Climbing competition 2023 at IIT Kanpur

COMP'23 Finals Result

Roll/PF Number Name Place Category
200751 Raghuvir Kumar 1st Beginner(Male)
231117 Vaibhav Meena 2nd Beginner(Male)
200259 B. Anshuman 3rd Beginner(Male)
17118274 Umang Gupta 1st Beginner(Female)
05354 Mukta Niraj 2nd Beginner(Female)
22118267 Ashabari Panda 3rd Beginner(Female)
Sarthak M Panda 1st Intermediate(Male)
21111404 Jegan Balaji B S 2nd Intermediate(Male)
22105085 Hari Charan 3rd Intermediate(Male)
5381 Swara Ingole 1st Intermediate(Female)
5046 Sanjana Gupta 2nd Intermediate(Female)
5518 Navya Sinha 3rd Intermediate(Female)
20105279 Vyankatesh Ashtekar 1st Advanced
22111263 Anubhav Dixit 2nd Advanced
4822 Sudar 3rd Advanced

Important information:

  • Date: 16 - 19 August
  • Qualifier's Result(Following Climbers are selected for finals on Aug 19, 2023): Link

  • Categories:
    1. Beginner (Male/Female)- Participants with NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE of sports climbing.
    2. Intermediate (Male/Female) - Participants who have the experience of climbing and can climb on top rope.
    3. Advance - Regular climbers with lead climbing experience.
  • Eligibility: The event is open to all students/faculty/staff of IITK and their relatives.
  • Registration fee: 150 Rs.
    • REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
    (Once you register, you will get an email from Pushpendra Ji regarding payment, we will share the google link and upload the payment receipt in the link to complete the registration.

The seats are limited and the participants will be selected on a first come first serve basis. Please register only if you want to participate and are ready to pay the fees. All the necessary equipment for climbing will be provided at the wall. All the participants who reach the finals will be given a participation certificate. Goodies will be provided to the top three climbers from each category.

FAQs

  1. Is this for me?
    We have organised the first IITK climbing competition for everyone over 5. There are no age categeories.
  2. This stuff looks risky. I'm not prepared for it.
    We follow the best climbing practices at the IITK climbing wall. With a safety equipment, harness, rope and a certified belayer companion, you are totally safe 30 feet up in the air!
  3. Will I get to try before the competition?
    Yes, once, after paying the fees. There would be an easy-for-all qualifying round.
  4. What shoes should I wear?
    One needs to place feet (toes) on the climbing holds firmly. We higly recommend a tight-fitting white canvas PT shoe. You may wear this only during your climbing attempt, remove it later. You may get the canvas PT shoes from: Ravi Dixit: +91 99355 54244 (Adjacent to the tennis court) Sumit sports: +91 99352 41514 (Outside IIT gate) Mannu kumar (New Rai Footwear) +91 8299192664 (Kalyanpur)
  5. What should be my climbing attire?
    The participants should wear comfortable and tight clothes. Avoid wearing too baggy t-shirts/ shorts/ trousers. Clip your hand and toe nails before climbing to avoid injuries.
  6. Why climb?
    Climb for:
    • The sense of accomplishment.
    • The sense of Zen
    • The physical challenge
    • The mental challenge
    • Building trust
    • The Community

Rules

For the Beginner and Intermediate category:

  1. The climber must wear the given safety harness.
  2. The climber must attach themselves to the top rope while climbing as directed (either using a screw-gate carabiner or tie a figure of eight knot through both the tie-in loops).
  3. All the climbers (together) will get to observe the route at the start of the competition for 2 min following which they will go to the isolation room.
  4. Every climber will have only one attempt to scale the wall.
  5. Each climber will have a maximum time limit of 4 min to attempt his climb on the wall.
  6. The Climbing Time for each competitor shall be defined as the period between the Starting Signal and the completion of the competitor’s attempt, i.e., (8).
  7. The climber can observe the route after the Starting Signal if they wish to do so. Note that this time is included within the given 4 min.
  8. A climbing attempt would be considered completed in the occurrence of one or a combination of the following events (whichever occurs earlier):
    1. Top: Climber holds the top hold on the wall with both their hands while maintaining balance for two seconds.
    2. Take: Climber asks the belayer to 'take', i.e., take the complete weight of the climber on the rope.
    3. Climber leaves the wall accidentally and puts their weight on the rope in an illegitimate position. The judges' decision will be final in such a case.
    4. Climber performers one or more banned moves mentioned in (9).
    5. Climber returns to the ground once the attempt has started.
  9. Banned moves:
    1. Holding or stepping on steel bolt/ anchor plate.
    2. Touching holds from the section of wall other than specified by the judges.
  10. Allowed calls and moves:
    1. Using side edges of the wall for foot support.
    2. Any move other than mentioned in (9).
    3. The climber can call the belayer to provide enough slack in the rope for a climb up/ down move.
  11. In the case of a tie the climber who took lesser Climbing Time wins.
  12. If someone has completed his climbing attempt, he/she will not be allowed to instruct other climbers while they take their attempts. Doing so will lead to the disqualification of the former from the competition.