Join us for the next installment of our "Clip It or Whip It" member challenge!
It's a friendly members-only lead competition that's more about your head game than how hard you can climb.
The rules of the game are simple:
- All routes are climbed on lead
- One try per climb
- You have 4 hours to climb all the routes in your category
Scoring
- 2 points for clipping the anchor without any falls or takes
- Updated! If you fall on a route, you still get points! Simply count how many quickdraws were clipped prior to the fall and you get .2 points per each. For example, falling after 3rd = .6 pts and falling after 6 = 1.2 pts.
- -1 point for calling for a take
This challenge is designed to encourage you to try that move and overcome the fear of falling. You'll be surprised how much harder and further you can climb once you just start going for it.
There will be two heats, a morning time slot 10am-2pm and an afternoon time slot from 3pm-7pm. Results and awards will be tallied and announced following the afternoon heat.
Divisions
As this is an endurance competition, you won't be climbing at your max effort level, but rather climbing within your comfortable lead ability for four hours. No matter your skill level, there's a category for you. Each division will have a variety of routes and grades that are designed to be range between a warmup to a slight challenge for the skill level. Not sure what category is the right one or on the fence between grades? Challenge yourself and sign up for the harder category or ask for a second opinion from ryan@peakexperiences.com
The divisions break down as follows:
- Recreational (for climbers leading 5.9 comfortably and into the 5.10s)
- Intermediate (for climbers comfortable on 10s and projecting 11s)
- Advanced (for climbers comfortable on 11s and projecting 12)
- Open (for those climbing the hardest routes in the gym)
Each division will have a selection of roughly 20 or so climbs to tackle, so don't forget to strategize your climbing!
There will be prizes for the top scorers and for everyone else, complimentary post-climb (or post-whip) beers from our buds at Väsen Brewing!
If you have any questions, reach out to Ryan Akens at ryan@peakexperiences.com
Pricing is $15 per climber and there are a few select Clip It or Whip It shirts available for sale day of for $20.
This should be obvious, but you must be lead-climb and lead-belay certified at Peak Experiences in order to participate.
