Under the banner of "BE A HERO FOR HEROES", as part of the 2018 Mountain Festival taking place in the martyr town of Predeal, the Alpin Club PRO-MONT București Association invites you to the first edition of the Trofeul "PRO-MONT" (the PRO-MONT Trophy) and Stage IV of the National Sports Tourism Championship "Ștafeta Munților" (the Mountain Relay), 2018 edition, a stage organised on 3–5 August 2018 in the Piatra Mare Massif
The PRO-MONT Trophy is open both to members of the clubs taking part in the National Sports Tourism Championship "Ștafeta Munților" and to other people who can organise themselves into teams, taking part alongside the clubs and enjoying the same activities.
Camp location:
The tent camp will be set up in the Poiana lui Manole area at the foot of the Piatra Mare Massif,
an area with mobile phone network coverage.
Access is as follows:
DN 1 București-Predeal-Timișul de Sus and the București-Brașov railway
DN 1A, Vălenii de Munte-Săcele-Brașov-Timișul de Sus
Via the WAZE app: type Trofeul PRO-MONT 2018 and it will bring you straight to the tent camp
GPS coordinates N 45° 31′ 4794″
E 025° 35′ 2961″
For further information you can call one of the telephone numbers of the contact persons.
Camp rules:
Because the event will take place within a protected area, the park rules, which will be explained to you at the technical briefing, must be observed. Please note that NO PARTICIPATION FEE IS CHARGED!
Participants in the event are forbidden to light fires in the tent camp area. There will be a single large campfire, which will be lit and controlled by the organisers.
RULES
1. Mountain raid event:
- Difficulty level: medium
- Duration: 5–6 hours
- The route will be marked and secured by the organisers
- Scoring: according to the Ștafeta Munților rules.
- Entry to this event is not allowed without hiking boots or mountain footwear with a "lugged" sole, which includes trail-running "trainers"
- Counts towards the overall ranking of the competition
2. Orienteering event:
- Speed event on azimuth; the whole team will enter and complete the course. The maximum length will be 2 km and the maximum elevation difference 50 m;
- Scoring: according to the Ștafeta Munților rules
- Counts towards the overall ranking of the competition
3. Theory tests:
- Taken by all members of the teams entered in the competition before setting off on the regularity route. The test will consist of 15 multiple-choice questions about the competition area, with a single correct answer, and the maximum time allowed is 7 minutes. Each team member will answer 5 questions.
- Scoring: according to the Ștafeta Munților rules
- Counts towards the overall ranking of the competition.
The bibliography for the theory tests can be found on the website www.stafetamuntilor.ro
4. Climbing event:
- Each team will nominate one member to complete a climbing route. The competitor will be belayed and will receive a protective helmet from the organisers. We do not provide chalk or climbing shoes. For this event the categories will be: men/women and junior boys/junior girls, with 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each category receiving prizes; the climbing routes are arranged in 2 sectors (adults and children). While the event is under way, nobody other than those taking part in it will be allowed into the sector
- Difficulty level: medium/high
- Scoring: according to the PRO-MONT Trophy rules
- Counts towards the overall ranking of the competition;
5. Cultural and artistic event:
- Theme: sport, tourism, nature, ecology;
- Duration: approx. 25 minutes;
- Scoring: according to the Ștafeta Munților rules
- Content: at least 3 songs, a humorous sketch and a poem.
- Counts towards the overall ranking of the competition;
Important: for all compulsory events, the ȘTAFETA MUNȚILOR RULES, which you can find at www.stafetamuntilor.ro, must be followed to the letter
Competition categories:
FAMILY – teams of 3 people, with at least one adult and compulsorily at least one child aged 13 or under;
JUNIORS – teams of 3 people, of either sex, aged between 14 and 20 (completed years);
ELITE – teams of 3 people, of either sex;
SENIORS – teams of 3 people aged between 35 and 50, of either sex.
VETERANS – teams of 3 people aged over 50, of either sex;
WOMEN – teams of three women, regardless of age;
OPEN – teams of 3 people, regardless of age and sex. Times are calculated as touring times, and this category scores a maximum of 400 points in the overall Ștafeta Munților ranking.
Programme:
Friday 3 August:
- 11:00 – 22:00 Arrival of participants
- 22:30 Technical briefing
- 24:00 Lights out
Saturday 4 August:
- 07:30 – 17:00 Technical and theory events
- 22:00 Cultural and artistic event and campfire
Sunday 5 August:
- 10:00 – Posting of results and settling of appeals
- 11:00 – Prize-giving ceremony
- 12:00 – Cleaning up the camp and departure of participants
Compulsory equipment:
Individual: torch, whistle, rain cape (waterproof jacket), hiking boots or footwear with a grippy sole (according to the Ștafeta Munților rules).
Team: compass, first-aid kit (recommended to contain at least 3 items such as: sterile bandage, sterile compresses, Rivanol plasters, elastic bandage, disinfectant, survival blanket), rucksack, fire source, water bottle – min. 1 l (according to the Ștafeta Munților rules).
Note:
- Competitors who do not have hiking boots or footwear with a grippy sole cannot enter the mountain raid event.
- During the Raid event, competitors' individual and/or team equipment may be checked at random or following a report from other participants.
Camp rules:
- Competitors will be accommodated in tents, under the guidance of the organisers, and, for those who wish, in the guesthouses of the Predeal-Timișul de Sus area, which lie within a radius of 1–3 km of the tent camp
- There will be a single campfire; making any additional fires is forbidden.
- Each club will receive a rubbish bag on arrival at the camp.
- Clubs are required to carry the rubbish they produce to the special collection point near the camp.
- The group leader is responsible for informing the members of his or her group of the accident prevention rules and the norms of mountain conduct, as well as the competition rules.
- The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the programme of competition events depending on the weather and the state of the route
- Cars may be parked in the immediate vicinity of the camp under the guidance of the organisers
PARTICIPATION IN THE COMPETITION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK!
For those who want the comfort of a room, we have the following accommodation options with tourism providers in the vicinity of the tent camp, spread over roughly 3 km:
Casa TIMIS Tel: 0268456270; 0744656676 E-mail: [email protected]
Pensiunea GIL Tel: 0748104300
Pensiunea COTUL DONULUI Tel: 0268406535; 0744608393 E-mail: [email protected]
*When booking, please call and mention that you are a participant in the PROMONT Trophy, part of "ȘTAFETA MUNȚILOR"
CONTACT PERSONS:
Robert Muresan: 0770254138; email: [email protected]
Stelian Matei: 0761695024; email: [email protected]
