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Rope activities - ROCK CLIMBING, SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES

3rd relay leg

Description:

Wearing a helmet, the climber starts - other gear items will be prepared on the climbing site. The climber gets a pass-on from the runner in the pass-on corridor and runs down a marked-out track, upstream the Berounka river, about 1.5 km, to the climbing site called "Alkazár". There he/she puts on a harness including a karabiner and an eight-shape and chooses an unoccupied climbing route, attaches himself/herself to the rope, is checked by the instructor (belayor) and waits for a command to start climbing. If the preferred route is occupied, the competitor can either wait or choose a different one - all the routes are similar in terms of difficulty, length and nature. The climber is not allowed to climb one route twice. After finishing the climbing part, the competitor leaves all the gear except for the helmet on the site and runs to the pass-on site for the last discipline - mountain bike.

  • Compulsory pause - 10 seconds for checking each competitor's harness and the way he/she is attached to the rope
  • The climber chooses one of two available climbing options:
  • 1. climbing up Route 1 in Zone 1 > abseiling > climbing up Route 2 in Zone 1 > abseiling
  • 2. climbing up Route 1 in Zone 1 > climbing up Route 2 in Zone 2 > long abseiling
  • The climber gets a pass-on from the runner
  • Top rope climbing (TR), abseiling, peak-to-peak ropeway
  • Start - in the pass-on corridor
  • Finish - in the pass-on corridor 
  • Gear: the gear for rope activities will be provided by the organiser (except for outfit): helmet, harness, screw karabiners, eight-shapes, ropes
  • Average time expected for this discipline: about 25 min climbing, about 15-20 min run to the site, about 45 in total
  • Site: Alkazár, limestone, classification 5+, 6, 6-

Basic safety rules:

  • Competitors have to abide by all safety instructions 
  • Competitors are not allowed to use their own gear that has not been checked and approved by the organiser

Reasons for penalties: 

  • The team shall be penalised in case of failure to climb up/abseil down the set tracks

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