Push Climbing is proud to announce the “2024 Ho Chi Minh City Indoor Climbing Championship” – the first competition licensed by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Sports and Culture. This event marks a significant milestone in the establishment of the Vietnam Sport Climbing Federation. Athletes will compete in two categories: Bouldering and Lead Climbing, following the IFSC competition rules. Final scores will be the combined result of both categories. Join us in making history and representing Vietnam on the global stage!

A special note: Vietnamese athletes who win Gold, Silver, or Bronze in any category at Rocktober 2024 will receive a complimentary invitation to participate in the 2024 City Championship this November 24th.

Payment and transfer details:
– To secure your spot, please deposit 300,000 VND (the ticket price is 550,000 VND).
– The remaining balance will be due upon ticket collection.
– Please note that all payments are non-refundable. However, if you need to transfer your spot to someone else, simply provide their full details to the organizers before the registration deadline (October 27, 2024).
We look forward to seeing you at the competition!

Decision on the issuance of regulations for the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Indoor Climbing Championship

SCORING & RULES

The scores from the Bouldering and Lead Climbing sections are combined to determine the total score for each athlete. Since both the Bouldering and Lead Climbing sections have a maximum of 100 points, the highest total score an athlete can achieve is 200 points. Athletes are ranked based on their total score.

LEAD CLIMBING

A climbing route is set on a 15-meter-high wall. Each athlete has only one attempt to climb as high as possible on the route within six (06) minutes. In addition to climbing the route, Lead Climbing requires athletes to periodically clip their safety rope into the quickdraws that are installed along the route to ensure safety. If an athlete fails to clip into a quickdraw, the points they accumulate afterward will be voided.

On the Lead Climbing wall, there are at least 40 holds, and only the top 40 holds are assigned point values. Reaching the highest hold will earn the athlete the full 100 points. The points are distributed as follows:

• Top 10 holds (40-31): 4 points per hold
• Next 10 holds (30-21): 3 points per hold
• Next 10 holds (20-11): 2 points per hold
• Lowest 10 holds (10-1): 1 point per hold

The Lead ranking is set based on the height (hold number) achieved by the competitors. A competitor gets a “+” added to their score if moving in the direction of the next hold.

Competitors are kept in an isolation room before they perform their “on sight” attempt (no isolation in the Qualification round).
There are different routes for men and women competitors.

BOULDERING

Before each round, route setters design and place climbing routes on the wall, which are kept secret from the athletes until the competition begins. Unique boulder routes are set separately for men and women, and they are changed between the qualification and final rounds. No safety ropes are used, but the floor beneath the bouldering wall is padded with thick mats.

Each boulder route has a designated start position, which requires placing all four limbs at the bottom of the wall. The highest hold is considered the ‘top’ of the boulder. An athlete is considered to have reached the top when they place both hands on the highest hold and maintain balance long enough for the judge to signal success. Athletes can make multiple attempts to climb within the allotted time.

Between the start position and the top of each boulder are two holds called ‘zones,’ which serve as intermediate scoring anchors along the route. An athlete who reaches a ‘zone’ but does not top the boulder is still awarded points for the ‘zone.’

At the end of the round, athletes are ranked based on the number of boulders they have topped, the number of ‘zones’ reached, and the fewest total attempts made.

An athlete can earn a maximum of 100 points in each round. The point distribution is as follows:
• 25 points for each successfully topped boulder (up to 100 points if all four boulders are topped)
• For each boulder not topped: 10 points for reaching the second ‘high zone’ hold, or 5 points for reaching the first ‘low zone’ hold
• 0.1 points deducted for each failed attempt, only deducted if the athlete subsequently reaches a ‘zone’ or the top.”