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2025-2026 Rulebook (Provisional)

USA Climbing Rulebook 2024-2025

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Archived Rulebooks

Archived: USA Climbing Rulebook 2023-2024

Archived: USA Climbing Rulebook 2022-2023

Archived: Rulebook Addendum A 2022-2023

Archived: Rulebook Addendum B 2022-2023

Archived: 2021-2022 Rulebook v1.0

Archived: 2021-2022 Rulebook Addendum A

Archived 2020-2021 Rulebook

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