Climbing New Zealand is seeking applications from people interested in the positions of New Zealand Youth Team (NZYT) Manager, Head Coach, Assistant Manager, Assistant Coach for 2020/21. All positions are for a 2-year term, subject to review following the 2020 WYCH. Applicants should be available to travel to the Youth World Champs usually held in Aug/Sept. 2020 venue and dates are not confirmed at this stage. Exact number of officials will depend on the size of the team selected. Please refer to the Job Descriptions here for further information. Please note there is no remuneration attached to this position, however Read More
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Climbing New Zealand Open Combined Event Registration and Timetable
Climbing New Zealand Open Combined event is on the 19th and 20th of October 2019 in Mount Maunganui. This event includes Speed, Bouldering and Lead and is a qualification event for the 2020 Oceania Open Combined event in Sydney, Australia which is the Oceania Olympic Qualifier. Registration and competition details for the New Zealand Open Combined event is available here. Timetable – This timetable is provisional based on a competitor numbers of 30 per gender. Please refer to event page on CNZ website for updates once registration is closed. Saturday 19 October 9am Speed warm up opens at Blake Park 10am Speed Read More
Open Boulder Champs 2019 Photos
The full album of photos from the National Open Boulder champs can be viewed here.
Results from the New Zealand Secondary Schools Climbing Championships
Climbing New Zealand (CNZ) and School Sport New Zealand (NZSSSC) are pleased to publish the full results from the National Secondary Schools Climbing Championships for 2019 held on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2019 at Rocktopia in Mount Maunganui. Congratulations to our 2019 champions: Junior Boys: Julian David, Tauranga Boys College Junior Girls: Meredith Butcher, Chilton St James Senior Boys: Luke Gardner, Rotorua Lakes High School Senior Girls: Holly Gardner, Rotorua Lakes High School Top School Trophy Winners: Rotorua Lakes High School
Registration is now open for National Open Bouldering Championships
Register here. Event details here.
Video From the Youth and Masters Comp
And here’s the video from last weekends comp too.
Youth and Masters Boulder Champs Photos
A tough weekend was had deciding who New Zealand’s best youth and masters boulderers were. Congrats to all those who competed and good luck to all those competing at the worlds. Below are a small selection of images from the comp, to view the entire album please click here
Selection Criteria for the 2020 Oceania Open Combined event is now available
The selection document for the Open Oceania Team for Oceania Championships March 28th and 29th March 2020, Villawood, Sydney Australia is available here. The nomination criteria for the 2020 Olympics is available here. Second year Youth B climbers in 2019 (those who will be 16 yrs in 2020) are eligible to selection.
Our Youth Team depart for Arco, Italy this week-end
All the best to our Youth Yeam for WYCH Arco – Oskar Wolff, Alia Robinson, Abby Gebert, Joy Williams, Tayla Manning, Phoebe Kenderdine, Ariana van Lith, Matthew Jones, David Sheppard, Irralee Hair, Sophia Osipova, Kim Forde, Sarah Tetzlaff, Tom Waldin and management team – Zil Yeaman, Rob Moore and Wiz Fineron. The team head to Thailand for a weeks training before flying on to Italy for the Youth World Championships. Follow the event here. Also follow the Climbing New Zealand Youth Team page to keep up with their progress. Link to the page here.
Reminder about registering for the National Secondary Schools Event
Registration closes 16th of August Climbing New Zealand (CNZ) and School Sport New Zealand (NZSSSC) are promoting and organising the National Secondary Schools Climbing Championships for 2019. The competition will be held on the 2nd and 3rd of September 2019 at Rocktopia in Mount Maunganui. The event is open to all secondary schools. Information about the event and the registration process is available on School Sport website. http://www.nzsssc.org.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=285f9de1-e7aa-46c3-8690-24ed4d63db59 Please promote to your schools and communities to make this a great event.