problems to attempt.
- Competitors can make up to five attempts per boulder problem.
- Competitors are scored on the number of Tops and Zones they reach and the number of Attempts taken to do so.
- Competitors can attempt boulder problems in any order they choose.
Format - Route rounds
- Round 2 and Round 4 are route climbing rounds.
- Each competition category will have four routes to attempt.
- Competitors can make one attempt per route.
- Competitors are scored on the number of Holds they Control or Use on the route.
- Competitors in Youth E and Youth D will top-rope, competitors in Youth C, Youth B and Youth A will lead climb.
- Competitors can attempt routes in any order they choose.
Schedule
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Registration Opens |
Briefing |
Climbing Starts |
Climbing Finishes |
Results Cut-Off |
Provisional Results Published |
Appeals Close |
Final Results Published |
| Youth E |
10:00 |
10:45 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
13:15 |
13:30 |
13:45 |
14:00 |
| Youth C |
10:00 |
10:45 |
11:00 |
13:00 |
13:15 |
13:30 |
13:45 |
14:00 |
| Youth D |
12:00 |
12:45 |
13:00 |
15:00 |
15:15 |
15:30 |
15:45 |
16:00 |
| Youth B |
13:00 |
13:45 |
14:00 |
16:00 |
16:15 |
16:30 |
16:45 |
17:00 |
| Youth A |
15:00 |
15:45 |
16:00 |
18:00 |
18:15 |
18:30 |
18:45 |
19:00 |
The competition schedule is subject to change on the day of the competition.
Qualification for Grand-Final
The top three ranked climbers in each competition category will be invited to compete in the Grand-Final.
Results
Click here for results: YCS Results