Summer Lead Series 2024

Are you ready to embark on an exhilarating climbing journey? Join us at Urban Jungle for the Summer Lead Series 2024, UJ’s very own highly anticipated social competition that will push your limits and ignite your passion for indoor climbing. Get ready to tackle challenging routes, showcase your skills, and experience the thrill of SLS.

What is the Summer Lead Series?

The Summer Lead Series is an annual event held at Urban Jungle that brings together lead climbing enthusiasts for an unforgettable experience. This high-energy competition is designed to challenge climbers of all levels and provide a platform for growth and improvement. Whether you're a seasoned climbing veteran or just starting your climbing journey, the Summer Lead Series offers something for everyone.

To meet demand, we introduced Top-Rope categories in 2023, for youth and those who just got into climbing. For SLS 2024, we are introducing a second Zone in the scoring system to challenge the competitors further.

Competition Format and Scoring

The Summer Lead Series consists of four two-week-long rounds, offering plenty of opportunities to showcase your skills. Participants will have the chance to conquer various routes in lead climbing and top-rope climbing categories. You'll earn points throughout the competition by completing or zoning the climbs. The scoring system rewards flash, top, and zones, adding an element of excitement and competitiveness to the event. Each round will have four routes (A, B, C, D).

Categories

The Summer Lead Series caters to climbers of different levels and ages, making it an inclusive and engaging competition. Let's explore the categories available:

Lead Climbing

• Advanced: For climbers seeking a challenge and aiming to conquer the most difficult routes, showcasing their expertise and determination.

• Intermediate: Designed for climbers who have honed their skills and are ready to elevate their climbing abilities. This category allows participants to compete against climbers of similar proficiency, fostering growth and healthy competition. The category is for climbers whose max red-point grade is 23 for males and 21 for females.

• Youth: A special category for young climbers born in 2012 or after, providing them with an opportunity to showcase their talent, passion, and determination in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Top-Rope Climbing

• Novice: This category is perfect for climbers who are new to the sport or still building confidence. With routes that cater to beginners, it's a great way to get started on the exciting journey of indoor climbing. You should not compete in this category if your max red-point grade is greater than 19.

• Youth: Young climbers born in 2012 or after can participate in the youth category, where they can learn, grow, and challenge themselves alongside their peers, building a strong foundation for their climbing future.

Scoring System

The Summer Lead Series implements a comprehensive scoring system that rewards climbers for their achievements on each route. Here's how the scoring works:

To make things even more thrilling, bonus points are awarded for flashing or topping a route within an active round, with an additional 10 points for this accomplishment. Participants also earn 5 bonus points for reaching a zone within an active round. It's important to note that each climb can only be awarded one score, emphasising the significance of every achievement.

Schedule and Rounds

The Summer Lead Series is a well-structured competition with a clearly defined round schedule. To ensure fairness and equal opportunities, the top-rope categories start and finish a day later than the lead categories, except for the start of the first and finish of the final round, which aligns with the lead.

* Due to setting on Wednesdays and Thursdays, some of the routes might be ready before the rounds officially open. In this case, you are allowed to climb and score earlier. Bonus points for these earlier ticks will still apply.

Finals

The top 6 men and women with the highest scores at the end of all four rounds go through to a "World Cup" style finals (Advanced & Intermediate categories only) held on Friday 22nd March from 7 pm. 

Participation and Cost

Participating in the Summer Lead Series is not only thrilling but also involves no competition fees. All you need to do is cover an entry fee to the gym and start climbing. Simply visit Urban Jungle, tick off the completed climbs, and update your score at the front desk. It's a hassle-free process that allows you to focus on the competition and the joy of climbing.

Unbelievable Prize Pool

Advanced

🥇 First Place: $1000
🥈 Second Place: $500
🥉 Third Place: $250

Novice

🥇 First Place: 3-Month Membership
🥈 Second Place: 2-Month Membership
🥉 Third Place: 1-Month Membership

SLS 2024 Podium

Open

• Male: 🥇 Max Pare, 🥈 Josh Damasco, 🥉 Karl Laczko

• Female: 🥇 Mella Gannon, 🥈 Mae Siah, 🥉 Olivia Hawryluk

Intermediate

• Male: 🥇 Ben Kohli, 🥈 Josh Henriquez, 🥉 Jared Griffiths

• Female: 🥇 Alia Williams, 🥈 Jennifer Castle, 🥉 Alison Dymond

Novice

• Male: 🥇 Thomas Dawson, 🥈 Aiden Platts, 🥉 Jake Eddy

• Female: 🥇 Emma Marie Bolton, 🥈 Tara Geczko, 🥉 Mia Botica

Youth

• Male: 🥇 Marcus Oldakowski, 🥈 Connor Diener

• Female: 🥇 Chloe Wakefield, 🥈 Kate Scully, 🥉 Chloe Delacour

Youth (top rope)

• Male:🥇Lukas Wolvaardt,🥈Ruochong Zhang,🥉Noah Foster

• Female:🥇Jordan Munro,🥈Karina Kovalyshen,🥉Alice Minaee

Highlights and Updates

Stay up-to-date with the latest news, highlights, and updates from the Summer Lead Series 2024 by following us on Instagram and Facebook. Join our growing community of climbers and be a part of the excitement and camaraderie of this incredible event. Don't miss any of the action!

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