Climbing New Zealand

Bouldering registration is still open for the champs this weekend.

It will close tonight (Thurs) midnight.

Sorry it was accidentally closed this morning by mistake!

Setting well underway at Hangdog for this weekend’s National Bouldering Champs.

5 qual problems now for Opens climbers.

Timetable update will be posted today at some stage.  Watch this space!

National Bouldering Champs registration closes Thurs midnight!

Don’t get stung by late rego fee ($20)!

Register now for Wellington this weekend!

It’s going to be a great comp – see you there!!

Online Registration is now open for this event.  Please go to the Competitions Tab and drop down to 2016 Lead Championships Christchurch to register.

This event is being held on Sept 17/18 at YMCA Adventure Centre, 239 Waltham Rd, Christchurch (formerly the Roxx).

This event is open to all ages. Competitors aged 16+ may enter the Opens competition as well as the competition for their own age category.

There is a 1st place cash prize of $250 for the male and female winners of the Opens competition, which will be held entirely on Sat 17th Sept (note: the CNZ ‘free entry to the next National Comp’ prize for Opens winners still applies – so this is a bonus).

Online Registration is now open for this event.  Please go to the Competitions Tab and drop down to 2016 Bouldering Championships Wellington to register.

This event is being held on Sept 3/4 at Hangdog Climbing Gym, 453 Hutt Rd, Lower Hutt.

This event is open to all ages. Competitors aged 16+ may enter the Opens competition as well as the competition for their own age category. Under 14s (Youth C and D) have a separate competition on Sunday morning which is an introduction to competition bouldering.

There is a 1st place cash prize of $250 for the male and female winners of the Opens competition, which will be held entirely on Sat 3rd Sept (note: the CNZ ‘free entry to the next National Comp’ prize for Opens winners still applies – so this is a bonus).

Format  : This is the first time we have organised an exclusively Bouldering Championship for Nationals and the format is different from the one you’ll be used to.

There’ll be one Qualifying Round but instead of waiting in line in a group to attempt 8 problems competitors will be called out of an isolation zone one by one to attempt 4 problems in a row.  You’ll have 5 minutes to make as many attempts as you like per problem with a rest period of 5 minutes in between. Top 6 climbers will go through to the final.

Finals format will be the same as usual – 3 problems, resting in isolation zones between problems.

Youth C and D competition will be one final of 8 problems with a queuing system (the same format as we’ve used for Qualifying rounds to date).

See you all in Wellington!

The news is finally out that Sport climbing is going to be on the event programme as an official sport at Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-approves-five-new-sports-for-olympic-games-tokyo-2020

Exciting times ahead!

Another fantastic climbing competition in Auckland this weekend concluded the CNZ National Cup series for 2016.

This article published today in Stuff: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/82666471/national-titles-decided-as-sport-climbing-awaits-olympic-inclusion

As always the spirit of climbing was very much in evidence.  What a great sport this is! Climbers of all ages (well from 9 to 50) giving it heaps to try to get to the tops of challenging routes.  The routes themselves, superbly built by Ian Ambrose and Pete Lofthouse, with the help of local Auckland setters,  at the Extreme Edge Gym, Glen Eden.  Gym owner Darrin Worsfold and the magnificently well organised Auckland Sportclimbing Club hosting and putting in the hours of hard work behind the scenes.  All the volunteers running the event on the day – the belayers, judges, timekeepers, video monitors, and, in charge of proceedings, President of the Jury, the dynamic Jo Hutton-Smith.   Southern Approach have been our sponsor for the Cup this year – generously providing some great podium and spot prizes for our competitors.  And Levi Harrell, ofallnationsphotography, has been very busy around the arena capturing the amazing action.  Many thanks to all!

Please check the provisional timetable in the post below for Sunday’s bouldering comp.

We have made some changes – adding on an extra 15mins to each Qualifier Round.

Prize giving is now estimated to be at around 5.30 pm Sunday.

Thank you to all competitors and supporters for registering to compete at the 3rd Round of the Climbing New Zealand National Cup series held in Auckland this weekend at Extreme Edge (West http://extremeedgegleneden.co.nz/)