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

This event is being held on Sept 3/4 at Hangdog Climbing Gym, 453 Hutt Rd, Lower Hutt.

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. Under 14s (Youth C and D) have a separate competition on Sunday morning which is an introduction to competition bouldering.

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 3rd Sept (note: the CNZ ‘free entry to the next National Comp’ prize for Opens winners still applies – so this is a bonus).

Format  : This is the first time we have organised an exclusively Bouldering Championship for Nationals and the format is different from the one you’ll be used to.

There’ll be one Qualifying Round but instead of waiting in line in a group to attempt 8 problems competitors will be called out of an isolation zone one by one to attempt 4 problems in a row.  You’ll have 5 minutes to make as many attempts as you like per problem with a rest period of 5 minutes in between. Top 6 climbers will go through to the final.

Finals format will be the same as usual – 3 problems, resting in isolation zones between problems.

Youth C and D competition will be one final of 8 problems with a queuing system (the same format as we’ve used for Qualifying rounds to date).

See you all in Wellington!

The news is finally out that Sport climbing is going to be on the event programme as an official sport at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-approves-five-new-sports-for-olympic-games-tokyo-2020

Exciting times ahead!

Another fantastic climbing competition in Auckland this weekend concluded the CNZ National Cup series for 2016.

This article published today in Stuff: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/82666471/national-titles-decided-as-sport-climbing-awaits-olympic-inclusion

As always the spirit of climbing was very much in evidence.  What a great sport this is! Climbers of all ages (well from 9 to 50) giving it heaps to try to get to the tops of challenging routes.  The routes themselves, superbly built by Ian Ambrose and Pete Lofthouse, with the help of local Auckland setters,  at the Extreme Edge Gym, Glen Eden.  Gym owner Darrin Worsfold and the magnificently well organised Auckland Sportclimbing Club hosting and putting in the hours of hard work behind the scenes.  All the volunteers running the event on the day – the belayers, judges, timekeepers, video monitors, and, in charge of proceedings, President of the Jury, the dynamic Jo Hutton-Smith.   Southern Approach have been our sponsor for the Cup this year – generously providing some great podium and spot prizes for our competitors.  And Levi Harrell, ofallnationsphotography, has been very busy around the arena capturing the amazing action.  Many thanks to all!

Please check the provisional timetable in the post below for Sunday’s bouldering comp.

We have made some changes – adding on an extra 15mins to each Qualifier Round.

Prize giving is now estimated to be at around 5.30 pm Sunday.

Thank you to all competitors and supporters for registering to compete at the 3rd Round of the Climbing New Zealand National Cup series held in Auckland this weekend at Extreme Edge (West http://extremeedgegleneden.co.nz/)

This is the provisional timetable for Auckland this weekend.
Note it may well change so please keep your eyes on this page.

Saturday: Lead Qualification and Finals
7.45 am. Facility opens for warm up
8.15 am. Briefing and Demonstration – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
8.30 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
9.45 am. Qualifying Round 1 Ends– Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
9.45 am. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
11.00 am. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
11.00 am. Briefing and Demonstration – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
11.15 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
12.30 pm. Qualifying Round 1 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
12.30 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
1.45 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
1.45 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
2.00 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
2.15 pm. Viewing
2.30 pm. Finals Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
3.45 pm. Finals Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
3.45 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
4.00 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
4.15 pm. Viewing
4.30 pm. Finals Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
6.15 pm. Finals Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
6.30 pm. Prize Giving

Sunday: Bouldering Qualifications and Finals

7.15 am. Facility opens for warm up
7.45 am. Briefing and Demonstration
8.00 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: Female: all categories/Male: Junior/Masters

9.45 am. Qualification Ends

9.45 am. Briefing and Demonstration
10.00 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: Male: Youth B/Youth A/Open
11.45 am. Qualification Ends
11.45 am. Isolation Opens: Female: all categories and Masters
12.00 pm. Isolation Closes:
1.00 pm. Finals Start:  Female: all categories and Masters
2.30 pm. Finals End
2.30 pm. Isolation Opens: Male: all categories
2.45 pm. Isolation Closes:
3.45 pm. Finals Start:  Male: all categories
5.15 pm. Finals End
5.30 Prize Giving

Don’t forget – registration for this weekend’s Auckland comp closes Thurs 28th July midnight.  Registration on the day at Auckland will cost you an extra $20.  Also replacement number will cost you an extra $10.  Climbers competing for the first time at Nationals this year will be given numbers on the competition day.

See you in Auckland

Happy climbing!

Earlybird pricing ends midnight tonight!