The Sickness 2024

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The Sickness 2024 – Results

Category	Competitor Name	Points
Youth	Jack Taylor	1,400
Women’s Intermediate	Emilia Goodwin	3,825
Women’s Intermediate	Raga Gundlapally	3,805
Women’s Intermediate	Izzie Steele-Brower	3,750
Women’s Intermediate	Mariana Mendoza	3,580
Women’s Intermediate	Kimberly Casey	3,580
Women’s Intermediate	Bethany Dove	3,210
Women’s Intermediate	Elizabeth Wagner	2,920
Women’s Intermediate	Amber Bradley	2,845
Women’s Intermediate	Ingrid Passels	2,340
Women’s Intermediate	Isabella Cruz	1,720
Women’s Intermediate	Kaela Wolkiewicz	1,695
Women’s Intermediate	Veronica Brower	1,540
Women’s Beginner	Laura Wood	1,510
Women’s Beginner	Robin Barnett	1,390
Women’s Beginner	Jodi Cheung	750
Rock Gods	Ash Smith	3,010
Rock Gods	Jeff Gillespie	2,990
Rock Gods	Ryan Lett	2,280
Rock Gods	Kari Goodwin	970
Rock Gods	Sheri Frickey	130
Non-Binary	Artsen Craft	2,640
Men’s Open	Henry Ritterpusch	9,160
Men’s Open	Matt Baird	8,710
Men’s Open	Owen Anderson	8,000
Men’s Open	Jeren Suzuki	3,730
Men’s Open	Andy Cope	3,590
Men’s Open	Scott Godchaux	3,090
Men’s Intermediate	James Spencer Green	5,340
Men’s Intermediate	Taylor Passett	5,290
Men’s Intermediate	Evan McBurnitt	4,975
Men’s Intermediate	Theo Gillespie	4,700
Men’s Intermediate	Daichi Armand	4,600
Men’s Intermediate	Preetham Gundlapally	4,405
Men’s Intermediate	Brandon Hill	4,400
Men’s Intermediate	Dan Gopstein	4,270
Men’s Intermediate	Patrick Ian Finlay	4,190
Men’s Intermediate	Sean McGuinness	4,005
Men’s Intermediate	Daniel Allen	3,855
Men’s Intermediate	Joseph Medeiros	3,800
Men’s Intermediate	Josh Smith	3,775
Men’s Intermediate	Patrick Lutz	3,750
Men’s Intermediate	Carl Nesbitt	3,370
Men’s Intermediate	Jacob Peppers	3,160
Men’s Intermediate	Brandon Haberacker	3,130
Men’s Intermediate	Ryan Eubantes	3,020
Men’s Intermediate	Hal Fravel	2,970
Men’s Intermediate	Clay Tylka	2,890
Men’s Intermediate	Curtis Balusek	2,750
Men’s Intermediate	Russell Mcgrath	2,510
Men’s Intermediate	Dylan Sutch	2,510
Men’s Intermediate	Spencer Sanders	2,500
Men’s Intermediate	Ian White	2,450
Men’s Intermediate	John Dove	2,410
Men’s Intermediate	Andrew Taylor	2,400
Men’s Intermediate	Stefano Montesdeoca	2,045
Men’s Intermediate	Riley Reeves	1,410
Men’s Intermediate	Chase Williams	700
Men’s Beginner	Hank Hudson	2,850
Men’s Beginner	Ezra Pinson	2,790
Men’s Beginner	Randy Miller	2,440
Men’s Beginner	Gratlen Ward	2,420
Men’s Beginner	Gabriel Redman	2,220
Men’s Beginner	Andrew Banister	2,180
Men’s Beginner	Adarsn Bindal	1,830
Men’s Beginner	Nickolas Spence	1,680
Men’s Beginner	Jonathan Roberts	1,190
Men’s Beginner	Dillyn Sourdiff	560
Men’s Beginner	Michael Green	300
Men’s Advanced	Carson Starnes	5,300
Men’s Advanced	Coleman Ager	4,960
Men’s Advanced	Zach Buecker	4,700
Men’s Advanced	Dion Kelivanov	4,210
Men’s Advanced	Corey Henderson	1,870
Men’s Advanced	Will Massingill	1,820
Men’s Advanced	William Bader	1,470
Iron Team	Jacob Zippel Melysa Sauter	16,170
Iron Team	Dane Dalton Natalie Jensen	9,890
Iron Team	Mollie Delp Joe Balata	5,560
Iron Man	Clayton Sloan	28,975
Iron Man	Jacob Eiserloh	24,765
Iron Man	Nathan Devan	20,635
Iron Man	Brandon McChristian	20,235
Iron Man	Pete Beyel (sp)	7,980
Iron Man	Hayden Fravel	5,265
Iron Man	Dean Jarman	3,000
Iron Maiden	Nadine Bahlke	6,380
Iron Maiden	Stephanie Bolton	4,880

The Sickness 2024

January 21

Pre-Register Here

Day of Registration will be available.

Mega thanks to our Bouldering Series Sponsor ORGANIC Climbing for supporting all our bouldering events this year!

We also couldn’t run this competition without our Title Sponsors:

Birmingham Boulders

Synergy Climbing and Ninja

Four Bridges

Thank you for all your incredible help and stoke.

Pre-party: Saturday, January 20 @ 6:00 PM CENTRAL TIME

Back Forty Beer Company: 200 N 6th St. Gadsden AL

6:00pm – Pre-Party starts

8:30pm – Pre-Party ends

Open to all! Participants can:

– Register for the competition if they haven’t already.

– Pre-registered folks can pick up their shirt and swag bag.

– Preview our 2023 Annual Report & chat with SCC staff.

We will also have a raffle so come ready to buy an arm length of tickets.

The Sickness: Sunday, January 21

Parking/Camping: CARPOOL!!

If you plan to park up at Hospital Boulders, Park along the driveway, overflow parking is at the upper Mountain View Hospital lot.

Where to Check-in: SCC Tent at the Hospital Boulders Gate

Once check-in is over, you are welcome to get coffee and hang out with all our awesome partners in the Vendor Village!

Event Schedule

8:30am- Registration @ Hospital Boulders Begins

9:45am- Announcements Start

10:00am- Climbing Starts

3:00pm- Climbing Ends

3:30pm- Scorecard Deadline

3:30pm- After Party Starts

6:30pm- Awards

7:30pm – Party Ends

SCC is stoked to see you all out there on Saturday for THE SICKNESS. Please remember everything is on CENTRAL TIME.

If you have any questions feel free to email us at caleb@seclimbers.org.

We’re so excited to share the stoke with all of you. See you at The Sickness!

STEP 1 : FILL OUT YOUR WAIVER (REQUIRED) – You can’t compete unless you’ve filled out the waiver.

2024 SCC COMPETITION WAIVER

HOLD HARMLESS FOR PARTICIPANTS

I assume all risk of personal injury, including death and damage to myself, and damage to my personal property sustained while at or participating in the “Float the Boat” & “The Sickness” 2024 Bouldering Competition and associated events (hereinafter referred to as the “Event”) or sustained on the Event grounds and property, and hereby waive, release, discharge, and hold harmless the Southeastern Climbers Coalition, Inc., the Southeastern Climbers Coalition Land Trust, Inc., and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, volunteers, members, sponsors, and promoters (hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Releasees”), from any and all liability for any injury, death, or damages suffered to myself or my property while at the Event or on the Event grounds or property, regardless whether or not due to negligence of the Releasees.

I acknowledge that by signing this document, I am agreeing to indemnify, not to sue and release from liability the Releasees, and that I am giving up substantial legal rights. This release is a contract with legal and binding consequences and it applies to all climbing, bouldering, spotting, hiking, scrambling, spectating or volunteering activities at this Event. I have read it carefully before signing, and I understand what it means and what I am agreeing to by signing. I acknowledge that climbing, bouldering, spotting are inherently dangerous activities and fully realize the dangers of participating in this Event and fully assume the risks associated with such participation.

I accept responsibility for the condition and adequacy of my equipment, any equipment provided for my use, and my conduct in connection with the Event.

I agree to indemnify and hold the Releasees harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, causes of action, proceedings, losses, costs and expenses including and without limitation all attorney fees and disbursements, damages, liability and fines or penalties in any way arising out of, or relating to, or connected with directly or indirectly, regardless of whether there is active or passive negligence or fault on the part of the Releasees.

I understand that I may be photographed or videoed and agree to allow my photo or video to be used for any purpose by the Releasees, without any requirement of compensation, as they see fit.

Event Liability Waiver

This is required to participate in the 2024 Climbing Participant Events.

Consent
I agree to the "Hold Harmless for Participants" policy.
First Name*
Last Name*
Email*
Date*
MM slash DD slash YYYY
Address
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code Country
Parent/Guardian Consent
I am the parent or legal guardian of participant whose name is identified in this form ("child"). My Child is fit for the Event, and I consent to my Child’s participation. I have read and I understand the foregoing document. In consideration of allowing my child to participate, I consent to the terms of the foregoing document and agree that its terms shall likewise bind me, my child, our heirs, and legal representatives. I hereby release and shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Releasees from every claim and any liability that I or my child may allege against the Releasees as a direct or indirect result of injury or death to me or my child because of my child’s participation in the Event, whether caused by the negligence of the Releasees or others. I promise not to sue Releasees on my behalf or on behalf of my child regarding any claim arising from my child’s participation in the event.
Name of Parent/Legal Guardian

STEP 2 : REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE (REQUIRED) – Choose to compete in both events or just one. Either way we are psyched to have you join us!

STEP 3. Review the COMP RULES listed at the bottom of this page

STEP 4. This goes without saying, but we’ll say it anyway… GET STOKED

With support from our Title Sponsors

RULES

TWO (2) WITNESSES MUST SIGN OFF ON SCORECARD TO GET CREDIT.
YOU MUST HAVE PROBLEM NUMBER AND SCORE WRITTEN IN THE APPROPRIATE BOX.
ALL PROBLEMS ARE MARKED ON THE ROCK WITH A LABEL: MAP LOCATION, NAME, DESCRIPTION, AND POINTS.
ALL PROBLEMS TOP OUT UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. YOU CANNOT DO THE CRUX MOVE AND JUMP OFF. DAB’S (TOUCHING A FOOT) AND JUMP/RUN STARTS DO NOT COUNT UNLESS PROBLEM CALLS FOR JUMP START.
SOME PROBLEMS HAVE BOUNDARIES. PLEASE BE AWARE!DO NOT CROSS BOUNDARY – IF SO, IT DOES NOT COUNT.
BE AWARE OF SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS TO START PROBLEM AS LISTED ON THE LABEL.
IF THERE IS ANY DOUBT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT A PROBLEM WAS COMPLETED, YOU WILL DO THE PROBLEM AGAIN AT THE END OF THE COMPETITION IN FRONT OF EVERYONE.
IN THE CASE OF A TIE, WE WILL TALLY UP YOUR NEXT 2 HIGHEST POINTED PROBLEMS.
DO NOT BOULDER WITHOUT A SPOT FROM MULTIPLE PEOPLE.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SPOT PAD OR GROUP, FIND ONE!!!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED A SPOT, ASK A JUDGE OR VOLUNTEER
BEFORE YOU TURN IN YOUR SCORECARD, CIRCLE YOUR TOP 10 PROBLEMS AND ADD UP YOUR TOTAL SCORE.
YOU WILL GET BUMPED IF YOU CLIMB ENOUGH POINTS TO CROSS INTO THE NEXT THRESHOLD. DON’T ARGUE WITH US. WE LOVE YOU THO.
IRON MAN/MAIDEN (FULL MONTY): COMPLETE AS MANY PROBLEMS IN ALLOTTED TIME. HIGHEST POINTS WINS.
IRON TEAM (2 PERSON FULL MONTY): TWO-PERSON TEAMS COMPLETE AS MANY PROBLEMS IN THE ALLOTTED TIME. ONE TEAM MEMBER CLIMBS V3 AND BELOW, THE OTHER CLIMBS V4 AND ABOVE. HIGHEST COMBINED POINTS WINS.

CATEGORIES

You will choose a category when you receive your scorecard the morning of the competition. See grades below.

Categories for The Sickness:

YOUTH*: Ages 12 & under (all grades)

BEGINNER: V0-V2

INTERMEDIATE: V3-V5

ADVANCED: V6-V8

OPEN: V9+

NON-BINARY: All grades

IRON MAN/IRON MAIDEN: ALL GRADES

IRON TEAM: One team member climbs V3 and below and the second team member climbs V4 and above

ROCK GODS: Ages 45 & Up (All grades)