Bouldering refers to a form of climbing without ropes, where participants climb just high enough that they are still able to jump off (up to approx. 4m), with soft floor mats to cushion the fall. Bouldering often requires acrobatic and spectacular combinations of movements. In competitions athletes attempt to climb various prescribed boulders (known as ‘problems’) from the marked start holds to the also marked final hold. The final hold must be held with both hands for a minimum of three seconds. Somewhere in the middle of the problem there is also the so-called ‘zone hold’, another marked hold. The climber’s goal is simply to climb the problem in the least possible number of attempts. Points are only awarded for complete top-outs or reaching the zone hold. That means that if the climber falls between the bonus and the top hold, they are only awarded points for the zone hold. The winner is the climber who manages the most top-outs. If the number of top-outs do not bring a clear result then the the number of zones will be counted. If this will not bring a clear result, then the numbers of attends to reach the top will be counted followed by the number of attends to get a zone. If there is still a tie at this point, the results of the previous round will be considered.
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