OPEN ROCK CLIMBING BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIP – SERBIA 2022

OPEN ROCK CLIMBING BALKAN CHAMPIONSHIP – SERBIA 2022

All interested athletes of all national mountaineering associations have the right to participate in
the competition. All participants are entitled to win prizes based on placement. Balkan
championship standing results will be made only from a participant from BMU member’s
associations.
DATE: 16 – 18 September 2022
LOCATION: Niševac gorge (near the village Niševac). Distance from the city of Niš: 35 km.
COMPETITION ORGANIZER: MAS (The Mountaineering Association of Serbia) and MAS Sport Climbing
Commission.

COMPETITION PROGRAM: Preliminary program.

• Friday, 16/09/2022
Reception of competitors and registration, from 1 pm to 8 pm
Technical meeting at 9 pm
• Saturday, 17/09/2022
09:00 – 09:50 – Registration of competitors
10:00 – Opening ceremony
10:15 – 18:00 – Competition climbing time
• Sunday, 18/09/2022
08:30 – 14:00 – Climbing time for the second day of the competition
15:00 – Announcement of winners
20:00 – Party for the closing ceremony of the competition

COMPETITION CATEGORY: Senior rank
DISCIPLINE: Weight Climbing (Lead)
REGISTRATION FEE: 20 euros not later than 15/08/2022
25 euros from 16/08/2022 to 31/08/2022
30 euros from 01/09/2022 to 16/09/2022
The registration fee shall include a T-shirt and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a
guidebook of the climbing area.

APPLICATIONS OF COMPETITORS – online form: https://forms.gle/N7yD7UXCysTG7jA66v

ACCOMMODATION:
• A tent camp is provided in the immediate vicinity of the climbing area
• Accommodation in the camp is free
• The toilet in the camp is provided
• The camp shall be open from 16 to 18 September 2022
• After the competition, the climbers can remain in the camp for free if they want to continue climbing.
INFORMATION ON THE ROUTES:
• 30 new routes have been provided for the competition
• There are a total of 150 routes on the location

COMPETITION SCORING SYSTEM:
Category 1 – easy routes (up to VI+) – 100 points
Category 2 – moderately difficult routes (from VII to VIII) – 200 points
Category 3 – difficult routes (from VIII + to IX) – 400 points
Category 4 – super difficult routes (from IX+ and up) – 1000 points
The final number of points of each route shall be calculated by dividing the initial number of points by the
number of competitors who successfully climbed the route.

SCORING SYSTEM FOR FINAL PLACEMENT:
The ranking shall be determined based on collected points, the winner shall be the one who collects the
highest number of points. In case that two or more competitors have the same number of points, the
number of climbed routes shall be taken into consideration. The competitor who has a smaller number of
climbs shall win.

PRIZE FUND: 2,500 euros

CONTAKT:
Email: penjanje@pss.rs
Monika Čanak contact person: Phone: +38163209289 Email: monikacanak@gmail.com

LOCATION OF THE CLIMBING AREA:
GPS: 43.4725, 22.0942
Google map link: https://goo.gl/maps/da1KprMUe65BNn1C8