Provisional team notified 2pm, Thursday the 27th of September 2024.
The following athletes have been selected for the NZ Open Boulder Development Squad
This is the provisional team selections, they are subject to appeal and subject to being ratified by the CNZ Committee.
Any athletes wishing to appeal the selection process, appeals need to be made within 2 working days of this post being notified to all climbers. Please ensure that you refer to the section 7 of the selection policy, and send any appeal to.
Climbing New Zealand selection processes are documented in our selection policy page on our website, please refer to this in the first instance if you have questions.The actual policy document is on our web page here.
Females
Lucy Sinclair
Cirrus Tan
Tayla Manning
Rebecca Hounsell (discretionary)
Males
Finlay Cate
AJ Goldsmith
Henry Booker
Congratulations to all those who made the Development Team
We have been given short notice of the date for the Australian Nationals which is also the Oceania competition for Open Boulders on 16th and 17th November at Portside Boulders Warehouse in Perth, Western Australia. CNZ needs to confirm the team by 6th October, therefore we seek expressions of interest from Open climbers to compete at this competition to be submitted by 30 September 2024.
We have 10 spots for the male and 10 for the female competitors to fill.
The normal CNZ selection policy will be used for the first cut, however we will include consideration of Development Squad members for the last 24 months (normally on 12 months) and will consider discretionary selections as well.
According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for New Zealand Team selection in 2024/25, but unable to compete, can apply to be considered for selection under exceptional circumstances.
The Selection Policy Section 8 (selection policy) sets out examples for reasons where exceptional circumstances will be considered.
In all cases athletes wishing to be considered for selection (initially to the development squad) under exceptional circumstances still need to apply to CNZ to be included in the selection process.
You need to make your application to as soon as possible with a cut off date of Friday the 27nd of September 2024
Please state:
Athlete Name:
Athlete DOB:
Event e.g Open Bouldering Championships
Send all related information on recent and previous performances, all current or recent climbing activities, any injury, illness and recovery information, climbing goals and anything related that may assist the selectors.
Note: Attendance and performance at prior recent CNZ National Championship events will be expected.
How does selection work when dealing with exceptional circumstances cases?
According to the selection policy there are a range of approaches that the selectors can take to rank athletes who missed a selection event alongside others. The aim is to ensure the process is as fair as possible for all athletes.
According to the selection policy:
Appendix 2
Effect of exemption
If the CNZ Committee has granted an application for Exceptional Circumstances, the Selection Committee may adjust the points to be awarded to the athlete using one or more of the following:
If the athlete has missed a National Championship, award the athlete points equal to:
o Their placing at the previous National Championships they competed in, in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline, or
o The points they were awarded at the Selection Camp in that discipline, or
o The average of the points awarded to other athletes under Appendix 1 in respect of the National Championship in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline
Rab has, again, signed up to sponsor our CNZ climbing series for 2024/25. While attending Nationals is, an amazing opportunity to climb some of the best competition style climbs in the country, Rab is focussed on keeping the sport fun and accessible for everyone. Rab, by supporting CNZ, is ensuring that we can keep running our climbing series, year after year, giving an opportunity for all ages of climbers from as young as 6. The younger athletes are definitely focussing on fun and having an incredible experience ‘on the big stage’ of a national competition.
Felia, Event Manager at CNZ, adds: “We wouldn’t be able to run these competitions without Rab. From their willingness to provide prizes that athletes are able to take home, through to the financial support they provide to ensure we can get the best setters and venues. It just wouldn’t be possible without them.”
Registrations for this year’s La Sportiva Open Boulder Championships are OPEN
Details:
21st September
Boulder Co. Hamilton
Your Officials team:
POJ Sabrina Street
Head Judge: Chris Wade
Head Setter: Travis Rangi
Event Management: Dion Clapperton and Felia Faber
Setting Team: Emily Tuffs, Leon Rudman, Carole Lim, Eddie Waterhouse, Jake Townshend
Provisional Timetable for the day (note: this may change)
La Sportiva Open Boulder Championships Timetable
8am
Gym Open
8.15am
Iso Opens
8.30
Iso closes
9am
Qualifiers Start
11.55am
Qualifiers End
12pm
Open B + YB Boulder Jam Start
2pm
Open B + YB Boulder Jam End
2pm – 5pm
Gym closes for reset
5pm
Selection and Presentation of Route judges
5:05pm
Presentation of Finalists – Plus 4 x 2 mins Problem Time – ready to go
5.30pm-7pm
Finals
7.15pm
Prize giving
Categories:
Open A Female & Male
Over the course of the day our athletes will battle it out over 5 blocs in qualifiers. Finals will be battled out over 4 blocs in the afternoon. This competition will crown our Open A Boulder Champions for the 2024/25 season!
Boulder jam and spend the day solving some of the hardest boulders you have ever attempted. Without the pressure and the time limits of Open Champs, take as many attempts on each bloc over a 2 hour period and see how many of the blocs you can master!
Climbing NZ is delighted to announce Black Diamond as Gold Sponsor for the 2024/25 season.
This season Black Diamond is our official Volunteer Sponsor. Felia Faber, our Event and Development Manager, says: “From the moment I stepped into this role, 11 months ago, I knew it was time to find a way to acknowledge and thank our volunteers.” She adds: “When our children started climbing I could see that CNZ can only run their great events because so many parents and climbing supporters give up their time to volunteer at these events”.
She has worked to ensure volunteer engagement increases and this year is the first full season that CNZ volunteers have an official sponsor.
“The moment I approached Black Diamond with the idea of becoming our volunteer sponsor, they were fully on board. It has been amazing to work with them to create some new visuals and materials as well as put together a great volunteer appreciation programme for the season’.
Ewan McCaffery, Black Diamond NZ Brand Manager, couldn’t be more proud to put the Black Diamond name on this initiative and comments: “We all know that volunteering is often a thankless task. Yet without the hundreds of hours these people donate, many events and sports simply would not be able to happen. Black Diamond would like to play a part in thanking the volunteers for their time and effort”
