GAME RULES
CANOPY
CLAMBER
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This event requires all four team members from each team to strategically tackle this 82 ft. rope ladder for maximum points in 15 minutes time.
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Helmet, eye protection, closed toe shoes, (fall arrest harness supplied by RTE)
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The maximum elapsed climbing time per team will be 15 minutes.
The donning of event PPE, for each team member, is NOT included in the maximum elapsed time.
Each team member will be required to attempt a climb to the high bell, or as far up the rope ladder as they feel capable.
Team members do not have to reach the high bell to finish the climb, though the higher you climb, the more points you earn for your team.
Each team will be required to communicate the order of their team members making the climb to the event judge before time begins.
Each team members climbing time will begin when the event judge counts down and sounds the air horn.
Team members are allowed to have both hands on the rope ladder and one foot to start. The other foot must remain in contact with the ground.
Team members are NOT permitted to use the belay line to assist in their climb.
In the event that the belay line becomes trapped/tangled on a rope ladder obstacle, the team member must stop and heed the directions of the event judge.
The team's climbing time will NOT be paused for belay line entrapment.
Use of the 7/8" outer support ropes shall NOT be used solely as a means of advance up the ladder.
When the team member has done one of the following, their climbing attempt is finished:
Communicated to the judge that they have finished their attempt, or:
Lost their grip/footing and solely weighted the belay line, or:
Solely weighted the belay line in exhaustion, retiring from their climb.
The event judge will determine if the team members’ belay line has been weighted enough to end their attempted climb and pause the team's time for descent.
Event time for each team will be paused for the belayed descent of each team member after they have completed their rope ladder climb.
Each team's time will stay paused until the active team member has been belayed to the ground safely, unclipped from the belay line, and the belay line has been secured to the next team member.
When the next team member has been secured with the belay line and the event judge has sounded the air horn, the next team member may start their climb and the team's event time will continue again.
Event operations shall commence in this manner until either:
The 15 total climbing minutes have elapsed.
All four team members have completed their climbing attempts.
The team has communicated to the judge that their event attempt is completed.
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This event is worth 100 points.
Scoring for each of the rope ladder rungs shall be awarded when the team member's waist is at or above the level of the rung.
5 points are awarded to each team member for reaching each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rungs of the rope ladder.
10 points are awarded to each team member for reaching the high bell.
A total of 2-4 volunteers will belay, judge and keep time for this event.
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The first occurrence of a team member utilizing the belay line to assist in their climb will result in a -10 point penalty for their team. A second occurrence will result in a team member's disqualification.
Use of the 7/8" outer support ropes SOLELY to assist in the rope ladder climb will result in a team member disqualification. This penalty will not be eligible for appeal.
If a team member is disqualified, the team's climbing time will be paused and they will be required to descend on belay.
CUT
STICKZ
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This relay event will involve all four team members competing in a timbersports-inspired limbing event.
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Helmet, eye protection, ear protection, chainsaw chaps or chainsaw pants, closed toe shoes.
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Before the timed event begins, all team members will start their chainsaws, engage the chainsaw chain brake, place the chainsaw in the designated starting area, and await the starting signal.
Timing for the relay will start upon the event judges air horn signal to the first team member.
Each team member will be responsible for de-limbing their designated pole (1 of 4) of the 16 dowels, for time and precision.
Each pole will have 16 1" wooden dowels inserted into the pole. 4 poles and 64 total dowels will be used for each team.
Only one team member may utilize their chainsaw in de-limbing operations at a time.
Each team member will de-limb their entire pole in succession, following the judges air horn signal for the next team member to begin their pole.
Each team member must finish their pole by:
Engaging the chainsaw's chain brake.
Shut off the saw.
Placing the chainsaw in the designated finish area.
The following team member may pick up their chainsaw from their designated starting area and begin de-limbing operations for their pole ONLY after the judge’s air horn signal.
If a team member finishes de-limbing their pole without engaging the chain break or placing the saw in the designated finished area, their time will continue.
The following team member will not be allowed to start until the issue has been corrected and the judge gives the air horn signal to the following team member to begin de-limbing their assigned pole.
Timing for the relay will stop when the final team member has cut the final dowel, engaged the chainsaw's chain brake, has shut the chainsaw off, and has placed it in the designated finished area.
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This event is worth 100 total points.
A total of 64 dowel points have been allotted.
Each cut dowel will be graded for precision with a depth gauge and a height gauge once the each team has completed their de-limbing event.
Cut dowel stubs in excess of either 1/4" protruding out from the pole, or flush cuts 1/2" inwards into the pole shall result in points lost for each dowel.
Dowels within the parameters will each receive 1 point each. Dowels outside of the parameters will receive 0 points each.
A total of 36 time points will be issued for 1st-10th team time placement via a scoring gradient.
A total of 2-4 volunteers will judge and keep time for this event.
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Team members shall keep both hands on their chainsaw during cutting operations. Violation of this rule will result in immediate team disqualification.
If a chainsaw kickback should occur, the first offense will result in an -8 point penalty. The second chainsaw kickback will result in a team disqualification.
If a team member begins to de-limb their assigned pole before the judges signal, the team will receive a -16 point penalty for each violation at the end of the event.