Limestoner 2024

limestoner event

When will I compete?

The Limestoner climbing competition will take place on May 4th from 9am-4pm.

What about the main event?

The actual festival will be taking place at the Reimers Ranch Pavillion. There will be live music, a vendor market, a raffle, food and drinks for purchase at the venue, our traditional silent auction and more fun planned throughout the day.

That night, we will also announce the winners of the competition.

Who can compete?

Anyone!

What if I just want to spectate?

It is free to show up and watch, but we have an Advocate ticket that includes a swag bag, a shirt and we appreciate the donation.

How much will tickets to the limestoner cost?

Firstly- we appreciate everyone participating! The Limestoner is our biggest fundraiser event for the TCC. All money raised helps continue to fund bolting and re-bolting efforts, protection of climbing areas, and acquisition of properties. Thank you for your support!

Secondly, this year participants are getting a lot more bang for their buck. They will get access to clinics, gear demos, games, live music, food and drink, and more.

Limestoner Online Registration

We will offer two types of registrations: Competitor Tickets and Advocate Tickets.

The competitor ticket package also offers a swag bag and entry into the climbing competition on May 4th. Competitors will require two witness signatures on their scorecards.

Both ticket package offerings include:

Event T-shirt
Swag Bag
Live Music
Vendor Market
Silent Auction

limestoner Schedule of events

May 04, 2024
Climbing Festival and after party

8AM - 9AM: Check-in & Registration

9:00 AM: Climbing Opens

4:00 PM: Climbing Closes - Deadline to submit ALL climbing competition scorecards.

5:00 PM: Afterparty Starts at the Reimers Ranch Pavillion

6:30 PM: Awards, Silent Auction, & Raffle

6:30PM - 8:30PM: Live Music

Competition Categories

Each men’s and women’s categories will have the following:

Open - For climbers that consistently climb 5.12 and up

Intermediate - For climbers in the 5.10-5.11d range.

Beginner - For climbers that climb 5.9 and under

Paraclimbing (top rope only) - This category is open to those with Intellectual/ developmental and physical disabilities and is to be inclusive of the adaptive community. It’s based on honor system and we trust our competitors to be true to themselves and this sports we’re so passionate about.

* Neurological / Physical Disability
* Visual Impairment
* Upper Extremity Amputee
* Lower Extremity Amputee
* Intellectual / developmental disability (Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy/Spina Bifida, Brain Injury, Fragile X Syndrome, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)

Youth - Co-ed. Ages 14 and under.

Scoring

Scoring a climbing competition can be a bit difficult, since we would like to avoid people entering themselves into categories that are too easy for their climbing abilities. In order to keep it fair, we have implemented a scoring algorithm that determines a contestant’s final score. At the end of the day, all similar scores will be separated into their own categories and the top score of each category will be the winner. Simply climb to the best of your abilities and have fun.

As we all know the difficulties going from a 5.10d to a 5.11a is harder than going from a 5.8 to a 5.9 and the same is true with harder grades, thus we decided to create an exponential grading system using the following formula F(x) = 10*e^x, where x starts at 3.0 for a 5.0 grade and increases by 0.1 for each successive grade. The exponential growth will also show a wider separation among skill categories.

Note: if the route you would like to climb is currently not on our points list, climb it anyway! We will be honoring points based off a similar route at the same grade.

Competitors will have the option of climbing at both Reimers Proper or North Shore. The competitive categories will be based on your top 5 hardest routes climbed without falling. Stick clipping the first bolt only is permitted. Top roping routes will receive two letter grades below the route’s grade. For example, top roping a 5.10d without falling will earn the same points as leading a 5.10b. In case of a tie, dead hangs times will determine the winner. Two signatures of witnesses will also be noted on the scorecard. Competitors are encouraged to climb in groups of 3-4 to obtain signatures.

The best strategy for a contestant is to make sure to fill all 5 required routes by the end of the day. We have seen people give up after their 4th route when they could have won their category. We have also seen, for example, competitors win by completing 4 or their target 5.11s and finishing out their card with a 5.6 because they were too tired.