Best of luck to the New Zealand Team heading to the Australian Youth Championships (24-26 May)

Good luck to everyone off to Aussie Youth Champs in Sydney 24th-26th of May:
David Sheppard, Sarah Tetzlaff, Sophia Osipova, Caleb Bryant, Jake Townshend, Tayla Manning, Phoebe Kenderdine, Luke Gardner, Henry Booker, Antony Death, Alia Robinson, Willow Cook, Mac Duggan, Kieran Death, Monique Gray, Meredith Butcher, Zoe Weldon, Cooper Robinson, Connie Wiles, Kyra True, Logan Gallagher, Lily Taylor.
If you wish to follow their progress, including live streaming of some of the climbing, go the Sport Climbing Australia Facebook page.
Results from 2019 Lead Championships 18th / 19th of May

Congratulations to all competitors from this week-end’s Lead National Championships.
Special thanks to Extreme Edge, Panmure, Auckland Sport Climbing Club, Ian, Pete and the routesetting team, POJ Sabrina, head judge Nick and the officials and volunteers for a great weekend.
Thanks for the ongoing support from our sponsors Rab & The North Face.
Special congratulations to our category and trophy winners:
Josh Evans, Open Male
Tayla Manning, Open Female
Tom Waldin, Junior Male
Sarah Tetzlaff, Junior Female
Jake Townshend, Youth A Male
Tayla Manning. Youth A Female
Henry Booker, Youth B Male
Isabella Shanks, Youth B Female
Mac Duggan, Youth C Male
Rebecca Hounsell, Youth C Female
Kyra True, Youth D Female
Jamie Birchler, Youth D Male
Steven Gavin, Masters
Rachel Maia, Paraclimbing (Female amputee)
Byron Raubenheimer, Paraclimbing (Male amputee)
Di Drayton, Paraclimbing (Female reduced power)
Russell Harrison, Paraclimbing (Male reduced power)
All results can be found at https://piki.vimaly.com/#CNZ/event/rOm1eyR4H1c7hjq9N/show
Action from the first day of the 2019 National Lead Championships
A selection of images from the first day of this weekend’s competition held at Extreme Edge, Panmure with ongoing support from our sponsors Rab & The North Face.
More to come on Day 2!
2019 Lead Championships Timetable
To avoid confusion, this post and the event registration page will both be updated if there are any timetable changes during the event.
Saturday
7.30 am | Technical Meeting | Team Managers, Judges, Officials |
7.30 am | Facility opens for warm up | |
8.15 am | Briefing and Demonstration | Youth D, Youth C, Youth B, Para |
8.30 am | Qualifying Round 1 Starts | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
10.00 am | Qualifying Round 1 Ends | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
10.00 am | Qualifying Round 2 Starts | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
11.30 am | Qualifying Round 2 Ends | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
11.00 am | Briefing and Demonstration | OPEN M/F |
11.15 am | Qualifying Round 1 Starts | OPEN M/F |
12.45 pm | Qualifying Round 1 Ends | OPEN M/F |
12.45 pm | Qualifying Round 2 Starts | OPEN M/F |
2.30 pm | Qualifying Round 2 Ends | OPEN M/F |
2.00 pm | Isolation Opens | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
2.30 pm | Isolation Closes | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
2.45 pm | Viewing | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
3.00 pm | Finals Start | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
4.30 pm | Finals End | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
4.45 pm | Prizegiving | YD/YC/YB/ Para |
5.00 pm | Isolation Opens | OPEN M/F |
5.15 pm | Isolation Closes | OPEN M/F |
5.15 pm | Facility closes for reset – officials only | |
6.30 pm | Facility reopens to spectators | |
6.45 pm | Viewing | OPEN M/F |
7.00 pm | Finals Start | OPEN M/F |
8.00 pm | Finals End | OPEN M/F |
8.15 pm | Prizegiving | OPEN M/F |
8.30 pm | Facility closes for reset – officials only |
Sunday
7.45 am | Facility opens for warm up | Youth A, Juniors, Masters |
8.15 am | Briefing and Demonstration | YA/J/Mas |
8.30 am | Qualifying Round 1 Starts | YA/J/Mas |
10.15 am | Qualifying Round 1 Ends | YA/J/Mas |
10.15 am | Qualifying Round 2 Starts | YA/J/Mas |
11.00 pm | Qualifying Round 2 Ends | YA/J/Mas |
11.15 pm | Isolation Opens | YA/J/Mas |
11.30 pm | Isolation Closes | YA/J/Mas |
11.30 pm | Facility Closed for Reset. | YA/J/Mas |
1.00 pm | Facility reopens to spectators | YA/J/Mas |
1.30 pm | Viewing | YA/J/Mas |
1.45 pm | Finals Start | YA/J/Mas |
2.30 pm | Finals End | YA/J/Mas |
3.00 pm | Prizegiving | YA/J/Mas |
Early bird registration for Lead Championships closes midnight Thursday 9th.

Open Team Depart for World Cups in China

All the very best to our athletes heading to China to compete in two IFSC World Cup events. The team is support by National Coach Rob Moore.
Good luck to George Sanders, Sarah Tetzlaff, Tom Waldin, Chase Gatland and Amanda Speed.
Itinerary:
26 – 28 APRIL 2019, IFSC World Cup (Bouldering, Speed) – Chongqing (CHN) 2019 – Event details here
3 – 5 MAY 2019, IFSC Climbing World Cup (Bouldering, Speed) – Wujiang (CHN) 2019 – Event details here
CNZ Events 2019

Notice of Climbing New Zealand AGM
The Climbing New Zealand (CNZ) Annual General Meeting is to be held on:Sunday the 14th of April 2019, commencing at 12 noon,
at
Northern Rocks (111 Diana Drive, Glenfield, Auckland) and via Skype.
All affiliated members are welcome and encouraged to attend. There is the opportunity to be included in the meeting via Skype for those unable to attend in person – please send your intentions to attend or skype details through to s on or before the 7th of April.
Nominations will open on the 15th of March 2019 for all Executive Committee officers (President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer) and the Athlete’s Representative, to be voted on at the AGM . Please also give your nominations for Ordinary officers (Club representatives, not voted on, each club is entitled to one representative). All Executive Committee nominations will be distributed to member clubs on the 4th of April 2019 as per the CNZ constitution requirements, along with an agenda for the meeting.
Please send nominations to s before the 4th of April 2019.
Kindest regards,
Sabrina Street
Secretary CNZ
Registrations open for the South Island Festival of Climbing
