Climb Asia

The organizer reserves the right to amend any of the below stated rules and regulations without prior notice to the participants involved.

SCORING
- Each climber will be given a scorecard
- The organizer will not be responsible for any 'lost scores' as a result of misplacement of scorecards
- Points corresponding to the difficulty of the routes will be awarded to the participants for clearing each route
- All scorecards must be returned by the stipulated cut-off time for the participant's total score to be recorded
- Winners for the ENDURO categories will be based on the highest total number of points accumulated during the given duration of the event.
- Winners for the ELITE categories will be based on the 10 highest scoring routes completed by the climber
- In event of a tie in any category, the climber with the most points accumulated from any single route will be ranked higher (including the 11th climb and beyond for the ELITE category climbers)
- Team categories will be judged according to the total scores of all the teams members combined. Highest ranked team in each category wins. Any ties in scores will be broken using the above rules, applied to the highest scoring team member from each tied team. No minimum sex-ratio required for team categories, but ladies score double for all points collected.

JUDGING
- A participant has to start a route with a specified starting position and end it with specific ending position for each route
- Each attempt begins, upon the lifting of both legs off the ground by the participant
- A participant may make an unlimited number of tries for each route, but he/he must rejoin the queue upon termination of the climb
- An attempt will be terminated by the route judge should the climber:

1. Fall
2. Touch any part of the wall surface beyond the marked boundaries of the route
3. Use edges of wall panels & supporting structure to assist the climb.
4. Touch the ground with any part of the body upon starting the climb
5. Use any artificial aid/ illegal holds
6. Any discrepancies should be reported to the Chief Judge immediately and his/her decision on the matter shall be final
   

PRIZES
- Prizes will be awarded to the individual and team category winners (highest points accumulated) for first, second and third placing

DISQUALIFICATION
A participant may be disqualified if he/ she:
- Fails to comply with the instructions of the organizer, judges or officials
- Distracts any competitor before/during his/her attempt to climb
- Displays bad sportsmanship