Elite Championship Eligibility

 

When I started this blog, I had no idea how much there was to write about. But I keep running into parts of the climbing sport that are a mystery to us parents.

Take this whole eligibility thing and earning points. As I am finding out,  the point system is used to determine a climber's eligibility for Open Nationals which is now officially called Elite Nationals. Now there are many ways to qualify but the route Brendan is taking is through the North American Cup series.

According to the USA Climbing 2023 - 2024 Rule Book the following chart will be used to award points for eligible events including World Cups, North American Cup Series, and other pathways. (More on other pathways in a moment.)

If your climber does an eligible event, check THIS page and select the following to find out their rankings and points:

It will bring you to a Google document that is updated after every eligible event:

The other pathways to Elite Nationals include spots in several Youth categories. They haven't been determined at the time of this writing since Youth Nationals has not happened yet. See below...

Once your climber has qualified either in the top 100 eligible ranked spots or through the other pathways of qualification, they are invited to the YETI Elite National event in mid-October. 

Well, that's it so far. I will write another post on Open Nationals if we reach the next level. For now...                    

Don't forget to check out your climber's stats at the Competition Database HERE.

                        CLIMB ON!