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We are pleased to announce the next season’s National A Boulder Champs 2025/26 will be held at Uprising in Christchurch on September 20th
This is for Opens, U19 and U17 Male and Female.
We are delighted to partner with Sefton Priestley and his fabulous team at Uprising.
Currently, CNZ and the Uprising team are working on all further details and we will release them as soon as possible.
Here you will find all the relevant information and links for this years’ Speed nationals
Pre-Competition information for athletes
Keep an eye out on this page for anything further
For all the relevant information on the Opens Lead Nationals, check out our ClimbAlong listing
ClimbAlong | Here we will list links for livestreams, timetable updates, start lists and live results
Current Timetable | Latest timetable, please note subject to change if required
Check out our listing with ClimbAlong for all the latest information for athletes and spectators. You will be able to find tops, forerunning videos, start lists, timetables and results on this page
https://climbalong.com/competitions/156/info
Imagine waking up this morning and having to pinch yourself to make sure you didn’t just dream about qualifying for the Olympics yesterday.
That is likely what Sarah Tetzlaff and Julian David must be going through this morning, and similarly their proud coach Rob Moore.
After stunning and nail-biting races yesterday, both Julian and Sarah have officially qualified for the Paris 2024 Olympics as the first NZ climbers to represent NZ at any Olympic event. It is a historic moment for the sport and the country but one that will only sink in slowly for our athletes.
Hundreds of people watched the event live on TV yesterday, many cheering and screaming at the screen and celebrating countless PBs and successes.
It has been a big journey not just for Julian and Sarah but all other NZ athletes at the IFSC Qualifying event as well. Abby Gebert and Flynn Chisholm placing third in their retrospective events is another huge success to come from the event. PBs were set by many other athletes; many running under 10, 9, 8, 7 seconds for the first time and walking away with big smiles.
We are sure there was a big celebration in Melbourne last night and we can’t wait to welcome home the team and celebrate their hard work and success.
Best times for each NZ athlete:
Females
Sarah Tetzlaff: 8.54 secs
Abby Gebert: 9.06 secs
Jorja Rangi: 9.56 secs
Mischa Boorman: 10.54 secs
Meredith Butcher: 12.40 secs
Males
Julian David: 5.96 secs
Flynn Chrisholm: 6.79 secs
Ned Johnston: 7.82 secs
Luke Stock: 10.16 secs
Jack Niles (JJ): 10.90 secs
Karyss Adams: 12.82 secs
We are so excited to announce the date and venue for the La Sportiva Speed Climbing Championships.
Event Info:
When?
24th March 2024
Where?
Blake Park, Mount Maunganui
Bookmark the dates, more details to come about selection, times, registration.
Want to help? Fill out our volunteer form and we will be in touch!
Poster to download
We are so excited to announce the date and venue for the La Sportiva Youth, Masters and Paraclimbing Lead Championships.
Event Info:
When?
24-25th February 2024
Where?
Extreme Edge, Hamilton
Bookmark the dates, more details to come about selection, times, registration.
Want to help? Fill out our volunteer form and we will be in touch!
Poster to download
We are so excited to announce the date and venue for the La Sportiva Open Lead Championships.
Event Info:
When?
23rd March 2024
Where?
The Wall and Basement Cinema, Rotorua
Bookmark the dates, more details to come about selection, times, registration.
Want to help? Fill out our volunteer form and we will be in touch!
Poster to download
Important Links for the day:
We are pleased to announce that the 2023/24 National Youth and Masters Championships will be held at Boulder Co. Auckland on 14th/15th October 2023.
This event will be run by IFSC competition guidelines and will be used to select our 2024 Youth Development Squad.
To register click here
Want to shout it from the rooftops? Download the poster
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This is a National competition run according to IFSC rules.
*Fees included previously levied $30 athlete entry fee via clubs. Talk to your club about this if you need an explanation.
Register early and save $10!
Registrations close midnight Thursday 14th September 2023. Early Bird registration price ends midnight Thursday 7th September 2023. Late registrations and those taken on competition day will incur an additional $20 late fee.
Competitors must be a member of an affiliated Climbing New Zealand club and have a Domestic Climbing license if they want to be eligible for New Zealand Team selection.
All competitors must complete the domestic license form prior to the competition. Forms are available on the Climbing New Zealand website, or will be available on the day.
Climbers who are not a member of an Affiliated Club can enter as an individual with an additional one-off payment of $20.
Completed forms are to be provided to clubs for affiliated athletes or provided on the day to officials.
