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Adult Lead
Lead Tryouts Format
Athletes are broken into heats of up to 20 to make scheduling easier and give everyone the rest they need — and to give judges more time to assess each athlete individually. Heats are randomly assigned for Friday, then randomly assigned again for Saturday. Each heat includes a built-in one-hour lunch break.
01
Heat
8:30 – 11:30 AM
02
Heat
12:30 – 3:30 PM
03
Heat
4:00 – 7:00 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
- Best attempt counts; progress is noted
- 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
- Consistent power, high-percentage moves
- Scored on UIAA ranking per climb