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Last update:  22-Jun-2003

Collecting things and stuff is normal human behaviour. One collects stamps other collects passes and climbs. Once collecting passes was a normal thing to do one also want to know who has the most extended collection and I assume that's how organisations dealing with climbs were born.
The organisations below all have some system to measure the prestaties of climbing passes. With such a system you can make lists of persons ranked to the highest points. Some people find this important while other people just want to exchange information with other pass-enthousiasts.

In development

 

Known organisations

 

Club des cents cols (100 Passes association)

Introduction

General: founded in 1972

Site(s)
Magazine

 CLUB des CENT COLS (official), xxx,xxxx,xx

Membership

 

 

OCD -Ordre des Cols Durs (Association of hard passes)

 

Introduction

Site(s)
Magazine

  

Membership

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Sum of all altitudes

Member: 50000m +
Officer: 100000m +
Commander: 200000m +
Honourable: 500000m +

 

B.I.G. (Brevet International du Grimpeur/ International Climbing Certificate)

Introduction

Site(s)
Magazine

 B.I.G. [UK-version] part of the Passacol [DE,ES,FR,IT,NL,UK] site

Membership

 

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Nordic Countries

British Isles

Benelux

Germany

France

Spain -Portugal

Switzer-land

Austria

Italy

East & Carpathes

Balkans & isles

Rest of the world

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175

150

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150

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1st time:
C.A. Certificate: minimum 10 climbs from list of 1000: see list.
Following
B.I.G. Certificate (=BIG5): 164 climbs in 10 different countries. In between certificates BIG1-4 after 30, 60, 90, 120 climbs.
BAG Certificate, Adventorous Climber (=BIG10): 500 climbs. In between certificates BIG6-9 after 240, 300, 360, 430 climbs.
BEG Certificate, Extreme Climber (=BIG20): all 1000 climbs. In between certificates BIG11-19 after 550, 600, 650, 700, 750, 800, 850, 900, 950 climbs

Remarks:
The samenstelling of the list is strange: why exactly 1000, how are cols selected? Some famous climbs are not on the list:
The list contains many mistakes in especially in names. The reason of question marks behind the names are not clear and the 6 climbs of Andorra lie in Spain.
It's not clear if B.I.G. 1-4 also requires the rule of 10 differnet countries

Klassement, Actual Classification

Inscription sheet

 

 

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