Hound Ears Competition Information
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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 at
http://www.grandfatherrv.com/grandfathermtn4.htm.
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 2 (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!
La Sportiva's 'My Triple Crown Contest'
Interested in a chance to win FOUR PAIRS of FREE La
Sportiva Climbing Shoes?...and a guaranteed free La
Sportiva tee just for being involved? Check out the 'My
Triple Crown Contest' sponsored by La Sportiva for
details!
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 3) 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 at
www.seclimbers.org.
Dinner
Dinner will be served starting at 6:30. Quiznos will
be providing some yummy grub 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. For those that do
not own these types of containers (and you should!!),
we’ll have custom Triple Crown AGS aluminum containers
for sale at the event for $15.
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 for the 2009 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.org
for up-to-date information, articles, and great pictures
from each of the competition venues in our galleries.
Check out our new 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!
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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