DLCCC 2014 — Rules and Scoring
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When is it?
All year! Everything you climb in 2014 counts, every time you go to the lake. Went with your buddy last weekend? It counts. Going with Hoofers tomorrow? Yep, that counts. Joining for one of the free group camping nights and climbing with other Challenge participants? Count it, baby!
How do I complete the challenge?
Years ago, a mysterious council gathered their tomes of wisdom to decipher the answer to this great question. Doug, Gokul, Carl and John decided that since it started the year of the park’s centennial, and since none of them could count any higher, 100 routes must be climbed to complete the challenge.
You can actually climb any combination of top rope (TR), lead, or boulder problems to reach the total of 100 for the year. Everyone who completes the challenge gets a commemorative, engraved carabiner and impressive bragging rights. But to get bonus awards—see below—you have to climb 100 in a specific category (TR, Lead, or Boulder).
Some crazy ambitious gals and guys try to climb 100 routes on top rope, 100 routes on lead, and 100 boulder problems. I think they do it just to make me jealous of how much time they have to climb.
Other people only climb a handful of routes during the year (like me when I tear a finger tendon at the start of the climbing season). That’s OK, too. We’re all still invited to the end-of-year party.
Wait, there’s scoring?
The top three scores in each category receive special bonus awards (typically gear or gift cards). If you’re the competitive sort, here’s how to get more points than everyone else:
Top-Roping: Scoring for the top-roping category is derived from the route ratings (YDS) as listed in Swartling & Mayer’s 3rd edition of the Climbers Guide to Devil’s Lake. Any First Ascents or routes otherwise not recorded in the 3rd edition of the Climber’s Guide to Devil’s Lake will receive the consensus rating on www.mountainproject.com. All top-rope routes must be sent cleanly (i.e., onsight, flash, redpoint). Routes that require “hang-dogging” cannot count towards a climber’s list of routes.
Lead Climbing: Scoring for the lead climbing category is derived from the route ratings (YDS) as listed in Swartling & Mayer’s 3rd edition of the Climbers Guide to Devil’s Lake. Any First Ascents or routes otherwise not recorded in the 3rd edition of the Climbers Guide to Devil’s Lake will receive the consensus rating on www.mountainproject.com. All lead climb routes must be climbed as cleanly as possible. We realize that “air time” is an occasional and integral component of the lead climbing experience. However, hanging on gear to rest or pulling on gear to make progress will not be allowed; aid climbing is also not allowed in the competition.
Bouldering: Scoring for the bouldering category has been derived from the consensus ratings from www.mountainproject.com. In the case of a first ascent of a new problem, the newly named problem must be entered onto www.mountainproject.com to be considered. All boulder problems must be sent cleanly (i.e., onsight, flash, redpoint).
A route may be repeated for both the top-rope and lead category (climbed separately, once on lead, once on top-rope). However, a route cannot be repeated for use in the same category: you must climb 100 distinct routes within a chosen category to complete a Century in that category, or 50 distinct routes for a half-Century finish.
Scoring System for All Categories:
| Routes (TR & Lead) | Points | Boulder Problems | Points |
| 5.0-5.1 | 1 | V0, V0-, V0+, Veasy | 1 |
| 5.2 | 2 | V0/1, V1, V1-, V1+ | 2 |
| 5.3 | 3 | V1/2, V2, V2-, V2+ | 3 |
| 5.4 | 4 | V2/3, V3, V3-, V3+- | 4 |
| 5.5 | 5 | V3/4, V4, V4-, V4+- | 5 |
| 5.6 | 6 | V4/5, V5, V5-, V5+- | 6 |
| 5.7 | 7 | V5/6, V6, V6-, V6+- | 7 |
| 5.8 | 8 | V6/7, V7, V7-, V7+- | 8 |
| 5.9 | 9 | V7/8, V8, V8-, V8+- | 9 |
| 5.10, 5.10a, 5.10b, 5.10- | 10 | V8/9, V9, V9-, V9+- | 10 |
| 5.10c, 5.10d, 5.10+ | 11 | V9/10, V10, V10-, V10+ | 11 |
| 5.11, 5.11a, 5.11b, 5.11- | 12 | ||
| 5.11c, 5.11d, 5.11+ | 13 | ||
| 5.12, 5.12a, 5.12b, 5.12- | 14 | ||
| 5.12c, 5.12d, 5.12+ | 15 | ||
| 5.13, 5.13a, 5.13b, 5.13- | 16 |
One last thing…
We climbers are sharing the park with thousands of other visitors. If you listen to the hikers on the trails while waiting for your pumped forearms to relax, you’ll hear a half dozen languages. People come from all over the world to witness the beauty in our back yard. Let’s keep the park clean and show our respect to one another.
And if you haven’t joined the Climbing Challenge yet, do it already!