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BOISE STATE KICKS OFF ANNUAL ROCK CLIMBING COMPETITION Boise State University celebrates the beginning of the spring season with an all-access buck-off for the annual Indoor Climbing Competition, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 15 at the rock climbing gym in the Kinesiology Building. Climbing program coordinator Jess Weiss, who has been rock climbing for 19 years, will be running what he calls the area’s largest amateur climbing event. The competition generally attracts 60-70 competitors, although organizers hope to attract even more this year. Events like this “help to foster a local climbing community and bring people together,” said Weiss. Weiss said participants tend to be mostly male, despite the fact that the world’s most successful rock climber, Lynn Hill, is a woman. Since March is Women’s History Month, Weiss hopes that more women will step forward to fill that gap. This year’s competition will be the last to be held in the old climbing gym, which is among the oldest in the United States. Next year’s competition will be held in Boise State’s new campus recreation center. The old gym’s 2,600 feet of climbing space will be replaced with a new and improved 7,000-feet climbing space. The competition, which will include one boulder route and five top rope competitions, is open to everyone of all abilities, but competitors must provide their own equipment. A $20 registration fee is payable at Boise State’s Outdoor Center, located in the same building as the Recreation Center on University Drive.  The event includes a raffle, with prizes ranging from clothing and climbing holds to scenic flights. Competition winners will be awarded certificates and five extra raffle tickets. Tickets will be available at the door for $25. Call 426-1946 for more information. -30- Contact Jess Weiss Climbing program 426-1946 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 426-3275

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