Adult Climbing League
CONGRATULATIONS TO RICHIE MARTINEZ OUR 2009 ACL MALE CHAMPION, WENDY ROSENBLUM and FERNANDA OUR 2009 ACL FEMALE CHAMPIONS, and TEAM BROKEN TENDONS OUR 2009 ACL TEAM CHAMPIONS
In a glorious finish to the season there was a super final to break a 4-way tie for 1st place between Richie, Randy, Pierre, and Ben B. After 2 and a half hours of climbing, our leaders were put to the test getting one final go at the hardest C4 climb in the League. Richie Martinez proved his prowess and cruised to victory with a send on his first go. There was a battle for second place as Pierre and Randy tied yet again on the super final climb. A big round of applause for our champions! Richie walked home with a brand new rope from Edelrid and Wendy has two new pairs of Mad Rock shoes. Thanks to our sponsors!
Team Broken Tendons pulled out a great win, narrowly beating Team Tar on the final day of the season. Thanks to all the teams that participated! All Broken Tendon team members received a 1 month membership to TRC!
Congratulations to all the climbers who participated in ACL this season. A special congrats to everyone who improved during the season and "got bumped!" To all those sandbaggers out there...get ready for next season when we're turning up the heat! Until then, be on the look out for the BCL starting soon!
Welcome to the home of the first Adult Climbing League!
About the ACL
Looking to take your climbing to the next level in an exciting, challenging and social atmosphere?
The ACL brings together climbers of all ages and abilities and pushes them to their limits—in the best way possible.
Have your shot at making TRC history—join the ACL now!
The Adult Climbing League (ACL) was started in 2007 as a way to get adult climbers of all abilities competing together and pushing their abilities in a friendly, social league. The ACL has turned into one of the most popular programs at the gym and draws climbers from around the tri-state region to climb hard and compete to be the next individual or team champion.
The ACL runs several seasons throughout the year for rope climbing (top rope & lead climbing) and bouldering.
The bouldering season was started in the Summer of 2008 and is also known as the BCL (Bouldering Circuit League)
The ACL's rope season uses a handicap system developed at The Rock Club that allows climbers of all abilities to compete on a level playing field. So whether you are a 5.7 climber or a 5.12 climber you have to be climbing at your limit to win. This handicap system means that the "best" climber at the gym doesn't always take the prizes and everyone who competes has a shot at winning. The handicap system pushes everyone to climb their best!
Registration
Sign up to compete as an individual or a team of 4. We will crown individual and team champions at the end of the season (and give out some great prizes!)
To register, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or call us at (914) 633-ROCK.
If you are registering as a team make sure you let us know who else is on your team or if you want to be on a team but can't find enough people let us know and we'll help you put together a team. Team names and uniforms (serious and silly) are strongly encouraged!
Fees: $25 for individual climbers / $80 for a team of 4
Current Scores
(Scores will be posted the following week)
| Rank | Name | Total Score |
| 1 | Richie Martinez C4 | 245 |
| 2 | Pierre Vaz C3 | 245 |
| 2 | Randy Soto C3 | 245 |
| 4 | Ben Bromberg C3 | 245 |
| 5 | Ben Edelson C4 | 235 |
| 5 | Charles Zanetti C4 | 235 |
| 7 | Mallon Fitzpatrick C3 | 225 |
| 8 | Eric Marrero C2 | 220 |
| 9 | Wendy Rosenblum C2 | 215 |
| 9 | Fernanda C2 | 215 |
| 11 | Jo Tar C4 | 205 |
| 11 | Chase Cottan C1 | 205 |
| 11 | Dave Gold C5 | 205 |
| 14 | Jill Weiss C1 | 200 |
| 15 | Irene Hwang C4 | 195 |
| 16 | John Murray C4 | 185 |
| 17 | Bruce Pollock C3 | 180 |
| 17 | Dave Raue C3 | 180 |
| 17 | JoDee Morron C1 | 180 |
| 20 | Mike D'Amico C2 | 160 |
| 121 | Obe Carrion C5 | 150 |
| 21 | Jack Simonson C5 | 150 |
| 21 | Meghan McDonald C5 | 150 |
| 24 | Jose Rodriguez C3 | 120 |
| 25 | Lee Lee C2 | 115 |
| 25 | Elle Aviv C1 | 115 |
| 27 | Mara C3 | 110 |
| 28 | Travis Winthers C3 | 100 |
| 29 | Miguel C5 | 95 |
| 30 | Julien Jarry C5 | 50 |
| 31 | Gregg Vigliotti C5 | 40 |
| 32 | Ryan Pascuzzi C5 | 35 |
| Rank | Team | Team Members | Total |
| 1 | Broken Tendons | Fernanda Eric Marrero Ben Bromberg Charles Zanetti |
915 |
| 2 | Team Tar | Dave Gold Jo Tar Irene Hwang Richie Martinez |
850 |
| 3 | RJBW | Randy Soto John Murray Bruce Pollock Wendy Rosenblum |
825 |
| 4 | DJMC | Chase Cottan JoDee Morron Dave Raue Mallon Fitzpatrick |
790 |
| 5 | Stick It! | Elle Aviv Ben Edelson Jack Simonson Meg McDonald |
650 |
| 6 | Knot Now! | Lee Lee Travis Winthers Michael D'Amico Jill Weiss |
575 |
| 7 | Granitlife | Mara Pierre Vaz Jose Rodriguez Miguel |
570 |
| 8 | Route Setter Primal | Julien Jarry Ryan Pascuzzi Obe Carrion Gregg Vigliotti |
275 |
How it Works
- Prizes for individual & team champions!
- There are 90 ACL routes — 15 for each grade
- You choose your own level: C0 (5.7) -C5 (5.12)
- 6 weeks of climbing
- Your top climbs each week will be recorded
- You can work the routes any day of the week but climbs only count during League night
- You can only do each climb once during the season
- Good luck & we hope to see you on our leader board! Pick up a brochure from TRC for full rules and details.
Handicap System
We want everyone to have the chance to win if they really push themselves and train hard, so we’ve created a handicap system that puts all climbers on an even playing field.
Climbers decide for themselves the level at which they climb and points are awarded for each climb based on their chosen level.
Pick up a brochure from TRC to get more details about the handicap system and see how things work!
Previous Winners
Season I, 2008
Teams1st place: Team A: Dan W., Lily, Jo, Chris; 2nd place: Team C: Dan S., Patrick, Mike, Jesse; 3rd Place: Team B: Jason, Randy, Jenny, Travis
Individuals
1st place: Jason C.; 2nd place: Dave G.; 3rd place: Randy S.
Season II, 2008
Teams 1st place: Team D: Dave G., Dan W., Jo Ann T., Ian R.; 2nd place: Team A: Liz S., Jess K., Alex K., Jon R.; 3rd Place: Team E: Ryan P., Randy Soto, Jason C., Patrick H.Individuals
1st place: Dave G.; 2nd place: Liz S.; 3rd place: Ryan P.
Season III, 2008
Teams1st: Team C - Ian, Dave, Chris Jo; 2nd: Team D - Randy, Liz, Miguel, Steve; 3rd: Team B - Olivia, Jan, Bruce, Irene
Individuals
1st place: Paul; 2nd place: Ian; 3rd place: Liz
Season I, 2007
Teams1st place: Team H - Meghan, Danielle, Shannon, Nancy; 2nd place: Team F - Dave, Taylor, Chris, Ian; 3rd Place: Team G - Ginny, Wendy, Eugenio, Elizabeth
Individuals
1st place: Meghan McDonald; 2nd place: Dan Wills & Danielle Jablonski; 3rd place: Dave Gold
Season II, 2007
Teams1st place: Team F - Dave G., Ian, Chris, Taylor; 2nd place: Team B - Shannon, Wendy, Nancy, Ginny; 3rd Place: Team E - Michele, Shilpa, Marat, Bruce
Individuals
1st place: Chris Elkow; 2nd place: Melissa Raue; 3rd place: Ian Roth
