T10 Rules

These are the official T10 Rules.

Any Questions? Ask us on the day or on the message board on the right.


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1. This is a social event. There is no registration or entry fee.

2. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday the 15th August at the Thompson’s Point Carpark. Score sheets will be handed out then. If you need a later start you can find us somewhere at Thompson's on Saturday morning.

3. Climbing concludes at 5:30 p.m. Please respect the rules by stopping climbing then. Scorecards must be handed in by 5:30p.m. at the Thompson’s Point Carpark.

4. BBQ and presentation afterwards is at Shoalhaven Caravan Village.

17 Terara Road, Nowra (turn right at Moss Street when coming from Thomo’s)

5. There are 8 categories:

a. Open Male – Volume

b. Open Female – Volume

c. Junior Male

d. Junior Female

e. Open Male – Points

f. Open Female – Points

g. Crag Lords Male

h. Crag Lords Female

6. Volume Categories – climbers attempt to climb as many routes as they can, the total number of routes climbed are counted up as the climber’s score.

7. Junior Categories – Juniors must be 16 years old or younger on the 15^th of August 2009. Juniors’ rules are the same as the Volume competition, except that routes may be top-roped or led.

8. Points Categories – in the Points category, climbers try to do their 10 hardest climbs. Each climb is awarded points according to the following table:

GRADE	POINTS
18	1
19	2
20	3
21	5
22	7
23	9
24	12
25	15
26	19
27	23
28	28
29	33
30	38
31	44
32	50
33	57
34	64

All route grades are according to Rod’s 2000 ‘Rockclimbing at Nowra’ guide. More recently added routes and routes that are now considered harder should be checked with the organisers (Carlie and Rob).

There are bonus routes that are worth extra points.

They are:

Sector	ROUTE	GRADE	POINTS
Little Graham’s Boulder	Cheesy Noblicker	22	12
Cowboy Junkies Roof	Ten Gallon Rehab	27	33
Alley Wall	Tinman	21	7
Butterfly Wall	No More Gaps	30	50
Pocket Wall	Beef Cake	27	32
Little Grease Cave	Young and Dumb	25	21
Grease Cave	Caught in the Act	26	27
	Say You Don’t Want To Slip It In	30	50
Betty Blue Area	Broken and Barbed	20	14
Vine Wall	Spank the Donkey	24	17

9. Open Climbers (Volume and Points) do not have to choose which category they enter until the end of the event, however only one category may be entered.

10. Crag Lords Categories – Every climb the climber completes counts toward their final score according to the following table.

Grade Range	15 or lower	16 - 20	21 and above
Points	1	2	3

11. All routes must be led (except by Juniors) from the ground to clip the top anchors from the normal finishing stance. Top-roping (for Opens), yoyoing, soloing, roped solos, simul-climbing and anything else like that is not allowed.

12. You may only count each route in your total or score once.

13. You may visit any part of Thompsons Point, from Indian Wall to the Wastelands.

14. Chill out, have fun, make new friends and catch up with old friends. Your greatest competitor is yourself.

15. This is a fun event. The organisers reserve the right to disqualify anyone who we consider to be cheating, spoiling the event for others, or generally being a dick.

You are responsible for your own safety. Climbing is potentially dangerous and the competition organisers cannot be responsible for the security of the fixed protection, the solidity of the rock or the competence of your belayer. If in doubt, back-off, have rest or go home. Just don’t try to blame us for your mistakes