In action from yesterday and gaining podium placings were Kieran Death – silver YD bouldering, Isabella Shanks – silver YC bouldering, Lucy Whitehead – bronze JUN lead, bronze JUN bouldering. Congratulations! Other top 8 placings to Zoe Weldon (YD lead 4th, bouldering 8th), Irallee Hair (JUN lead 5th, bouldering 5th), Meredith Butcher (6th bouldering YC), Tom Waldin (8th JUN Bouldering, 4th Lead), Maayan Levy (8th YA Lead). Well done to all!

See results – YD,YC Lead: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRUEKugOwaqkJr0fzY2V3AEtIobQd6H2d57Yc7Z0BzexoaTzN3HqD5qAreohjU3kPcUYgSNup_g-Rsr/pubhtml#

Jun, YA, YB bouldering: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTCB94xJ5ZA3DyUT2zOtf_epZz9uw9mKJNfWUeNIZFzpaA9a0f-xBxs_17JSnHI8yuBt5GfGsk-safh/pubhtml#

Streaming on SCA FB

Huge congrats today to Kieran Death (YD) and Isabella Shanks (YC) for winning Lead event.

Go New Zealand!

 

George Sanders set a new speed record for NZ of 10.48 seconds in China over the weekend. Congratulations!

All the best to the NZ Youth Team climbers heading over to Sydney this week for the Aussie Youth Champs – Kieran, Anthony, Zoe, Isabella, Ollie, Kade, Irallee, Lucy, Tom, Alia, Abby, Maayan, Meredith – with Coach Zane – have a great comp!

Also to the Opens climbers on their way to Xian for the IFSC Bouldering and Speed this weekend – George, Sam, Sarah and Tyler and Coach Rob – all the best.

 

Great weekend in Rotorua at the first round of the National Championship Series and thanks to all competitors and supporters for turning up and participating in the event. Also thanks to the RCC and The Wall for hosting and to all the volunteers. Big shout out to the routesetting team for precision setting. Well done to all!

 

Just a few more days to go til the first National of 2018.

Registration closes Thursday midnight.

Provisional Timetable –

(Times subject to change dependent on competitor numbers – please refer to the timetable posted at the event)

Saturday 5th May

7.45am   Facility opens for warm up.

8.15 am   Briefing - Opens and Paraclimbing

 

11.30 am Opens and Paraclimbing Qualifiers End

11.00 am Briefing Youth D, Youth C, Youth B, , Masters

 

2.15 pm Youth D, Youth C, Youth B, Masters Qualifiers End

2.00 pm Paraclimbing Final and Prizegiving

2.00 pm Briefing Youth A, Junior

 

5.15 pm   Youth A, Junior Qualifiers End

5.15 pm   Routesetting for Opens Finals – Facility Closed

5.00 pm   Isolation Opens for Open Finalists

5.30 pm   Isolation Closes for Opens Finalists

7.30 pm Opens Finals End

7.30 pm Opens Prize giving

 

 

Sunday 6th May

 8.30am Facility opens for competitors

9.00am Isolation closes for Youth D, Youth C, Youth B Finalists

 

11.30am Youth D, Youth C, Youth B Finals end

11.30am Isolation opens for Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finalists

11.45am Isolation closes for Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finalists

 

2.15pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finals End

2.30pm Prize giving

 

 

The Selection Criteria for the NZ Team has been updated for this year and can be found under the NZTeam tab (“Selection Criteria NZ Team 2018/19”).

There is one change to the criteria from last year’s policy:

For Lead climbing selection eligibility: athletes must attend a minimum of ONE Climbing NZ Lead competition in 2018.

 

 

At the 2018 CNZ AGM, of 17th March, the following officers were appointed to the management committee of CNZ:

President – David Sanders

Vice President – Sarah Hay

Secretary – Sabrina Street

Treasurer – TBC

Athlete Rep – Sam Munday

Ordinary Officers – Zane Bray (AKL), Rob Moore (BOP), Roger Weldon (WKT), Richard Booker (ROT), Peter Lofthouse (TKI), Mick Domaneschi (WGN), Lee Burbery (CAN), John Scwharz (WAN)

Thanks to all who attended the meeting.

I am pleased to announce that the following athletes have been selected to represent NZ at the 2018 World Youth Champs to be held in August in Moscow (dates and venue provisional – pending IFSC confirmation) :

Abby Gebert (BOP) – Youth B Female – Lead

Alia Robinson (WGN) – Youth B Female – Bouldering

Ariana van Lith (TKI) – Youth A Female – Lead

Henry Booker (ROT) – Youth B Male – Bouldering

Josh King (WGN) – Youth A Male – Lead

Kim Forde (CAN) – Youth A Female – Lead

Lucy Whitehead (WKT) – Junior Female – Lead and Bouldering

Luke Gardner (ROT) – Youth B Male – Lead and Bouldering

Matthew Jones (TKI) – Youth A Male – Bouldering

Oliver Shanks (WKT) – Youth B Male – Bouldering

Oliver Soar (WKT)  – Junior Male – Bouldering

Sam Munday (BOP) – Junior Male – Bouldering

Sarah Tetzlaff (BOP) – Junior Female – Lead and Bouldering

Tom Waldin (ROT) – Junior Male – Lead and Bouldering

Zeta Hittmann (WKT) – Youth A Female – Bouldering

 

Congratulations to all!

 

Only 10 days to go until the Wellington Regional Boulder and Lead comp at Hangdog, Lower Hutt

copy the link to register: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2018/wellington-regional-climbing-competition-2018/wellington