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ready to kick it old school?

 

“Movement, the HECK is Old School Cool?” Glad you asked! The vision of Old School Cool is to celebrate the setting styles of past decades while utilizing the resources of a modern climbing gym. For the climbers that shy away from modern moves like paddles, skate moves, and dynos, this competition is for you. To highlight the ‘old school’ style we will emphasize techniques that require body tension, hard crimping, small moves, etc. and to keep it old school there will be no coordination moves and no fiberglass!

Mark your calendar

  • Saturday, January 20 @ Grapevine

how does it work?

There will be two waves- pick the time slot that you want to compete in!

  • Wave 1: 11am – 2pm (Check-in 10am)
  • Wave 2: 4pm – 7pm (Check-in 3pm)

There are 3 hours in each wave for competitors to climb and log sends into KAYA. Here’s the rule breakdown:

  • You’ll be able to climb as many boulder problems as you want as many times as you want.
  • Each boulder problem will have a point value to it.
  • Your top five boulder problems count as your total score. There will be no flash bonus.
  • Honor system, so please no cheating!
  • We will be using the KAYA app, so make sure you have it installed and set-up before the competition.
  • You must be 13 years old or older to compete.

Your ticket provides you with drinks (non alcoholic and alcoholic / ID must be presented) at the end of each wave. Finalists will be called at ~7:20 pm, so all Elite climbers should be present at that time. Spectating passes are available for purchase!

Finals will be a unique non-onsight style round where the top 5 finalists in the elite categories will compete. There will be 3 finals boulders per gender and finalists will take turns trying to send each boulder in order, as denoted by the routesetters. Whichever finalist has the least number of attempts across all three boulders will win!

We will be taking day-of signups for all categories. If you plan to compete in Elite you MUST sign-up prior to day-of the competition if you want to be eligible to compete in Finals!

category breakdown

Competitors can compete in the male, female, or non-binary category for each skill level. We welcome competitors to choose the skill and gender category they are most comfortable with. You will be competing against those in the same category/skill level as you. As a general rule, your skill category should be determined by the hardest grade you regularly redpoint in the gym.

  • Beginner: VB – V2
  • Intermediate: V3 – V5
  • Advanced: V5 – V7
  • Elite: V8+

raffle

Raffle will be held for all competitors and will include prizes from our sponsors. Stick around after finals to have a chance to win. Some prizes include a Trango Crash Pad, tickets to Meow Wolf, a Chicken N Pickle voucher, and more!

costume contest

Come dressed to impress in clothing/the style of your favorite decade! Top costume will win a pair of Pit Viper glasses. Stick around because the Costume Contest will be held after finals. 

anything else i need to know?

  • Early bird pricing before January 3rd – sign up early to save $$$
  • Shirts will be provided for the first 300 sign ups (shirt size is not guaranteed if you sign up after 1/3/24!)

ok i’m in. how do i register?

Scroll down to sign up – Ticket sales are live!

 

register for old school cool | saturday, 1/20

  • kaya scoring

    We’ll be using Kaya to score all SBS events this season! Make sure you have it downloaded beforehand so you can explore it for yourself before comp day. When you register for a challenge:

    • Go to the search bar on the “Home” page and scroll to the Challenges section.
    • Look up “Old School Cool” and register for the corresponding event
    • On comp day, you’ll log your sends through each gym’s Kaya page and your scores will automatically calculate on the challenge.
    • You’ll be able to view all results right in the app!

  • t-shirts

    Limited edition Old School Cool shirts will be provided for the first 300 sign ups (shirt size is not guaranteed if you sign up after 1/3/24!) so if you know you’ll be wanting a piece of memorabilia, sign up ASAP.