Many thanks to all athletes participating in the weekend’s 2016 NZ Lead Climbing Champs and congratulations to all category podium placings.

Open Lead Climbing champions for this year are Sarah Hay and Sefton Priestley.  Well done!

Full results can be viewed here:

https://piki.getobeya.com/#CNZ/event/3RQWw59WMsfjHAHXF/show?type=results

Thanks again to the Flying Geckos club and the YMCA Adventure Centre for hosting the event and to all the CNZ officials – route setters, belayers, judges and volunteers.

A fantastic finale to a great year for NZ sport climbing and we’re looking forward to more exciting competition action next year.

Happy climbing!

 

 

Lead Climbing Championship – Christchurch 2016 Timetable

Please note new times for Sunday!!!!!!

Saturday 17^th September

7.30am   Facility opens for warm up.

8.15am   Briefing

8.30am   Opens Qualifier 1 Starts

10.00am Opens Qualifier 1 Ends

10.00am Opens Qualifier 2 Starts

11.30am Opens Qualifier 2 Ends

11.15am Youth A, B, C, D, Junior and Masters Briefing

11.30am Youth D,C,B Qualifier 1 Starts

1.00pm   Youth A, Junior Masters Qualifier 1 Starts

2.30pm  Youth D,C,B Qualifier 2 Starts

4.00pm Youth A, Junior Masters Qualifier 2 Starts

5.30pm Qualifiers End

5.30pm Isolation Opens for Open Finalists

5.45pm Isolation Closes for Opens Finalists

5.45pm Routesetting for Opens Finals – Facility Closed

6.45pm Opens Viewing

7.00pm  Opens Finals Start

8.15pm Opens Finals End

8.30pm Opens Prize giving

Sunday 18^th September

8.00am Facility opens for competitors

8.30am Isolation Closes for Youth D,C,B Finalists

8.45am Viewing

9.00am Youth D,C,B Finals start

11.00am Youth D,C,B Finals end

11.00am Isolation opens for Youth A, Juniors and Masters

11.15am Isolation closes for Youth A, Juniors and Masters

11.45pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Viewing

12.00pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finals Start

2.00pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finals End

2.00pm Prizegiving

Register now for this upcoming event – the ultimate in the Climbing NZ 2016 calendar.  $250 prize for Open Female and Open Male winners.  See you all there!

NZ Bouldering champs at Hangdog just over – and what a fantastic event it was! Big shout out to all who made it happen – Brook, Frank, Jacob, and the crew at the Dog, Ian, Pete and Emma for the best bouldering problems to date, the dynamic Dynomites organising committee and – of course – the amazing climbers and their indefatigable supporters. Well done to all!

Here’s the revised timetable for the weekend.

Please note the Youth D and C competition has been brought forward a bit.

Saturday 3^rd September

7.00am Facility opens for warm up.

8.00am OPENS competitors Briefing

8.15am Opens competitors move into the isolation area

8.30am    1st competitor starts

9.15am  10^th competitor starts

10.05am 20^th competitor starts

10.55am 30^th competitor starts

12.10pm  Last competitor finishes

12.10pm Youth B/A/ Junior / Masters – Isolation opens

12.20 Routesetting for Youth B / A/ Jun / Masters – Facility closed

1.05pm Facility Opens

1.15pm YB / YA / Jun / Masters Briefing

1.30pm  1^st competitor starts

1.45pm 10^th competitor starts

2.35pm 20^th competitor starts

3.25pm 30^th competitor starts

4.15pm 40^th competitor starts

6.25pm Last competitor finishes

6.20 OPENS finalists – Isolation Opens

6.30 Facility Closed for Opens Finals Routesetting

6.30 Isolation Closes

6.20 Facility Opens

7.30 Briefing and Viewing x 3

7.45 Opens Finals Round 1 Starts

9.45 Opens Finals Finishes

10.00 Prizegiving

Sunday 4^th September

8.00am Facility opens for competitors

8.30am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Starts

10.15am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Ends

10.30am Youth C and D Prizegiving

10.30 am Isolation opens all categories

10.40 am Isolation closes all categories

10.45am Youth B and Masters Viewing

11.00am Youth B and Masters Finals Start

12.30pm Youth B and Masters Finals End

12.45pm Junior and Youth A Viewing

1.00pm Junior and Youth A Finals Start

2.30pm Junior and Youth A Finals End

2.30pm Prizegiving

Here is the provisional timetable for the competition this weekend.

Please note that the details may change tomorrow if we have an input of  last minute registrations so please watch this space.

Saturday 3^rd September

7.00am Facility opens for warm up.

8.00am OPENS competitors – Briefing

8.15am OPENS competitors move into the isolation area

8.30am    1st competitor starts

45 mins per climber to do 5 problems, Males go first, then Females

12.20 Opens end

12.20pm Isolation opens Youth B/Youth A/Junior and Masters

1.15pm Briefing Youth B/A/Jun and Masters

1.30pm Youth A/B/Jun/Masters start – Youth Bs go first then Masters, YA, and Jun

6pm Last competitor finishes

6 Facility Closed for Opens Finals Routesetting

6 Isolation Opens

6.30 Isolation Closes

7 Briefing and Viewing

7.15 Opens Finals Start

8.45 Opens Finals Finish

9.00 Prizegiving

Sunday 4^th September

8.30am Facility opens for competitors

9.00am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Starts

11.00am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Ends

11.00am Youth C and D Prizegiving

11.05am Youth  A and B Viewing

11.15am Youth  A and B Finals Start

12.45pm Youth  A and B Finals End

1.20pm Junior and Masters Viewing

1.30pm Junior and Masters Finals Start

2.30pm Junior and Masters Finals End

3.00pm Prizegiving

Bouldering registration is still open for the champs this weekend.

It will close tonight (Thurs) midnight.

Sorry it was accidentally closed this morning by mistake!

 

Setting well underway at Hangdog for this weekend’s National Bouldering Champs.

5 qual problems now for Opens climbers.

Timetable update will be posted today at some stage.  Watch this space!

 

National Bouldering Champs registration closes Thurs midnight!

Don’t get stung by late rego fee ($20)!

Register now for Wellington this weekend!

It’s going to be a great comp – see you there!!

 

Online Registration is now open for this event.  Please go to the Competitions Tab and drop down to 2016 Lead Championships Christchurch to register.

This event is being held on Sept 17/18 at YMCA Adventure Centre, 239 Waltham Rd, Christchurch (formerly the Roxx).

This event is open to all ages. Competitors aged 16+ may enter the Opens competition as well as the competition for their own age category.

There is a 1st place cash prize of $250 for the male and female winners of the Opens competition, which will be held entirely on Sat 17th Sept (note: the CNZ ‘free entry to the next National Comp’ prize for Opens winners still applies – so this is a bonus).