Triple Crown Bouldering Competition At The Stone Fort

This Saturday, December 5, the Triple Crown Bouldering Competition will make it's third and final stop at The Stone Fort on Mowbry Mountain. Some of the best climbers in the world will be coming to Chattanooga to take their hand at winning the overall title as the 2009 Triple Crown Bouldering Champion.

After two rounds of competition, the top two Open Men, Jimmy Webb and Brion Voges, and the top Open Female, Kasia Pietras, are all Chattanooga, TN residents. Having the home court advantage at The Stone Fort will be a nice benefit for Jimmy, Brion and Kasia. Here is some more information on the Triple Crown Bouldering Competition at The Stone Fort from TripleCrownBouldering.com".

The Stone Fort Competition Information
Very important information for all Triple Crown and Stone Fort competitors! Read EVERYTHING! There have been MANY updates to the event schedule!!

FRIDAY NIGHT DECEMBER 4
Pre-registration will be held at the Urban Rocks Gym in Chattanooga from 5pm to 8pm. Competitors will be able to PICK UP THEIR COMPETITION PACKET AND T-SHIRT.

To get there: Use Mapquest www.mapquest.com to customize directions:

Urban Rocks Climbing Gym, 1007 Appling Street, Chattanooga TN 37406

Come join us at pre-registration for a cold beverage and also get a chance to look at the comp map to make your “plan of attack” for the next day! Our sponsors and non-profit beneficiaries will be present, and we’ll also raffle off some cool prizes to raise money for climbing access!
*****This will be a great opportunity to either pick-up or re-new your membership to the Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition, the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition and the Friends of the Cumberland Trail!!

General Information for Stone Fort

Spectators
If you would like to attend, but do not plan to compete at this competition, you must register and pay the same as a competitor. Space is limited at this competition--ALL comp attendees must register as if they are competing. This includes parents or guardians.

Dogs
NO Dogs are allowed at Stone Fort! Please be respectful of the land-owners and leave your animals at home!

If you are under 18
You MUST download the Stone Fort waiver and have a parent fill it out and sign it. You must then bring it with you to registration on Friday night or Saturday morning. You will also need a guardian (over 18) to accompany you or your group the day of the event.

Competition T-Shirts
You will be given one free Stone Fort tee the morning of the event (or at pre-registration Friday Night). As always, there are several cool designs for Stone Fort and Triple Crown! If you wish to purchase extra tees they will cost $15 each.

Bring a Harness
The Stone Fort has TONS of great problems and many new ones—some of these require a top rope. Make sure to bring your harness so you can enjoy all that the Stone Fort has to offer.

Shoe Demos
Be sure to take your driver’s license if you’d like to demo a pair of climbing shoes from Five Ten, La Sportiva and Evolv! All climbing shoe sponsors will be at the Stone Fort parking lot prior to competitor arrival for climbing shoe demo rental.

SATURDAY MORNING DECEMBER 5

Check In/Registration
(Saturday, December 5) you will need to be at Urban Rocks Climbing Gym NO LATER than 8:00am to check-in.
To get there: Use Mapquest www.mapquest.com to customize directions:

Urban Rocks Climbing Gym, 1007 Appling Street, Chattanooga TN 37406

Five Ten Fruit and Cereal Breakfast
Five Ten will be providing a free fruit and cereal breakfast at Check-in. Come and get it!!!

Getting to the Boulders
ALL competition participants must ride one of the competitor’s buses to the competition. NO ONE will be allowed to drive to the boulderfield. Cars without appropriate passes will not be allowed. We will begin loading buses at 8:30am.
**Please do not be late!! If you miss the bus, you’ll miss this competition!!!

Lunch/Food & Drinks
No lunch will be provided at the boulders so bring any food and drink you may need.

However, there will be concessions available for purchase during the event--so bring cash with you to the boulderfield. The money you spend on concessions supports the Montlake Golf Club. They have been very generous to the climbing community in allowing us to have the competition here, as well as allowing climbers limited access year round. Please bring money to buy some concessions to support them!

SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Hourly Shuttles
You can leave Stone Fort by taking one of the shuttles from the Golf Club. You will not be allowed to re-enter Montlake once you leave. Shuttles will run every hour starting at 1:00. If no one is at the shuttle at departure time it will not run until the next hour.

Turn in your Scoresheet
You will need to turn in your scoresheet at the entrance to the boulderfield no later than 4:30pm in order to place in the event. Any scoresheets turned in later will be disqualified. You are not required to turn in any scoresheet. We draw registration forms in order to give door prizes.

Buses will arrive at the boulderfield at 4:45
Buses will depart Montake no later than 5pm!! Do not miss the bus!!!

Beverage in the Park' on the day of the comp
Bring an extra dollar(s) to the boulderfield...First Avenue Rocks and So. Ill Holds will be on site with beer and cokes for refreshment in the afternoon! Each beverage will be $1 and proceeds will support the Alabama Bouldering Fund.

SATURDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 6

Dinner
Dinner will be served starting at 6:30. We’ll be providing some yummy grub for $5 a plate. There will also be free beer at the Evolv booth. Just be sure to bring an ID and a reusable container. No cups will be provided.

Dyno Competition
There will be dyno comp between 7:30 and 8:00……..enter for a chance to win some great prizes…….and to have some cold, hard cash donated to regional climbing access in your name!!!

Raffles
There will be an SCC raffle. Sign up and take a chance on walking away with even more booty and support “the cause” at the same time.

There will also be an opportunity to join the Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition, the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition, and Friends of the Cumberland Trail--if you are not a member, stop being a lame chach and join. Make it your goal to become proactive this year.

See the SCC website for more information at Seclimbers.org.

Awards Ceremony
The AWARDS CEREMONY will begin immediately after the raffles are finished. There will be tons of door prizes! So, if you didn’t do so good at the comp, don’t miss it. You could still win BIG!

First Avenue Rocks and So. Ill Holds Sponsor 'Chili-and-a-Brew'
BBQ sandwich, a high gravity brew, and chips for $10 on Saturday evening when competitors return from the boulderfield! All proceeds will benefit the Alabama Bouldering Fund!

Accommodations

There will be very limited camping at Urban Rocks. A field adjacent to Urban Rocks will provide a limited amount of free camping for the very hardy!! Anyone is welcome to take advantage of this.