There’ll be no speed traps in the vicinity during this comp. You can speed all you want, and in fact, its encouraged! Join us for Spire’s inaugural citizen’s speed climbing competition. Beginners and experienced professionals are all welcome. Come give it a try and we’ll guarantee you’ll have fun.
Fun fact: Did you know that Speed Climbing is an Olympic sport and will be in the 2021 Japan games?
Citizens Competition
Dates: May 3rd – May 16th
Registration:
- Cost: FREE to members!!! Non-Members - Free with purchase of day pass or punch card.
- To register follow these steps:
- Download the KAYA app to a mobile device and create an account.
- Search for "Spire Need to Speed Citizens Comp – 2021”
- Join the challenge!
Format and Rules: Virtual Speed Trial
- Competitors will have 2 weeks to complete their fastest time.
- Competitors may make as many attempts as they like to record their best time.
- Competitors may make an attempt on their own or race a fellow competitor at the same time.
- A false start does not affect a competitor’s eligibility to make a subsequent attempt, although a clean start is required for an eligible time.
- Competitors must record their best time in seconds and milliseconds with a video documenting the competitor successfully climbing the Speed route, from before the start continuously through the successful finish, clearly showing the electronic timing system’s recorded time for the attempt in the KAYA app.
- Competition speed routes will be tagged with a "Speed" tag in the KAYA app.
- Competitors will be ranked per category, and the results will be available on the KAYA app.
Prize and Raffle: Prizes with generous support from our title Sponsor Mystery Ranch!
Gym Reservations: Competitors may climb any time the gym is open within the competition dates but must check into the gym with a walk-in or booked reservation. Citizen competitors are not required to make a reservation, but it is highly encouraged during weekday evenings as the gym is busier at these times and may hit COVID occupancy capacity. All competitors will need a membership, day pass, or punch card to use the facility. Online reservations can be made here.
COVID Rules: All competitors must follow Spire’s COVID safety policies here.
Results: Can be found on the Kaya app by searching for the event.
Youth Competition – USA Climbing Youth Speed Regional Qualifier
Dates: May 3rd – May 16th
Registration: This event is a sanctioned USA Climbing Regional Qualifying event. Youth Competitors must be registered for this event and are required to have a current USAC membership.
Competitors must download the KAYA app and familiarize themselves with how it works prior to registering for the competition. Each competitor must have their own account within the KAYA app. Competitors with existing KAYA accounts do not need to download the app again or create another account
To register for a virtual redpoint competition, follow these steps:
- Go to https://kaya-app.kayaclimb.com/purchase/challenge
- Login using the same credentials associated with their KAYA app account.
- Search for "USAC Speed Youth R22 Spire Climbing".
- Pay for the virtual competition and enter USA Climbing membership number. The cost will be $10 plus fees.
- Log back into the KAYA app and find the virtual competition attached to your KAYA account.
Further details on event registration and USA Memberships can be found at http://www.usaclimbing.org.
Format: Virtual Speed Trial
- The event format will be in compliance with the USA Climbing rulebook as modified by the virtual format addenda found here.
- Competitors will have 2 weeks to complete their fastest time.
- Competitors may make as many attempts as they like to record their best time.
- Competitors may make an attempt on their own or race a fellow competitor at the same time.
- A false start does not affect a competitor’s eligibility to make a subsequent attempt, although a clean start is required for an eligible time.
- Competitors must record their best time in seconds and milliseconds with a video documenting the competitor successfully climbing the Speed route, from before the start continuously through the successful finish, clearly showing the electronic timing system’s recorded time for the attempt in the KAYA app.
- Competition speed routes will be tagged with a "Speed" tag in the KAYA app.
- Competitors will be ranked per category, and the results will be available on the KAYA app.
- Competitors experiencing technical difficulties with the KAYA app during the competition must contact KAYA via www.kayaclimb.com/support.
Rules: http://www.usaclimbing.org/Officials/Rulebook.htm
FAQ: http://www.usaclimbing.org/Assets/USA_Climbing_Virtual_Redpoint_and_Speed_FAQ_FINAL_210130.pdf
Gym Reservations: Due to COVID-19 operating and gym capacity restrictions, all youth competitors will be required to make a reservation to participate in the Spire Need to Speed virtual event. There is no gym access fee for Spire members, coaches, or parents. Non-Spire members will need to purchase a $14 competitor day pass.
- All participants must limit facility use to their reservation times.
- To minimize impact and reduce numbers in our facility we are limiting one parent in attendance per competitor. All parents and coaches are required to make a reservation.
- Please allow time for an auto-belay test if you have not already completed one at Spire.
- If you do not find a date and time that works for you please contact Spire at info@spireclimbingcenter.com
Click here for Online Youth Competitor Gym Reservations
COVID Rules: All competitors must follow Spire’s COVID safety policies here.