ITCC

Secured Footlock

The Secured Footlock measures the contestant's ability to perform a vertical ascent into a tree using a Prusik hitch or other approved friction hitch for fall protection and the footlock rope-climbing method on a doubled climbing line. The heights are 15 meters (49 feet, 2.5 inches) for the men's event and 12 meters (39 feet, 4.5 inches) for the women's event. Mechanical ascenders may not be used. The event is timed, with a maximum time limit of 60 seconds, and the contestant with the fastest time wins.

World records:

• Women: 13.26 seconds, set in 2010 by Nicala Ward-Allen, New Zealand
• Men: 13.8 seconds, set in 2007 by Mark Chisholm, New Jersey