Onsight Sport League is back virtually for 2021!

Please read on for all the information you need to get your OSL dream team started!!

Registration: April 01 - 18

All teams MUST be registered  by Sunday, April 18, 2021 - stop by the front desk or register above.

Cost: $20 per team or $10 per person (Pay at front desk, due by first competition week)

League Play Begins: April 19, 2019

Competition Weeks: April 19, May 03, May 17, May 31

Onsight Sport League Championship Tournament Week: June 14 - scorecards due by the end of the weekend

What’s different for 2021: The prizes are even better

This year we’ve got better prizes! two 40 m sterling ropes are up for grabs! also the first 5 teams to register get a FREE 1 oz bag of friction labs chalk

Championship team - the team with the highest score

Questions? Please email us!

THE QUICK AND DIRTY ON HOW OSL WORKS:

The Onsight Sport League is a 10-week team competition that rewards personal achievements rather than climbing grades. Every other week, teams of 2 climbers pick up score cards and tackle that week’s designated OSL routes. Teams will be scored and compete against one another each competition week. Battle it out for 4 competition weeks and then head into the OSL Championship week!

Step 1: Form Your Team

One team = 2 Climbers . Do not discriminate between gender, climbing ability, and age. All climbing levels are welcome. Each week you’ll pick a category: Top-Rope or Sport (Lead). You must stay in your category/division that week. For example: if you pick top rope you can not lead any routes that night. Pick a Division - see "Scoring: The Handicap System" below to learn how to pick your division. We will score based on a handicap system so if you climb 5.8 and your buddy climbs 5.13, you can still be on the same team. Interested in joining a team? Let us know and we’ll get you on one!

Step 2: Register Your Team

Got your team together? Great. Designate one person to register either online via the link below or at the front desk. Team members must be Onsight members, punch pass holders, or purchase a day pass for each visit. Registration fee is $20 per team (that's only $10 per person) All teams must be registered by April 18, 2021. Once registered, be sure to “Like” our Facebook page to stay updated and check this website page regularly for scores, rankings, and announcements: www.onsightrockgym.com/osl

Step 3: How Competitions Work

OSL competition weeks are every other week for the first 4 competitions: weeks of - April 19, May 03, May 17, and May 31. The 5th and final competition will be the OSL Championship Week of June 14! Starting on Monday of each competition week, each team will pick a day to come in together as a team to climb the designated OSL routes for that week. All team members need to be present to receive their scorecard packs. Teams are responsible for keeping track of what routes they climbed and handle their own scorecards. Please use the honor system. During non-competition weeks, we’ll set new routes, calculate scores, and post them online. After 4 weeks of competitions, we will host a OSL Championship Week where all teams can compete in their final attempts to get the most points. The prizes? This year we’ve got two ropes to give away to the highest scoring team from our friends at Sterling Ropes.

Scoring: The Handicap System

Championship scoring will receive points for their top 5 routes each competition week.

• 10 points for redpointing handicap grade

• +3/-3 points for each grade above and below grades within your listed division

• +3 points for flash

Flash = Finishing the climb on the first attempt

Redpoint = Finishing the climb with two or more attempts

Scoring: The Handicap System

Each team member will receive points for all routes completed during their competition day:

• 10 points for redpointing handicap grade

• +3/-3 points for each grade above and below grades within your listed division

• +3 points for flash

Flash = Finishing the climb on the first attempt

Redpoint = Finishing the climb with two or more attempts

How the handicap system works:

Handicapping allows non-discrimination of gender, climbing ability, and age. Climbers of all levels and abilities can all be on the same team. This system rewards personal achievement while prioritizing fun and camaraderie. This system is fairly simple. When a competitor registers, they will designate their division based on the hardest grade they are able to consistently climb. 

Divisions are as follows:

• 5.8-5.10b = A

• 5.10c-5.11a = B

• 5.11b-5.11d = C

• 5.12a-5.12D = D

    Examples:

• Billy Bob usually gets up at least one 5.11b per week = D

• Lucy Jo usually climbs 5.10b, but once every couple of weeks, she gets a 5.10c = B

• Peter Piper climbs 5.11d once a week or so, but 1 year ago, he was crushing 5.12bs = D

• Mary Poppins climbs 5.8 easily, but is intimidated to try 5.9s = A, but will be adjusted to B if she is flashing all 5.8s on the first competition day.

Handicaps can change throughout OSL competitions, so don’t get too stressed out about what to pick. If you suddenly get stronger (we hope you do!) and start regularly climbing a grade harder than your stated handicap, our scorekeepers will adjust your handicap. Likewise, if you go through a rough patch (we hope you don’t!) and can’t seem to climb at the same level you were before, we’ll adjust that as well.

Each competition week, the scorecard will have a certain number of routes designed for OSL, ranging from roughly 5.8-5.12d. These grades will not be displayed on the OSL labels. The goal of each team member is to try and flash or redpoint as many routes as you can to earn the most points for your team. Each team member’s score will be added together for the total team score for that week.

Important Rules:

• There are no do-overs during competition weeks - once you have picked up your scorepack that is the only scorepack you get that week.. 

• You must climb with your designated team member. You can not split up to cover more ground.  

• If you need to use an alternate team member please let us know. Only 1 alternate team member allowed over the course of the OSL weeks

• No scorecard turned in for that week = 0 points

• Scorecards completed based on honor system. Sandbaggers and cheaters will be expelled from this competition and banned from competing in future OSL competitions.