GENERAL INFORMATION

Hosting Federation

Sport Climbing Australia
Unit 4C, 1-7 Unwins Bridge Rd
NSW, 2044, Australia

Ph. +61 (0) 2 9519 3325
Fax. +61 (0) 2 9516 3894
Web. www.sportclimbingaustralia.org.au
Email. WYC@sportclimbingaustaralia.org.au

Venue

The event will take place in the Sydney Olympic Park at the Chales Moses Arena.

Courses

As part of the WYC the IFSC will be holding a Route setting course and a Judges Course. If you are interesed you can find more information on the IFSC website 2008 IFSC Officials Courses

IFSC Judge Team

Francis Lo- Jury President SIN
Knabl Susi AUT
Ake Nilsson SWE

Route setters

Jacky Godoffe FRA
Kim Donghyun KOR

IFSC Delegate

Knabl Helmut AUT

Competition Organiser

Steve Smith
Ph. (61) 0416 289 080
WYCsteve@sportclimbingaustaralia.org.au

SCA President

Graham Hyland
Ph. (61) 0427 680 398
president@sportclimbingaustaralia.org.au

PARTICIPATION

• 4 male and 4 female athletes from each category

YOUTH B: 1993/1994
YOUTH A: 1991/1992
JUNIOR: 1989/1990

• The current reigning World Youth Champions
• The current reigning Continental Youth Champions or Continental Youth Cup winners where applicable

REGISTRATION

Please use the new system for registration at:

www.ifsc-climbing.org
www.ifsc-climbing.org/egroupware/

Copy to: WYC@sportclimbingaustralia.org.au and office@ifsc-climbing.org,
Fax:

IMPORTANT: Those competitors whose Federation has not applied for a 2008 International Licence will not be allowed to compete.
Visa: Ask your government which kind of requirements you need to request the visa and inform SCA if you require an invitation. WYC@sportclimbingaustralia.org.au

Deadline for Registration

1st August, 2008
There are NO registration fees for this event.

Prizes

Medals and Trophies according to IFSC Regulations.

Provisional Program

Wednesday 27th August

1500 -1700 Registration for climbers
1800 Technical Meeting
1900 Opening Ceremony

Thursday 28th August

0800 - 1800 First qualifying round - Flash format.

Friday 29th August

0800 - 1800 Second qualifying round - Flash format.

Saturday 30th August

0800 - 1100 Semi final Lead
1400 - untill end: Speed Qualification

Sunday 31 August

0900 - 1100 Final Speed
1300 Lead Final
1400 onwards: Award ceremony for Lead & Speed

Closing Ceremony and Party

ACCOMMODATION

Other Information

It will be winter, but Sydney enjoys a mild winter. Typical August weather is for cool over night temperatures,typically 8C. Mild Frosts can on occasion be expected over night, but the temperature will usually reach 18C during the day.

Sydney Olympic park has a railway station. Trains are a very convienient way to travel around Sydney. To plan your travel use the Trip Planner. The only exception to this is the Airport Link which charges an extra tariff, of about $10, for using the train. It maybe cheaper to hire a taxi, if there are a few of you.

Australia drives on the Left

Sydney Climbing Gyms

There are quite a few Climbing Gyms in the Sydney region. In Australia, indoor rock climbing is a recreation undertaken by novice climbers. The gyms are setup for top rope climbing, with some lead. It is advisable to check with the Gym as to the extent of the lead routes.

Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym	St Peters
Climbfit	St Leonards
The Summit	Blacktown
The Climbing Centre	Penrith
The Edge	Castle Hill
Northern Beaches Rock House	Brookvale
The Pitch	Wetherill Park
Hangdog	Woolongong

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