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Lead Climbing
Lead climbing is the IFSC/sport-climbing discipline in which athletes climb a route on lead and clip protection while trying to get as high as possible. In competition, the achieved hold height counts, not a combined boulder/speed score.
LevelVariant
FamilyClimbing Family
CategoryClimbing sport
Classification
Category
Climbing sport
Family
Climbing Family
Level
Variant
Weitere Angaben
Tags
indoor, lead-climbing, sport-climbing, ifsc, rope, climbing-sport, kletter-familie, klettersport
Rules and format
Die Grundlagen
Ziel
Climb as high as possible on the route within the time and clip protection correctly.
Teilnehmer
Individual competitors by categories.
Teamgröße
Individual; belay provided by organisation in competition.
Spielfeld
Lead wall with route, holds and protection points.
Dauer
Attempt time under IFSC/event rules, commonly six minutes.
Wertung
Reached hold height; plus score, countback and time rules under the rules.
Gewinnbedingung
Highest score in the round/final ranking.
Ausrüstung
- climbing shoes
- harness
- rope
- belay device
- quickdraws
Wichtige Regelpunkte
- fall
- time limit
- wrong clip
- using forbidden structures
Regelquellen
Federations and sources
- Lead World Climbing / IFSC · discipline-guide · high
- Competitions Resources World Climbing / IFSC · official-rules-index · high
- Competition Rules World Climbing / IFSC · rulebook · high