Hound Ears Competition Information
Please read EVERYTHING THOROUGHLY!
DIRECTIONS TO HOUND EARS CAMPING/LAUNCH SITE
Grandfather Campground is the camping/launch site for the Hound Ears Competition. It is located 7.5 miles south of Boone, NC on Highway 105 or 7 miles north of Linville on Highway 105. For a map, visit the Grandfather Campground website.
CAMPERS
You MUST check-in at the Grandfather Campground office when you arrive at the campground if you plan to camp. Cost for camping for Hound Ears Competitors is $7. Make sure to park and camp only in the designated areas—signage will be in place.
NOT CAMPING
If you don’t want to camp-out, there are tons of great hotels in nearby Boone. Call soon for reservation, though—they will fill-up fast!!
UNDER 18
IF YOU’RE UNDER 18… You MUST download the attached waiver form and have a parent fill it out. You must then bring it with you to the check-in at the Grandfather Campground on the day of the event, or at pre-registration on the evening before the competition. You must have someone 18 or older to accompany you as your guardian.
DOGS
Absolutely NO dogs allowed at this event!! Please be respectful of the land-owners and leave your animals at home! You will not be allowed to bring them in.
PARKING
There is ample parking at the Foscoe Community Center at Grandfather Campground. However, PLEASE carpool when possible. Please follow the signs to the parking area. Park only in the designated area and completely off the gravel road, otherwise your car may be towed.
FRIDAY NIGHT
La Sportiva and Bluewater BBQ/Preregistration 5:00 PM
La Sportiva and Bluewater are sponsoring a free Barbeque/Pre-registration Dinner beginning at 5 pm on Friday October 1 (Afternoon/Evening before the comp). Competitors will be able to PICK UP THEIR COMPETITION PACKET AND T-SHIRT at this dinner. This will give everyone a chance to look at the competition map, AND it will speed up the busing on Saturday Morning! Come join us at the dinner for some good food, and also get a chance to look at the comp map to make your “plan of attack” for the next day!
Carolina Climbers’ Coalition Meeting
Friday night, the Carolina Climbers Coalition will be holding their annual meeting at 7:30 at the Foscoe Community Center at Grandfather Campground. Come to the meeting and hear the latest success stories of this hardworking regional climbing organization!!
SATURDAY MORNING
Check In/Registration
(Saturday, October 2) you will need to be at The Grandfather Campground NO LATER than 8:00am to check-in. Check-in will take place at the Foscoe Community Center on Saturday morning. To get there: Enter the Grandfather campground and follow the signs to the left to the Community Center. Volunteers and signage will direct you to parking.
Five Ten Fruit and Cereal Breakfast
Five Ten will be providing a free fruit and cereal breakfast at Check-in. Come and get it!!!
Getting to the Boulders
ALL competition participants must ride one of the competitor’s buses to the competition. NO ONE will be allowed to drive to the boulderfield. Cars without appropriate passes will not be allowed into Hound Ears. We will begin loading buses at 8:00am and the first bus will depart from the Grandfather Campground once it is loaded. Please board the buses as early as possible so we can begin the event as early as possible.
Competition T-shirts
You will be given one free Hound Ears T-shirt the morning of the event (or at pre-registration at the Bluewater/Sportiva BBQ dinner). As always, there are several cool designs for Hound Ears and Triple Crown!! If you wish to buy extra tees they will cost $15 each.
Lunch
No lunch will be provided at the boulders so bring any food and drink you may need.
Bring a Harness and Belay Device
Hound Ears has TONS of great problems, many of which require a top rope. Make sure to bring your harness so you can enjoy all that Hound Ears has to offer.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON
Hourly Shuttles
You can leave Hound Ears by taking one of the shuttles from the Water Tower at Hound Ears. You will not be allowed to re-enter Hound Ears once you leave. Shuttles will run every hour starting at 1:00. If no one is at the shuttle at departure time it will not run until the next hour.
Turn in your Scoresheet
You will need to turn in your scoresheet at the top of the hill at Hound Ears no later than 5:30 in order to place in the event. Any scoresheets turned in later will be disqualified. You are not required to turn in any scoresheet. We draw registration forms in order to give door prizes.
Getting back to the Campground
Buses and vans will begin transporting everyone back at 4:00. If you’re done climbing please help speed this process by turning in your scoresheet and loading the vans and buses as soon as possible.
SATURDAY NIGHT
The Access Fund, Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition and the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition
There will be an Access Fund and SCC raffle after the competition. Sign up and take a chance on walking away with even more booty, and support “The Cause” at the same time. There will also be an opportunity to join the Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition, the Carolina Climbers’ Coalition and The Access Fund--If you are not a member, stop being just a lame Chach and join! Yearly membership is just $25. Make it your goal to become proactive this year. See the SCC website for more information.
Five Ten Presents
’The Top 10 From Five Ten’—Come by the booth for an opportunity win up to 10 pairs of Five Ten’s best shoes!! Ten pairs will be on display……….$1 raffle tickets can be purchased and placed in to a raffle for your shoe(s) of choice. Bring a wad of dollar bills to participate and increase your odds of winning!! All proceeds to benefit The Carolina Climbers’ Coalition.
Dinner
Dinner will be served starting at 6:30. Quiznos will be providing some yummy grub again for us this year for $5 a plate. There will also be free beer at the Evolv booth. Just be sure to bring an ID and a reusable container. No cups will be provided.
Awards Ceremony
The Awards Ceremony will begin immediately after dinner. There will be tons of door prizes! So if you didn’t do so good at the comp don’t miss it. You could still win BIG! We give out many more door prizes than we do competitor prizes. This event will be a ton of fun. We hope everyone has a safe trip and that you find your visit with us to be a good and memorable one. Keep checking the website for updates as well. New photos and competition results will be posted on the Triple Crown website shortly after the event.
TRIPLE CROWN GREEN INITIATIVE
Do your part to keep the trash to a minimum. In an effort to reduce the environmental impact of this event, we are asking all competitors to bring their own durable water containers for drinks. Please do your best to avoid bringing disposable water/sport drink containers! Bring your Nalgene, AGS, Sigg, etc.
While there will be disposable eating utensils (forks, plates, etc) available, we strongly encourage everyone to bring their own durable utensils.
We will also be recycling paper, plastics, aluminum and glass at the event. We ask all competitors to do their very best to help us reduce our overall impact at Hound Ears!!
Marmot is the Presenting Sponsor AGAIN for the 2010 Triple Crown!!!
Drop by the Marmot Booth to pick up a raffle Ticket for some FANTASTIC Custom Marmot/Triple Crown Gear!!
Proceeds from the raffle tickets will benefit the Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition! Marmot was one of the founding sponsors of the Triple Crown!! Without their ongoing support, this event would not be possible. Come by the booth, score a chance at a great prize and let these guys know how much you appreciate their support of the Triple Crown and your climbing access!!!
Five Ten and Rock/Creek Team for a Triple Crown Promo
Stop by the Five Ten booth at Hound Ears to demo a pair of climbing shoes. We’ll hook you up once again with sweet gifts and coupons from Five Ten and Rock/Creek!!
OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST
Make sure to check out www.triplecrownbouldering.com for up-to-date information, articles, and great pictures from each of the competition venues in our galleries.
Check out our beta films (also on the homepage of our website) to get the ‘skinny’ on how to complete some of the sweet problems at Hound Ears! We’ll be adding new film as we get closer to the competition!!
Also see www.seclimbers.org the website for the Southeastern Climbers’ Coalition where you will find even more info on the Triple Crown and lots of information on regional climbing issues.
NOW FOR THE REALLY IMPOARTANT STUFF
REMEMBER CLIMBING/BOULDERING IS A DANGEROUS SPORT.
There is nothing we, or you, can do to eliminate all the risks. You are ultimately responsible for your own safety. DO NOT do anything you feel is hazardous to your health. Make sure you have a competent spotter or belayer before you begin to climb any boulder problem or route. Exercise caution when hiking as well. There are many dangerous drop offs and other hazards that may endanger you while simply walking around the boulderfield. In the event that you or a friend is injured please notify the closest judge or rescue squad member.
Judges
If a judge sees you attempting something they feel is dangerous or outside the bounds of this friendly competition they have the right to disqualify you from the event. You can even be banned from any future events. Please remember that while the judges are there primarily to help all the participants they are all just volunteering their time.
Hound Ears Club
Also remember that Hound Ears is a gated community. They receive no proceeds from this event. They are allowing us to use their private club out of the kindness of their hearts. Please be respectful and as quiet as possible whenever you’re near any of the homes at Hound Ears. This is a rare opportunity to climb at a great boulderfield that is closed to the public every other day of the year.
This all being said, we hope you have a blast at Hound Ears.
Thanks, Jim Horton and Chad Wykle (The suckers who are putting this together… again!)
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