Russian Federation
The article presents a methodology for assessing the category of a sport climbing route in the discipline of difficulty climbing. The methodology is based on on-site climbing principles and is intended for evaluating the category of sport routes at major Russian or international competitions. The assessment is done using a formula that takes into account five components and allows for a quantitative value without considering athletes' subjective opinions. The transformed French rating system is used as the initial unit of measurement.
climbing, competition, category evaluation, difficulty
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