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The Hueco Rock Rodeo is a bouldering competition held annually in February at Hueco Tanks State Historic Site in the extremities of El Paso, Texas. It is highly competitive and attracts professional rock climbers from all over the world. The proceeds go toward conservation and access. The extreme competition was not the original intention of the event but with the growing popularity of bouldering, it has turned into one of the most difficult and coveted competitions to win.[1] After 20+ years it is still a mainstay in the climbing community and is as much a festival as it is a serious competition.

History

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The following are excerpts from Rock and Ice magazine by Melissa Strong on the early history of the event:[2]

"In 1989 the El Paso Climbers Club (EPCC) started the Rock Rodeo before any restrictions came into place at Hueco Tanks. Dave Head remembers fondly some of the early Rodeos: “We would get Croakies and give them out—then the next few weeks you would see all of the people at Hueco wearing their Croakies. It was simple back then. There were trophies, velvet Elvis posters and the most injured climber got a bottle of tequila.” For six years the Rodeo continued to attract up to 150 participants including Dale Goddard, Hans Florine and Matt Samet. There were some changes in the Rodeo’s format because of ongoing access issues due to over use and vandalized pictographs, but the Rodeo went on still hosted by the EPCC and held at Pete’s. In 1995, due to continuing problems, the Rodeo was suspended. In 1996 the Rodeo continued, but was called the 7th Rock Rodeo. The 8th and 9th Rock Rodeo occurred before the Public Use Plan (PUP) was put into place in 1998. After the PUP went into effect, the Hueco Rock Rodeo tradition was put on hold in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. In 2003 Rob Rice appealed to the park and was able to put on the 10th annual Rock Rodeo–the first Rodeo hosted by the Rock Ranch."

Format

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The format has changed over the 20+ years of competition but the modern era standards (2012–present) are fairly consistent.

Each year the event organizers dictate a location where the separate categories will compete. Usually the location changes every year.

Typically there are four main categories:[3] Recreational: V0-V4 Intermediate: V3-V7 Advanced: V5-V10 Masters (ages 40+): V0-V14 Open:V7-V14

In previous years the "Open" category was referred to as the "Mutant" category.[4]

In the specified location a scorecard containing a list of boulder problems is given to the competitors. From this list the competitors must successfully climb the boulder problem without falling and have two witnesses sign the scorecard to receive the allocated point value for the climb. Attempts are recorded in the event of a tie. The top 6 problems are taken as the total score.

Scores for each boulder problem are related to the "V-Scale". V7 may equal 700pts. So if a competitor has an overall score of 6000 then they may have climbed 6 V10 boulders.

The coveted Open category is one of the most competitive with the winner receiving a rodeo style belt buckle, cash prize, and international recognition.

Men's results

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Year Location Winner Points
2006 ? United States Matt Wilder 6870?[5]
2007 ?  ? ?
2008 North & East United States Kevin Jorgeson 7200[6]
2009 North United States Paul Robinson 7700[7]
2010 East United States Daniel Woods ?[8]
2011 East United States Daniel Woods 7400[9]
2012 Spur United States Daniel Woods 7600[10]
2013 East United States Paul Robinson 7780[11]
2014 Spur United States Daniel Woods 8115[12]
2015 West United States Daniel Woods 7170[13]
2016 North Austria Jakob Schubert 7710[14]
2017 North United States Daniel Woods 7,295[15]
2018 ? United States Keenan Takahashi ?[16]
2019 North United States Keenan Takahashi ?[17]
2020 ? United States Matt Fultz 7,705[18]

Women's results

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Year Location Winner Points
2006 west buttress United States Ana Burgos 5342?[19]
2007 ?  ? ?
2008 ?  ? ?
2009 North Canada Thomasina Pidgeon ?[20]
2010 Spur United States Alex Puccio ?[21]
2011 Spur  ? ?
2012 Spur Austria Katha Saurwein 5900[22]
2013 East United States Angie Payne 2960[23]
2014 Spur Germany Jule Wurm 6100[24]
2015 West Norway Maria Sandbu 3800[25]
2016 North United States Alex Puccio 6510[26]
2017 North United States Kyra Condie 3,910[27]
2018 ? United States ? ?
2019 North United States Michaela Kiersch ?[28]
2020 ? United States Michaela Tracy 5,070[29]

Masters' Results

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Year Location Winner Points
2014 ? United States Ty Foose 3,360[30]
2015 West Mtn United States Ty Foose ?
2016 North Mtn United States Jay Bone 46[31]
2017 ? United States Ty Foose ?
2018 ? United States Jason Syesta ?[32]
2019 East Mtn United States Ty Foose 12,489[33]
2020 ? United States Joe Czerwinski 4,355[34]

References

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  1. ^ "10th "Annual Rock Rodeo - NOT!".
  2. ^ "The Hueco Rock Rodeo Celebrates 20 Years". 11 February 2013.
  3. ^ "HRR".
  4. ^ "Paul Robinson Wins 2009 Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  5. ^ http://huecotanks.com/rr2006results.html
  6. ^ "Kevin Jorgeson at the Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  7. ^ "Paul Robinson Wins 2009 Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  8. ^ "2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo Photo Gallery".
  9. ^ "- YouTube". YouTube.
  10. ^ "Woods, Saurwein Win 2012 Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  11. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo: Results - Rock Climbing & Bouldering Articles". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  12. ^ "Woods and Wurm Win 21st Annual Hueco Rock Rodeo". 19 February 2014.
  13. ^ "HRR".
  14. ^ "HRR".
  15. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 24 Results and Recap". 15 February 2017.
  16. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 26 Recap and Photo Gallery". 3 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 26 Recap and Photo Gallery". 3 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 2020". 3 August 2022.
  19. ^ http://huecotanks.com/rr2006results.html
  20. ^ "Paul Robinson Wins 2009 Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  21. ^ "2010 Hueco Rock Rodeo Photo Gallery".
  22. ^ "Woods, Saurwein Win 2012 Hueco Rock Rodeo".
  23. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo: Results - Rock Climbing & Bouldering Articles". Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
  24. ^ "HRR".
  25. ^ "HRR".
  26. ^ "HRR".
  27. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 24 Results and Recap". 15 February 2017.
  28. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 26 Recap and Photo Gallery". 3 August 2022.
  29. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 2020". 3 August 2022.
  30. ^ "Woods and Wurm Win 21st Annual Hueco Rock Rodeo". 19 February 2014.
  31. ^ "Alex Puccio, Jakob Schubert Win 2016 Hueco Rock Rodeo". 16 February 2016.
  32. ^ "Recap: 2018 Hueco Rock Rodeo". 20 February 2018.
  33. ^ "HRR Results".
  34. ^ "Hueco Rock Rodeo 2020". 3 August 2022.
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