Rocktown Climbing Gym - 405 Bouldering Series

(Four Zero Five) Bouldering Series

Event 4 - THE FINALS - April 10, 2010

This was the final event in our Four Zero Five Bouldering Series and the one that determined who would receive cash prizes. The top five point placers advanced to this finals round of competition and the points were cleared for the final competition. The top three finishers in the finals earned cash prizes ranging from $4 - $170 (based on number of competitors in each category).

The problems proved to be challenging for the competitors but the all but one problem was climbed - so they were just difficult enough. We had one tie in the Female Open division for third place. Rather than have a tie-breaker or climb-off the two ladies agreed to simply split the cash prize - which was cool.

In the Boys and Girls Youth categories there were clear winners - as Nicholas Strong and Emily Cole continuously dominated each of the qualifying competitions as well as the finals to take home the wins.

The five finalists in the men's category were placed very closely in terms of scores. In some instances it came down to a difference in number of attempts on a single problem, that divided the place-holders. Unfortunately, the head score-tallier (Aaron), after all his hard work, managed to screw-up the addition and mis-announce the winners in this category. After some re-evaluation and double-checking the scorecards and math we managed to straighten things out and get the cash to the right people (thanks J.T.).

I'd like to thank everyone for participating in each of the four events. It was a lot of work to throw this series together but in the end it was worthwhile because everyone had fun and seemed to enjoy the boulder problems.

Overall, what we've found is that we have some very strong boulderers in Oklahoma and a great group of people advancing our sport.

WINNERS

Male Open

1. Duke Goulden

2. Thomas Gardner

3. Adam Stackable

Female Open

1. Vanessa Sherk

2. Anna Holdridge

3. Natasha Sim & Cassidy Keifer

Male Youth

1. Nicholas Strong

2. Colin Bost

3. Jacob Edgmon

Female Youth

1. Emily Cole

2. Elizabeth Turner

Click here for Event 3 highlights and placings

Click here for Event 2 highlights and placings

Click here for Event 1 highlights and placings

Click here for complete scores

About

The (Four Zero Five) Bouldering Series is designed as a friendly and fun local bouldering competition series that takes place at Rocktown on select Saturday nights after close.

This is your chance to enjoy some exclusive new boulder problems, climb with others, and compete in a bouldering competition with a laid-back atmosphere.

We'll set anywhere from 5-10 problems for competitors to try. The problems may only exist for the competition. Points are accumulated by completing a boulder problem. The most points wins for that event.

There will be four events total (one per month). Climbers will accumulate points for the first three qualifier events. Top 5 point-value finishers from each category move on to the fourth and final competition. Climbers can participate in as many or as few competitions as they wish but only the top five finishers in each category will qualify for the fourth and final competition and the chance to win CASH prizes (see Prizes section below).

Dates/Times

Event 1: Saturday, February 6, 8:00-9:30 pm - COMPLETE! - Click here for Event 1 highlights and placings.

Event 2: Saturday, February 20, 8:00-9:30 pm - COMPLETE! - Click here for Event 2 highlights and placings.

Event 3: Saturday, March 6, 8:00-9:30 pm - COMPLETE! - Click here for Event 3 highlights and placings.

Event 4: FINALS - Saturday, APRIL 10, 8:00 pm

Fees (the cheapest competition you'll find!)

Only $10 per event!!! (40% goes to prize pot in your category)

Spectators (general admission): $2

T-Shirt for Series: $15

Format (keepin' it real)

This will be an open format (“redpoint format”), meaning you get multiple attempts. No flash points for getting the problem on the first try. Number of falls are not counted. Points are scored when a problem is completed by controlling the final hold. Honor system for scoring. All problems will be marked hands, marked feet. Start in boxed hold and finish at boxed hold (or boxed area at top of wall). One hand starts and non-static starts are game. Attempt begins when the climber’s body leaves the ground. There may be some crazy (unusual) problems with specific rules so don't hold us to these.

Scoring (we're keeping it simple)

One star route: 10 points

Two star route: 20 points

Three star route: 30 points

Plus bonus points for completing all routes in a competition! (Bonus points may vary from event to event.)

Categories (less categories, more competition)

Open Mens

Open Womens

Youth Boys – 16 and under

Youth Girls – 16 and under

Prizes ($$$)

Cash prizes are contingent on number of participants in each category.

Cash breakdown: 60% goes to gym, 40% goes to prize pot

Prize pot breakdown:

1^st place: 60% of prize pot

2^nd place: 30% of prize pot

3^rd place: 10% of prize pot

Ties (heartbreakers)

In the event of a tie in the qualifying events, all ties will move to finals. In the event of a tie in the finals, a tie-breaking super-finals boulder problem will be climbed – highest hold breaks the tie.