At the start of the competition, Greg reads the rules and hands out the score-cards. Additional competitors trickeled in during the next hour for a total of 22 climbers.

David Holodiloff warms up on route 27, a V5 worth 115 points for an onsight.

Tyson Atwell gets started on route 14, a V4 worth 75 points for an onsight.

The event's youngest competitor, Natasha Bell sends route 21, a V2 worth 45 points for an onsight.

Tyson Atwell quickly sends the mantle problem, route 16, a V5/6 worth 152 points for an onsight.

Tom Polasek works a very thin line up the arete, route 36, a V5 worth 120 points for an onsight.

Bruce Andrew goes ballistic the dyno route 45, a V6/7 worth 225 points for an onsight.

Chris Bloch demonstrates the figure-4 while working on the under-the-staircase project. While Cary Carmichael onsighted the route, and several others finished it, ultimately it was not used in the scoring due to a labeling fiasco.

Sean Herrero sends route 18, a short, but very balancy problem rated as a V2/3, and worth 50 points for an onsight.

Young Natasha sends route 15, a V3/4 worth 70 points for an onsight.

With unbelievable stamina, Natasha spends about 5 minutes to achieve an onsight on the arete problem, route 50, a V4 earning her 77 points.

As a free bonus, event competitors could test their grip in the Worlds Strongest Hands Competition™.

Mark David eyes the finish of route 7, a nasty V7 worth 240 points for an onsight.

Annie Embree grabs the face with both hands on route 5, a V4 worth 85 points for an onsight.

Bruce Andrew works on route 9, a heinous V9 worth 480 points, a route that remained elusive to all but the strondgest few.

Tyson Atwell gets the first finish on route 9, clinching the 1st-spot in open-class.

Mark David sends the overhanging route 25, a V7+ worth 255 points for an onsight.

Annie Embree nabs the flake route, route 33, a V3/4 requiring masterful use of naturals and smears, earning her 68 points for the onsight.

Cary Carmichael works on route 8, and while rated as a V8, it eluded all climbers in the event, proving to be more difficult then the V9, and possibly more difficult than the V10.

Chris Bloch looks pretty small on the big holds. Route 10, a V6/7, was worth 190 points for an onsight.

David Holodiloff onsights the highball route 32, a V5/6, earning him 135 points.

Annie Embree works route 13, a crimpy V6/7 worth 205 points for an onsight.

Kyle Jones, a non-competitor plays on route 29, a V5/6 worth 145 points for an onsight.

Chris Bloch tops out on route 25, a V7+ worth 255 points for an onsight.

David Holodiloff finishes up route 31, a V7- worth 220 for the onsight.

Cary Carmichael works the highest-rated problem of the event, route 24, a V10 worth 640 points for an onsight. Finishing the overhung route either required a double-pump to a razor-thin edge for the left hand, or a fat dyno off of a really small edge and a tiny crimp.

Justin LaBerge found that feet were better than sticky rubber climbing shoes in the all-wood chimney-start, campus-finish route 2, a V3/4 worth 72 points for an onsight.

An unknown climber finishes up the three-hold stretch, route 20, a V2 worth 44 points for an onsight.

Mark David works route 9. Some climbers put in 15 or 20 attempts on the route, which proved elusive to all but a few climbers.