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Adult Lead
Lead Tryouts Format
Athletes are broken into two cohorts to make scheduling easier and give everyone the rest they need — and to give judges more time to assess each athlete individually. Cohorts are randomly assigned for Friday, then randomly assigned again for Saturday. See Technical Meeting Notes for exact meeting and climbing times.
01
Cohort
Climbing begins 10:00 AM
02
Cohort
Climbing begins 2:00 PM
Day 1 · Friday
Familiar Terrain
Assess athletes on their best effort, familiar terrain.
- 2 routes on top rope, progressively difficult
- 2 timed laps per athlete — 2 minute limit each
- Beta video mandatory
- Scored on UIAA ranking per climb
~2 hr 40 min per cohort
Day 2 · Saturday
Qualifier Replica
Assess athletes on a replica of the UIAA qualifier format.
- 2 routes on lead, using roof boxes
- 1 attempt — 4 minute limit
- Beta video mandatory
- Scored on UIAA ranking per climb
~2 hr 40 min per cohort
Day 3 · Sunday
Finals
Assess athletes on onsight ability and collaboration.
- Top athletes advance to 1 route using roof boxes
- 2 attempts — 4 minute limit each
- 1st attempt: onsight · 2nd attempt: collaboration and correction
- Scored on UIAA ranking per climb