Climbing New Zealand

NZ Youth Team 2019 – Assistant Coach Applications Now Open

16 Feb

Climbing New Zealand is seeking applications for position of Assistant Coach for the New Zealand Youth Sport Climbing Team (NZYT) for 2019.

To apply please email a letter briefly outlining your reasons for applying to:

Full job description is also available on request to this email.

Please note this position is voluntary (expenses reimbursed), and for a 1-season term (2019) only.

Applicants must be available for travel to Italy for the IFSC World Youth Championship (WYCH). Trip duration: August 11th – Sept 4th. Ideally the applicant should be competent driving a manual vehicle in Italy.

Applicants will probably also be needed to attend the Australia Youth Champs in Sydney (May 24,25,26).

Applicants are also expected to attend all training camps for the NZYT – dates to follow.

Parents/guardians or any person having a direct family relationship (including relationship partners) to any member of the NZYT will not be considered for any of this position.

Application closing date: midnight Monday March 4th 2019

Interviews will follow – by Skype or Google Hangouts and we will aim to confirm appointments by end of March.

NZ Youth Team 2019 announced

26 Nov

The following athletes have been selected for the NZ Youth Team 2019. Congratulations to all!

Junior Male

Tom Waldin (ROT) – Lead and Bouldering

Lukas Blenkinsopp (AKL) – Lead

David Sheppard (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Junior Female

Sarah Tetzlaff (BOP) – Lead and Bouldering

Irralee Hair (BOP) – Lead

Nicky Dachs (CAN) – Lead

Kim Forde (CAN) – Lead

Sophia Osipova (BOP) – Bouldering

YA Male

Caleb Bryant (CAN)  â€“ Lead

Matt Jones (TKI) – Bouldering

Jake Townshend (CAN) – Lead

Luke Gardner (ROT) – Lead and Bouldering

Oliver Shanks (WKT) – Lead

YA Female

Zeta Hittmann (WKT) – Lead and Bouldering

Phoebe Kenderdine (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Tayla Manning (TKI) – Lead and Bouldering

Ariana van Lith (TKI) – Lead and Bouldering

Evie Boyd (CAN) – Lead

Jaymie Tervoort (WGN) – Bouldering

YB Male

Kade Allen (BOP) – Lead and Bouldering

Henry Booker (ROT) – Lead and Bouldering

Oskar Wolff (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Antony Death (BOP) – Bouldering

Ryan Langstone (AKL) – Lead

YB Female

Abby Gebert (BOP) – Lead and Bouldering

Joy Williams (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Alia Robinson (WGN) – Lead

Isabella Shanks (WKT) – Lead and Bouldering

Willow Cook (CAN) – Lead

YC Male

Mac Duggan (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Kieran Death (BOP) – Lead and Bouldering

YC Female

Monique Gray (ROT) – Lead and Bouldering

Meredith Butcher (WGN) – Bouldering

Mischa Boorman (BOP) – Lead and Bouldering

Zoe Weldon (WKT) – Lead and Bouldering

YD Male

Cooper Robinson (WGN) – Lead and Bouldering

Logan Gallagher (WKT) – Lead

YD Female

Connie Wiles (WGN) – Toprope and Bouldering

Lily Taylor (BOP) – Toprope

Kyra True (WKT) – Bouldering

2018 Champions

29 Oct

Congratulations to the following NZ national champions for 2018:

Toprope

U-12 Male – Kieran Death (Bay Of Plenty)

U-12 Female – Zoe Weldon (Waikato)

Lead

U-14 Male – Oskar Wolff (Wellington)

U-14 Female – Isabella Shanks (Waikato)

U-16 Male – Henry Booker (Rotorua)

U-16 Female – Phoebe Kenderdine (Wellington)

U-18 Male – Jake Townsend (Canterbury)

U-18 Female – Zeta Hittmann (Waikato)

U-20 Male – Tom Waldin (Rotorua)

U-20 Female – Irralee Hair (Bay Of Plenty)

Open Male – Zane Bray (Auckland)

Open Female – Sarah Hay (Auckland)

Masters Male – Zane Bray (Auckland)

 

Paraclimbing

Rachel Maia (Taranaki)

 

Bouldering

U-12 Male – Kieran Death (Bay Of Plenty)

U-12 Female – Zoe Weldon (Waikato)

U-14 Male – Oskar Wolff (Wellington)

U-14 Female - Monique Gray (Rotorua)

U-16 Male - Luke Gardner (Rotorua)

U-16 Female -Abby Gebert (Bay Of Plenty)

U-18 Male - Matthew Jones (Taranaki)

U-18 Female – Zeta Hittmann (Waikato)

U-20 Male – Tom Waldin (Rotorua)

U-20 Female – Sarah Tetzlaff (Bay Of Plenty)

Open Male - George Sanders (Bay Of Plenty)

Open Female - Amanda Speed (Bay Of Plenty)

Masters - Eric Duggan (Wellington)

 

2018 Team Cup – Dynomites Wellington 

Great weekend in Hamilton!

29 Oct

Another awesome bouldering comp in Hamilton over the weekend. Congratulations to all the participants, podium medalists and series trophy winners. Congratulations to the 2018 Team Cup winners the dynamic Dynomites – Wellington Climbing Club! Many thanks to Extreme Edge Rock Climbing Hamilton and the Waikato Climbing Club for hosting.

Results here.

UPDATED Timetable for Hamilton Boulder Champs 27th/28th October 2018

26 Oct

Please check the official timetable posted at the event for any further updates during the competition.

Saturday 27th October 2018 – Qualification (Opens M/F / Youth B / Youth A / Juniors / Masters) and Opens Finals

7.00 am – Facility opens for warm up, Isolation opens – OPENS M/F

7.00 am – Technical meeting – Team Managers

8.00 am – Isolation closes – OPENS M/F

8.30 am – Qualifiers start – OPENS M/F

10.40 am – Qualifiers end – OPENS M/F

10.45 am – Isolation opens – Youth B / Masters / Youth A / Juniors

11.00 am – Isolation closes – Youth B / Masters / Youth A / Juniors

11.00 am  – Routesetters reset for next round – spectators not allowed in the competition arena until given the all clear by Jury President.

12.30 pm – Qualifiers start – Youth B and Masters

1.20 pm – Qualifiers start – Youth A

1.55 pm Qualifiers start – Junior Males,

2.35 pm – Qualifiers start Junior Females

3.35 pm – Qualifiers end

3.35 pm – Isolation Opens – OPENS M/F

4.00 pm – Isolation Closes – OPENS M/F

4.00 pm – Route setters set up for Opens final – spectators are not allowed in the competition arena until given the all clear by Jury President

5.30 pm – Viewing – OPENS M/F

5.45 pm – Finals start – OPENS M/F

7.45 pm – Finals end – OPENS M/F

8.00 pm – Prize-giving – OPENS M/F

8.30 pm – Route setters set up problems for Sunday

Sunday 28th October 2018 – Qualification Youth C/D (Under 14s) and Finals (Youth C/D / Youth B / Youth A / Juniors / Masters)

7.00 am – Facility opens for warm up

7.30 am – Qualifiers start – Youth C/ Youth D

9.00 am – Qualifiers end – Youth C/ Youth D

9.10 am – Isolation opens – Youth C/ Youth D

9.20 am – Isolation closes – Youth C/ Youth D

9.20 am – Routesetters reset for next round – spectators not allowed in the competition arena until given the all clear by Jury President.

10.00 am – Viewing –  Youth C/ Youth D

10.30 am – Finals Start Youth C/Youth D

10.45 am – Isolation Opens –Youth B, A, Juniors and Masters (all finalists)

11.20 am – Finals end – Youth C/ Youth D

11.20 am – Isolation closes – Youth B, A, Juniors and Masters (all finalists)

11.20 am –  Routesetters reset for next round – spectators not allowed in the competition arena until given the all clear by Jury President.

11.30 am – Prizegiving Youth C/D – if bad weather then postponed to 2.30 pm

12.20 pm – Viewing – Youth B, A, Juniors and Masters (all finalists)

12.30 pm – Finals Start– Youth B, A, Juniors and Masters (all finalists)

2.20 pm – Finals End

2.30 pm – Prizegiving

 

Great weekend in Wellington!

24 Sep

Fantastic Bouldering comp over the weekend- big shout out to HangDog Climbing the dynamic Dynomites – Wellington Climbing Club all the Climbing NZ officials, all the fantastic volunteers and our super sponsors: RAB, The North Face, Friction Labs and Earth Sea and Sky! Results are on PIKI https://piki.vimaly.com/#CNZ/event/akGZBgpCAesrw61cW/show?type=results