Climbing Comp

Climb for a Cause is a way of giving back to our local community! Participants will be asked to bring in canned or non-perishable food items. For your efforts, you will be given one raffle ticket per donation item. Participants are allowed up to 10 tickets for a raffle to be held after our competition. Please help our local food pantry; donations are down 40% this year. Climb on!

All entrants will receive a raffle ticket for each non perishable food item they donate. (max 10 tickets per person)

Prizes will be drawn during award ceremonies.

This is strictly a bouldering competition. No rope or lead climbing will be available

check in: 10-10:30am
rules meeting: 10:30-11am

Format
We will follow the traditional red point format. Every route is a sit-start unless stated otherwise.  Every natural is on unless stated otherwise.  Points will be received based on the completion of the route.  The route may only be considered completed once the final hold is weighted and controlled.  Once a route has been completed initials will be required from two witnesses for verification.  Competitors will have three hours to climb, during which they may climb as many routes as they wish.  The top five routes will be scored.  Divisions will consists of beginner, intermediate, and advanced for both men and women with competitors being placed blindly based on their total scores at the end of the day.  The higher the point values the harder the problem. 
V0 = 0-99 points, V1 = 100-199 points and so forth. 

Inverted 08, Climbing For A Cause will be held at the UW-La climbing wall located within the Recreational Eagle Center at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. A campus map may be found here. The climbing wall is located at the south end of building #27 on the campus map.

From Interstate I-90, Exit 3, Exit 4 and Exit 5 all lead to the UW-La Crosse campus, but only the closest exit is listed below for each direction. Exit 3 travels along the scenic Great River Road and is the main route to Historic Downtown La Crosse.

Exit 4 is a direct route south linking Hwy. 53 from the north with Hwy. 16. Exit 5 is the most easterly route into the City of La Crosse via Hwy. 16. From the West (I-90): Exit Interstate I-90 at Exit 3 onto US53 South. Drive 3.9 miles and turn left on La Crosse Street; continue for 1.1 miles and turn right on. East Avenue to Campus.

 From the North (Hwy. 53): If traveling south on Highway 53 (go over I-90 at Exit 4). Follow Highway 157 to Highway 16. Turn right on Highway 16. Drive 3.5 miles and turn right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.

 From the East (I-90): Travelers heading west to La Crosse on Interstate I-90 exit at Onalaska-La Crosse Highway 16 (Exit 5). Turn left onto Highway 16. Drive 4.8 miles and right on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.

From the South: Highway 14, 61, and 35 enter the city on the south. Follow the green "UW-La Crosse" signs north on Losey Boulevard to Highway 16 (3.0 miles). Turn left on La Crosse Street and then left on East Avenue to campus.