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Issue date: 9/12/07 Section: Outdoor

Media Credit: Topher Donahue If you enjoy rock climbing you need to attend the oldest climbing competition in America-Pocatello Pump. Afterwards, you can stop by the CW HOGG Pig Out.

Media Credit: Topher Donahue Rock climber Tim Ashwood, who suffers from cerebral palsy, enjoys rock climbing.

Pocatello Pump is the oldest and most fun climbing competition in America. Everyone is a winner with great prize drawings and SWAG bag. Proceeds benefit the Access Fund and Terry Kranning Climbing Scholarship. There are top rope and lead climbing categories for all levels of abilities. Entry forms are available online at www.isu.edu/outdoor/pump.shtml.
The Pocatello Pump will donate $5.00 for each person who participates in the competition to the Access Fund. The Access Fund is a national, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting climbers' interests in the United States while preserving America's diverse climbing resource.
The Pump will also donate $5.00 for each entrant to the Idaho State University Climbing Scholarship. This scholarship, in the amount of $1000/semester, is given to an ISU student that participated in the Pump. Contact the Scholarship Office for more info.
Competition Categories
There is a local and non-local division for each category. If less than five entrants are registered in the same category, the local and non-local divisions may be combined.
There are dozens of "scored" routes to choose from; these routes range from 5.5 to 5.12. To receive points for a climb, the climber must reach the top without falling and place both hands on top of the cliff. A climber is allowed two falls for each route, but he or she must be lowered to the bottom after each fall. If a climber falls a third time, he or she must move on to a new route.

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