Planinarski savez Srbije

Open Rock climbing Balkan Championship – Serbia 2022

All interested athletes of all national mountaineering associations have the right to participate in the competition. All participants are entitled to win prizes based on placement. Balkan championship standing results will be made only from a participant from BMU member’s associations.

DATE: 

16 – 18 September 2022

LOCATION: 

Niševac gorge (near the village Niševac). Distance from the city of Niš: 35 km. Check the map bellow.

Nearest airport: https://ini.aerodromisrbije.rs/en/

COMPETITION ORGANIZER: 

MAS (The Mountaineering Association of Serbia) and MAS Sport Climbing Commission.

COMPETITION PROGRAM: 

Preliminary program.

  • Friday, 16/09/2022

Reception of competitors and registration, from 1 pm to 8 pm

Technical meeting at 9 pm

  • Saturday, 17/09/2022

09:00 – 09:50 – Registration of competitors

10:00 – Opening ceremony 

10:15 – 18:00 – Competition climbing time

  • Sunday, 18/09/2022

08:30 – 14:00 – Climbing time for the second day of the competition

15:00 – Announcement of winners

20:00 – Party for the closing ceremony of the competition 

COMPETITION CATEGORY: 

Senior rank

DISCIPLINE: 

Lead.

REGISTRATION FEE: 
  • 20 euros not later than 15/08/2022
  • 25 euros from 16/08/2022 to 31/08/2022
  • 30 euros from 01/09/2022 to 16/09/2022

The registration fee shall include a T-shirt and lunch on Saturday and Sunday, as well as a guidebook of the climbing area.

APPLICATIONS OF COMPETITORS – online form: 

Apply now

ACCOMMODATION:
  • A tent camp is provided in the immediate vicinity of the climbing area
  • Accommodation in the camp is free
  • The toilet in the camp is provided
  • The camp shall be open from 16 to 18 September 2022
  • After the competition, the climbers can remain in the camp for free if they want to continue climbing.

Accomodation in Niš [link]

INFORMATION ON THE ROUTES:
  • 30 new routes have been provided for the competition
  • There are a total of 150 routes on the location
COMPETITION SCORING SYSTEM:
  • Category 1 – easy routes (up to VI+) – 100 points
  • Category 2 – moderately difficult routes (from VII to VIII) – 200 points
  • Category 3 – difficult routes (from VIII + to IX) – 400 points
  • Category 4 – super difficult routes (from IX+ and up) – 1000 points

The final number of points of each route shall be calculated by dividing the initial number of points by the number of competitors who successfully climbed the route.

SCORING SYSTEM FOR FINAL PLACEMENT:

The ranking shall be determined based on collected points, the winner shall be the one who collects the highest number of points. In case that two or more competitors have the same number of points, the number of climbed routes shall be taken into consideration. The competitor who has a smaller number of climbs shall win.

PRIZE FUND: 

2,500 euros

CONTAKT: 

Email:  penjanje@pss.rs  

Monika Čanak contact person: Phone: +38163209289 Email: monikacanak@gmail.com 

LOCATION OF THE CLIMBING AREA:    

GPS: 43.4725, 22.0942 

Google map linkhttps://goo.gl/maps/da1KprMUe65BNn1C8