USA Climbing Qualifying Event
Lead / Top Rope Competition
EVENT INFO
Date: Saturday, Oct 17, 2026
Cost: $85
USAC Regions 32 QE - Lead /Top Rope Competition
Info Sheet (LINK COMING SOON)
Register under the “Events” tab in your USA Climbing Sport80 account.
COMPETITOR BIRTHYEAR CATEGORIES:
U19+ years of age / 2008-2010 birth year
U17: 15-16 years of age / 2011-2012 birth year
U15: 13-14 years of age / 2013-2014 birth year
U13: 11-12 years of age / 2015-2016 birth year
U11: 10 years of age or under / 2017 or later birth year
SCHEDULE:
SESSION 1: FEMALE
7:00 AM Competitor and Volunteer Check-in (Donuts provided by Gecko for Volunteers)
7:10 AM Volunteer Meeting
7:45 AM Competitor Meeting
8:00 AM Session 1 Climbing Starts
11:00 AM Session 1 Climbing Ends (Awards to Follow)
SESSION 2: MALE
11:30 AM Competitor and Volunteer Check-in (Pizza and Drinks provided by Gecko for Volunteers)
11:40 PM Volunteer Meeting
12:15 PM Competitor Meeting
12:30 PM Session 2 Climbing Starts
3:30 PM Session 2 Climbing Ends (Awards to Follow)
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers Needed: Judges, Lead Belayers, Top Rope Belayers, General Helpers
Volunteers receive a free t-shirt, speciality coffee drinks from The Hook Coffee Truck, donuts and pizza!
This event requires Judges (18+), Assistant Judges (15+), and Belayers (18+).
Belayers must be certified at Gecko. Come early to test out with a Gecko Staff Member and attend the Chief Belayer Meeting.
VOLUNTEER LINK HERE (LINK COMING SOON)
FACILITY RULES
Climbing participants must have a facility waiver on file and watch our orientation video HERE before competing.
No food or drink on the climbing pads.
Respect others, yourself and our facility. Be kind and have fun!
WAIVER
PLEASE COMPLETE YOUR GECKO WAIVER COMPLETED IN ADDITION TO YOUR USAC EVENT REGISTRATION.
Parents start by creating their parent profile in our customer portal (https://gecko.portal.approach.app/)
Then add their child(ren) to their household. Then sign the waiver on their behalf.
If you are having issues using your phone to register, we recommend using a desktop computer as our mobile platform requires you to enable pop-ups for the waiver.
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