ASCEND Pittsburgh

Summer Send-It Series

OVERVIEW

Each Friday on ASCEND Point Breeze's U-Wall, four new boulders, or "holes", will be set ranging from 1 chili to 4 chilis — each week's set is called a "course". Your goal is to send as many holes in a given course as you can in your first session trying them. After six weeks, all six courses, 24 holes, will complete the U-Wall set. Note: The four holes from each course will be spread throughout the U-Wall, and not all next to each other.

SERIES SCHEDULE

The setters will set four new holes every Friday for six weeks, starting on June 6. The boulders will stay up the whole time and will be clearly marked indicating the course and hole. On Friday, July 11, all 24 holes will be up at the same time! You can play week after week, or join late and work on the established courses at your own pace. You just need to submit your scores before EOD Friday, July 18.

  1. COURSE 1 Friday, June 6

  2. COURSE 2 Friday, June 13

  3. COURSE 3 Friday, June 20

  4. COURSE 4 Friday, June 27

  5. COURSE 5 Friday, July 2

  6. COURSE 6 Friday, July 11

SCORING + LEADERBOARD

The main rule with scoring is that you need to try all four holes in one single session, your FIRST session on the course. You may not revise your scores another day.

  • FLASH = 2pts

  • SEND = 1pt

  • NO SEND = 0pts

Using large poster board, we will create a massive leaderboard, where each player will handwrite their scores. Enter your name once, and add the scores to the right week after week. Max score each week would be 8 total points.

WINNERS + PRIZES

This is mostly just for funsies, but we're going to recognize some notable performances throughout the ability spectrum. Simply do your best and you might win something!

If you are on the leaderboard for all 6 weeks by July 18, you'll get something special! You don't need send every hole and your 0 scores will count towards your weekly participation!

COST

This is a free series for all to play. However, if you have the means and would like to support our local partner nonprofit, PUMP, we're suggesting a $5 per week donation.

FINAL COURSE CHALLENGE EVENT

To wrap this all up, on Saturday, July 19, we're holding a Course Challenge. This will be open to anyone who shows up, regardless of participation in the weekly series.

Anytime between 12-4p, your goal is to try and day-flash or send as many problems as you can. Every player starts with a score of 48 pts.

  • FLASH = 2pts

  • SEND = 1pt

  • NO SEND = 0pts

If you day-flash all 24 problems, you'd be in first place with 0 points, which would be incredible! More realistically, you could day-flash 10 problems, send 10, and not send 4 problems, which would be 48-30=18 pts.

We're going to recognize some notable performances throughout the ability spectrum. Simply do your best and you might win something!