Here is the provisional timetable for this weekend.

Please watch this page for updates!

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/Masters

8.30 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 1 Ends– Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Briefing and Demonstration – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

11.45 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

1.00 pm. Qualifying Round 1 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

1.00 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

2.15 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

2.00 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
2.15 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B
2.30 pm. Viewing

2.45 pm. Finals Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B

4.30 pm. Finals Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B

4.15 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
4.30 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters
4.45 pm. Viewing

5.00 pm. Finals Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters

6.30 Finals Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens/ Masters

6.45 pm. Prize Giving

 

Sunday: Bouldering Qualifications and Finals

7.15 am. Facility opens for warm up

7.45 am. Briefing

8.00 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: YBF, YAF, JF, OF, and MASTERS

 

9.30 am. Qualification Ends

9.30 am. Briefing

9.45 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: YBM, YAM, JM, OM

11.15 am. Qualification Ends
11.15 am. FACILITY CLEARED FOR RESET. OFFICIALS ONLY.

 

11.55 am. Isolation Opens: YBF, YAF, JF, OF, MASTERS
( Elite Training Room – access from outside)

12.25 am. Isolation Closes: YBF, YAF, JF, OF, MASTERS

 

12.25 pm. FACILITY OPEN TO SPECTATORS. (No finals competitors in spectator areas, or communication with finals competitors allowed)

 

12.30 pm. Viewing:  YBF, YAF, JF, OF, MASTERS

 

12.45 pm. Finals Start: YBF, YAF, JF, OF, MASTERS

 

2.15 pm. Finals End: YBF, YAF, JF, OF, MASTERS
2.00 pm. Isolation Opens: YBM, YAM, JM, OM
(Elite Training Room – access from outside)
2.15 pm. Isolation Closes: YBM, YAM, JM, OM

2.30 pm.Viewing: YBM, YAM, JM, OM
2.45 pm. Finals Start: YBM, YAM, JM, OM
4.15 pm. Finals End
4.30 pm Prize Giving
 

Three NZ competitors attended last weekend’s SCA Youth Champs in Melbourne.  All achieved podium placings.

Congratulations to Isabella Shanks (YC) – 2nd in Lead,  5th in Bouldering.  Oliver Shanks (YB) – 3rd in Lead, 16^th equal in Bouldering. Tom Waldin (YA) – 2nd in Lead, 2nd in Speed, 6th in Bouldering.

Well done to all!

Congratulations to the following climbers who have won free entry into the next round of the 2017 National Cup.  This prize is awarded to the climbers with the highest combined Lead and Bouldering scores for their category at each event of the 2017 CNZ calendar.  The prize is valid for each subsequent competition and rolls over to the first comp of 2018.

Youth D – Adam Iskrinski (WKT) and Meredith Butcher (WGN)

Youth C – Henry Booker (ROT) and Isabella Shanks (WKT)

Youth B – Joshua King (WGN) bouldering only, Luke Gardner (ROT) lead only, and Katie Morison (CAN)

Youth A – Tom Waldin (ROT) and Maayan Levy (WKT)

Junior – Oliver Soar (WKT) lead only, Patrick Soulier (WKT) bouldering only, and Lucy Whitehead (WKT)

Open – George Sanders (WGN) and Sarah Hay (AKL)

Masters – Zane Bray (AKL)

 

 

Here is the provisional timetable for this weekend.

Please watch this page for updates!

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/Masters

8.30 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 1 Ends– Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Briefing and Demonstration – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

11.45 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

1.00 pm. Qualifying Round 1 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

2.00 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

3.15 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

3.00 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

3.15 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

3.30 pm. Viewing

3.45 pm. Finals Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

5.30 pm. Finals Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

5.15 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

5.30 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

5.45 pm. Viewing

6.00 pm. Finals Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

7.30 Finals Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

7.45 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: All Female Categories

9.30 am. Qualification Ends

9.15 am. Briefing and Demonstration

10.00 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: Male: All Male Categories and Masters

12.00 pm. Qualification Ends

11.45 am. Isolation Opens:  All Female Categories

12.00 pm. Isolation Closes:

1.00 pm. Viewing: All Female Categories

1.15 pm. Finals Start: All Female Categories

2.45 pm. Finals End

2.30 pm. Isolation Opens:  All Male Categories and all Masters

2.45 pm. Isolation Closes: All Male Categories and all Masters

3.15 pm. Finals Start: All Male Categories and all Masters

3.30 pm. Finals Start: All Male Categories and all Masters

5.00 pm. Finals End

5.15 Prize Giving

Climbing New Zealand is seeking Expressions of Interest for lead and bouldering Route-setting at the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia, Oct 12-15 2017

Please indicate in your application:

1) competition and non-competition routesetting experience both in NZ and overseas

2) current grades climbing

3) preparedness to contribute to the NZ domestic competition schedule 2017

4) availability for New Caledonia in Oct – will be full week Mon 9th – Sunday 15th – and preparedness to self-fund if need be

5) future intentions for competition routesetting in NZ

Please apply to

Application closing date – midnight April 20th

Here is the provisional timetable for National Cup Round 1 Hamilton this weekend.

Please keep an eye on this page as the times may be tweaked.

Click here to view start lists

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/Masters

8.30 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 1 Ends– Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

10.00 am. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

11.30 am. Briefing and Demonstration – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

11.45 am. Qualifying Round 1 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

1.00 pm. Qualifying Round 1 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

1.00 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

2.15 pm. Qualifying Round 2 Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

2.15 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

2.30 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

2.45 pm. Viewing

3.00 pm. Finals Starts – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

4.15 pm. Finals Ends – Youth D/Youth C/ Youth B/ Masters

4.15 pm. Isolation Opens – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

4.30 pm. Isolation Closes – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

4.45 pm. Viewing

5.00 pm. Finals Starts – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

6.15 Finals Ends – Youth A/Juniors/ Opens

6.45 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: All Female Categories and Masters

 

9.45 am. Qualification Ends

9.45 am. Briefing and Demonstration

10.15 am. Qualification Starts 8 problems: Male: Youth B/Youth A/Opens

 

12.15 pm. Qualification Ends

12.00 pm. Isolation Opens:  Female: All Categories and all Masters

12.15 pm. Isolation Closes:

1.15 pm. Finals Start: Female: All Categories and all Masters

2.45 pm. Finals End

2.30 pm. Isolation Opens:  All Male Categories

2.45 pm. Isolation Closes:

3.15 pm. Finals Start: All Male Categories

4.45 pm. Finals End

5.00 Prize Giving

For 2017 National competitions the ‘Free entry to the next competition’ Prize – which was formerly only awarded to Opens Category climbers will now be awarded to the winners of all categories.

For Youth B and older the prize will be awarded to the highest placed combined Lead and Bouldering climber.

For Youth C and D be awarded to the winner of Rop Rope/Lead.

In the event of a tied score for combined the prize will be split with each climber eligible for free entry in their winning discipline.

The prize only applies to each subsequent comp – eg. if you win in Hamilton you get free entry to Rotorua only.

The prize rolls over to the first comp of 2018.

Climb hard everyone!

 

Many thanks to Pelorus Trust who have given us a grant to cover medals expenses for this year’s Nationals.  Cheers!

Big welcome to Outfitters/Rab who are confirmed as Platinum Sponsor for the 2017 National Competition Series.  Cheers!