News

Format and Preliminary Timetable for Youth and Masters Bouldering

18 Jun
President Climbing NZ Events, News

The 2019 Youth Bouldering Championships will take place in Wellington (Hangdog) on the 3rd and 4th August.

The competition needs volunteer support, if you can help please advise your climbing club, or email


The competition will be run in the IFSC format for all age groups. I.e. 5 boulders for the qualifier and 4 boulders for the finals.

Qualifiers will be on Sat 3rd, and Finals will be on Sun 4th August.

The preliminary timetable for the event is as follows

Qualifications – Sat
07:45 – 10:00    YC and YD

11:30 – 13:20    YB and Masters

15:00 – 16:50    YA and Junior 

Finals- Sun
09:00 – 10:30    YC and YD

11:30 – 13:00    YB and Masters

14:30 – 16:00    YA and Junior


These times will change depending on the number of entries for each category.

Great success at Australian National Championships

Great success at Australian National Championships
07 Jun
President Climbing NZ Events, Results

A number of great performances at the recent Australian Youth Climbing Championships held at Villawood, Sydney. Thanks to Rob Moore, Team Coach, Shane Death, Team Manager and all the supporting parents. Well done to all who competed. Podium results achieved by:

Monique Gray, 2nd Youth C Lead , 1st Youth C Bouldering

Henry Booker, 1st Youth B Lead, 3rd Youth B Speed

Jake Townsend, 1st Youth A Lead

Sarah Tetzlaff, 2nd Junior Lead, 1st Junior Speed

Best of luck to the New Zealand Team heading to the Australian Youth Championships (24-26 May)

Best of luck to the New Zealand Team heading to the Australian Youth Championships (24-26 May)
21 May
President Climbing NZ Events, News

Good luck to everyone off to Aussie Youth Champs in Sydney 24th-26th of May:

David Sheppard, Sarah Tetzlaff, Sophia Osipova, Caleb Bryant, Jake Townshend, Tayla Manning, Phoebe Kenderdine, Luke Gardner, Henry Booker, Antony Death, Alia Robinson, Willow Cook, Mac Duggan, Kieran Death, Monique Gray, Meredith Butcher, Zoe Weldon, Cooper Robinson, Connie Wiles, Kyra True, Logan Gallagher, Lily Taylor.

If you wish to follow their progress, including live streaming of some of the climbing, go the Sport Climbing Australia Facebook page.

Results from 2019 Lead Championships 18th / 19th of May

Results from 2019 Lead Championships 18th / 19th of May
21 May
President Climbing NZ Events, News, Results

Congratulations to all competitors from this week-end’s Lead National Championships.

Special thanks to Extreme Edge, Panmure, Auckland Sport Climbing Club, Ian, Pete and the routesetting team, POJ Sabrina, head judge Nick and the officials and volunteers for a great weekend.

Thanks for the ongoing support from our sponsors Rab & The North Face.

Special congratulations to our category and trophy winners:

Josh Evans, Open Male

Tayla Manning, Open Female

Tom Waldin, Junior Male

Sarah Tetzlaff, Junior Female

Jake Townshend, Youth A Male

Tayla Manning. Youth A Female

Henry Booker, Youth B Male

Isabella Shanks, Youth B Female

Mac Duggan, Youth C Male

Rebecca Hounsell, Youth C Female

Kyra True, Youth D Female

Jamie Birchler, Youth D Male

Steven Gavin, Masters

Rachel Maia, Paraclimbing (Female amputee)

Byron Raubenheimer, Paraclimbing (Male amputee)

Di Drayton, Paraclimbing (Female reduced power)

Russell Harrison, Paraclimbing (Male reduced power)

All results can be found at https://piki.vimaly.com/#CNZ/event/rOm1eyR4H1c7hjq9N/show

2019 Lead Championships Timetable

17 May
President Climbing NZ News

To avoid confusion, this post and the event registration page will both be updated if there are any timetable changes during the event.

Saturday

7.30 amTechnical MeetingTeam Managers, Judges, Officials
7.30 amFacility opens for warm up
8.15 amBriefing and DemonstrationYouth D, Youth C, Youth B, Para
8.30 amQualifying Round 1 StartsYD/YC/YB/ Para
10.00 amQualifying Round 1 EndsYD/YC/YB/ Para
10.00 amQualifying Round 2 StartsYD/YC/YB/ Para
11.30 amQualifying Round 2 EndsYD/YC/YB/ Para
11.00 amBriefing and DemonstrationOPEN M/F
11.15 amQualifying Round 1 StartsOPEN M/F
12.45 pmQualifying Round 1 EndsOPEN M/F
12.45 pmQualifying Round 2 StartsOPEN M/F
2.30 pmQualifying Round 2 EndsOPEN M/F
2.00 pmIsolation OpensYD/YC/YB/ Para
2.30 pmIsolation ClosesYD/YC/YB/ Para
2.45 pmViewingYD/YC/YB/ Para
3.00 pmFinals StartYD/YC/YB/ Para
4.30 pmFinals EndYD/YC/YB/ Para
4.45 pm PrizegivingYD/YC/YB/ Para
5.00 pmIsolation OpensOPEN M/F
5.15 pmIsolation ClosesOPEN M/F
5.15 pmFacility closes for reset – officials only
6.30 pmFacility reopens to spectators
6.45 pmViewingOPEN M/F
7.00 pmFinals StartOPEN M/F
8.00 pmFinals EndOPEN M/F
8.15 pmPrizegivingOPEN M/F
8.30 pmFacility closes for reset – officials only

Sunday     

7.45 amFacility opens for warm upYouth A, Juniors, Masters
8.15 amBriefing and DemonstrationYA/J/Mas
8.30 amQualifying Round 1 StartsYA/J/Mas
10.15 amQualifying Round 1 EndsYA/J/Mas
10.15 amQualifying Round 2 StartsYA/J/Mas
11.00 pmQualifying Round 2 EndsYA/J/Mas
11.15 pmIsolation OpensYA/J/Mas
11.30 pm Isolation ClosesYA/J/Mas
11.30 pmFacility Closed for Reset.YA/J/Mas
1.00 pmFacility reopens to spectatorsYA/J/Mas
1.30 pmViewingYA/J/Mas
1.45 pmFinals StartYA/J/Mas
2.30 pmFinals EndYA/J/Mas
3.00 pmPrizegivingYA/J/Mas