Delighted to welcome on board The North Face as confirmed Gold Sponsor for this year’s Nationals.  Cheers!

Just over a month to go to the first National Cup Lead and Bouldering event for 2017 to be held at Hamilton Extreme Edge.

Registrations are now open for this event via the National Competitions tab.

It’s going to be an exciting year of climbing competitions ahead of us so train hard and looking forward to seeing you all in action on the walls.

Happy climbing!

 

Keen for one more comp before the end of the year?

Registration has opened for the Wellington regional climbing competition to be held on Sunday 4th December at Hangdog in Lower Hutt.
Go online to register at: http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/wellington-regional-climbing-competition-2016/wellington


Early bird entry is only $20 if you register before 1 December – after that it’s the standard rate of $30.

There are five categories: 
- ‘Beginner’ – max age 14, no minimum age, male and female categories, top rope only. 
- ‘Youth Intermediate’ – max age 18, male and female, top rope only, grade 21 and below. 
- ‘Youth Advanced’ – max age 18, male and female, lead climbers only, grade 20 and above. 
- ‘Open’ – 16 and over, male and female, lead climbers only, grade 22 and above. 
- ‘Masters’ – 35 and over, top rope only.
There will be spot prizes, food stall, and great climbing on the day.

Climbing New Zealand is seeking applications from people interested in the position of NZ Youth Team (NZYT) Assistant Coach for the 2017 NZYT who will compete at IFSC Youth World Championships in Innsbruck (Aug 30 – Sept 10) and at the Oceania Championships in Noumea later in October (date TBC).

Please note there is no remuneration attached to this position, however travel and accommodation expenses associated with training camps will be paid by CNZ and those associated with competitions will be covered by the team.

The parents or guardians or any person who has a direct family relationship with any qualified athlete shall not be eligible for this position.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The NZYT Assistant Coach will provide support and assistance predominately to the NZYT Head Coach and also support and assist the NZYT Manager as required.

The Assistant Coach should:

• Be available to travel with the team officials and athletes during the specified time outlined by CNZ and other team officials
• Be familiar with the IFSC code, rules and regulations for competitions
• Provide coaching assistance to the head coach as required
• Help monitor progress of the athletes leading up to competitions when possible
• Attend all CNZ National competitions and training sessions when possible
• Ensure nutritional guidelines and fitness for the athletes are maintained
• Represent New Zealand and CNZ in a positive and professional manner

Ideally the NZYT Assistant Coach is someone who:

• Can communicate effectively
• Is positive and enthusiastic
• Is well organised
• Has previous youth coaching experience

Please include in your application a description of your coaching experience and philosophy, and a brief account of your strengths and weaknesses.

Please email your letter of application to  or post to President CNZ, 73 Holloway Rd, Wellington.

Application closing date: November 20^th 2016

If you have any further questions please contact David Sanders 027 373 7336 or Peter Lofthouse

Now that the CNZ calendar is over for the year – big shout out again to all our sponsors and particularly Black Diamond – our main sponsor for the National Cup 2016. Cheers! For 2017 sponsorship opportunities please email . Happy climbing!

Many thanks to all athletes participating in the weekend’s 2016 NZ Lead Climbing Champs and congratulations to all category podium placings.

Open Lead Climbing champions for this year are Sarah Hay and Sefton Priestley.  Well done!

Full results can be viewed here:

https://piki.getobeya.com/#CNZ/event/3RQWw59WMsfjHAHXF/show?type=results

Thanks again to the Flying Geckos club and the YMCA Adventure Centre for hosting the event and to all the CNZ officials – route setters, belayers, judges and volunteers.

A fantastic finale to a great year for NZ sport climbing and we’re looking forward to more exciting competition action next year.

Happy climbing!

 

 

Lead Climbing Championship – Christchurch 2016 Timetable

Please note new times for Sunday!!!!!!

Saturday 17^th September

7.30am   Facility opens for warm up.

8.15am   Briefing

8.30am   Opens Qualifier 1 Starts

10.00am Opens Qualifier 1 Ends

10.00am Opens Qualifier 2 Starts

11.30am Opens Qualifier 2 Ends

11.15am Youth A, B, C, D, Junior and Masters Briefing

11.30am Youth D,C,B Qualifier 1 Starts

1.00pm   Youth A, Junior Masters Qualifier 1 Starts

2.30pm  Youth D,C,B Qualifier 2 Starts

4.00pm Youth A, Junior Masters Qualifier 2 Starts

5.30pm Qualifiers End

5.30pm Isolation Opens for Open Finalists

5.45pm Isolation Closes for Opens Finalists

5.45pm Routesetting for Opens Finals – Facility Closed

6.45pm Opens Viewing

7.00pm  Opens Finals Start

8.15pm Opens Finals End

8.30pm Opens Prize giving

Sunday 18^th September

8.00am Facility opens for competitors

8.30am Isolation Closes for Youth D,C,B Finalists

8.45am Viewing

9.00am Youth D,C,B Finals start

11.00am Youth D,C,B Finals end

11.00am Isolation opens for Youth A, Juniors and Masters

11.15am Isolation closes for Youth A, Juniors and Masters

11.45pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Viewing

12.00pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finals Start

2.00pm Youth A, Juniors and Masters Finals End

2.00pm Prizegiving

Register now for this upcoming event – the ultimate in the Climbing NZ 2016 calendar.  $250 prize for Open Female and Open Male winners.  See you all there!

NZ Bouldering champs at Hangdog just over – and what a fantastic event it was! Big shout out to all who made it happen – Brook, Frank, Jacob, and the crew at the Dog, Ian, Pete and Emma for the best bouldering problems to date, the dynamic Dynomites organising committee and – of course – the amazing climbers and their indefatigable supporters. Well done to all!

Here’s the revised timetable for the weekend.

Please note the Youth D and C competition has been brought forward a bit.

Saturday 3^rd September

7.00am Facility opens for warm up.

8.00am OPENS competitors Briefing

8.15am Opens competitors move into the isolation area

8.30am    1st competitor starts

9.15am  10^th competitor starts

10.05am 20^th competitor starts

10.55am 30^th competitor starts

12.10pm  Last competitor finishes

12.10pm Youth B/A/ Junior / Masters – Isolation opens

12.20 Routesetting for Youth B / A/ Jun / Masters – Facility closed

1.05pm Facility Opens

1.15pm YB / YA / Jun / Masters Briefing

1.30pm  1^st competitor starts

1.45pm 10^th competitor starts

2.35pm 20^th competitor starts

3.25pm 30^th competitor starts

4.15pm 40^th competitor starts

6.25pm Last competitor finishes

6.20 OPENS finalists – Isolation Opens

6.30 Facility Closed for Opens Finals Routesetting

6.30 Isolation Closes

6.20 Facility Opens

7.30 Briefing and Viewing x 3

7.45 Opens Finals Round 1 Starts

9.45 Opens Finals Finishes

10.00 Prizegiving

Sunday 4^th September

8.00am Facility opens for competitors

8.30am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Starts

10.15am Youth C and D Bouldering Competition Ends

10.30am Youth C and D Prizegiving

10.30 am Isolation opens all categories

10.40 am Isolation closes all categories

10.45am Youth B and Masters Viewing

11.00am Youth B and Masters Finals Start

12.30pm Youth B and Masters Finals End

12.45pm Junior and Youth A Viewing

1.00pm Junior and Youth A Finals Start

2.30pm Junior and Youth A Finals End

2.30pm Prizegiving