The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012: the program, pre-registration and the video

On the road to the eagerly awaited The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival 2012, the great climbing meeting which will take place from 26 - 30 September on the beautiful Greek island which has become a second home to all climbers. Here is the detailed program, information about how to register and also a video in which James Pearson and Iker Pou introduce the crags and the relaxed way of living of this authentic pearl of rock climbing worldwide.
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OFFICIAL PROGRAM

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 26th
11am - 10pm OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon Official Registration

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27th
7am - 3pm PROJECT Competition Warm-up
11am - 10pm OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon Official Registration
5pm The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival Official Opening

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 28th
7am - 5pm PROJECT Competition
8am - 9am OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon Official Registration
9am OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon – Day1
9.30pm Seaside Story Teller's Night. Exploration and adventure stories with The North Face athletes and guests

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 29TH
7am - 5pm PROJECT Competition
9am - 5pm OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon – Day2
8.30pm - 10.30pm Greek Dinner with local food and traditional music
10.30pm Beach party with live DJ set

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30TH
10am - 4pm Chill-out climbing with The North Face athletes
6.30pm Prize Giving

- OPEN Marathon: Competition for teams of two. Categories: male, female and mixed - team scoring.
All the routes in this competition have a minimum difficulty level of 5a to a maximum of 7a according to the French grading system.

- BIG Marathon: Competition for teams of two. Categories: male, female and mixed - team scoring.
The routes in this competition have a minimum difficulty level of 7a+ to a maximum of 8a according to the French grading system

Prizes for the OPEN Marathon and BIG Marathon categories consist of The North Face products with a total value of 5000 €

- PROJECT Competition: competition on superhard routes from 8a+ onwards.
The competition will take place on a new crag that has been specifically bolted for The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival.

Prize money for the PROJECT Competition: 10 000 € cash

Be one of the first to pre-register online on http://www.thenorthfacejournal.com/category/kalymnos to secure your goodie bag at the Festival.

THE NORTH FACE KALYMNOS CLIMBING FESTIVAL 2012
- The North Face Kalymnos Climbing Festival




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