Climbing New Zealand

Here are the links to all the live videos and NZ times for the Oceania Qualifier in Melbourne this weekend!

FRIDAY, 24 NOVEMBER:

11:30   BOULDER & LEAD SEMI-FINALS, BOULDER ROUND

16:00   BOULDER & LEAD SEMI-FINALS, LEAD ROUND

SATURDAY, 25 NOVEMBER:
19:00   BOULDER & LEAD FINALS

SUNDAY, 26 NOVEMBER:
17:00 SPEED QUALIFICATIONS

20:00 SPEED FINALS

We wish all our athletes all the very best!!

Notified 2pm, Saturday 28^th October 2023.

Amended 19/11/2023 to correct eligibility errors.

Following the La Sportiva Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships at BoulderCo, Auckland on the 14th and 15th of October the following athletes have been selected into the Youth Development Squad for 2023 / 2024.

Junior Female:

Rebecca Hounsell
Lucy Sinclair
Azaria Briscoe
Bella Domeneschi (discretionary)

Junior Male:

Oskar Wolff
Fin Newton-Howes
Antony Death

Youth A Female

Sophia Cook
Mischa Boorman
Grace Hansen
Laura Townshend
Dixie Whiting
Jess Young

Youth A Male:

Luka Sugimoto-Faulkner
Wei Zhen Ng
Spencer Menzies
Finlay Cate
Barney Gould
Cullen Campbell
Oliver Chinn
Kesha Cerna
Kieran Death
Will Browne
Youth B Female:

Katie Chinn
Alisa Schenk
Fia Warburton
Mila Piatek
Xanthe Saunders
Manaia Johnson (discretionary)

Youth B Male:

Fletcher McGrath
Teo Besier
Jamie Birchler
Rio Piatek
Conrad Bolger

Youth C Female:

Anna Evans
Yume Fookes
Ayla Radley
Scarlett Cachatoor-Faber
Autumn Parchomchuk
Gwyneth Parchomchuk (discretionary)

Youth C Male:

Samba Goyal
Tristan Jayasuriya
Xavier Wasek-Webb
Brooklyn Jackson-ger
Lucas Winchester

Youth D Female:

Nina Fookes

Youth D Male:

Hamish McLaughlin
Xavier Faber

Any athletes wishing to appeal the selection process, appeals need to be made within 2 working days of this post being notified to all climbers. Please ensure that you refer to the section 7 of the selection policy, and send any appeal to .

Reminder of the criteria for selections:

Athletes need to be eligible for selection, which means being a member of a Climbing New Zealand Affiliated Club and being eligible to hold a New Zealand passport.

Automatic selection of the top 40% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2023/24 NZ Youth Development Squad. Discretionary selections can also be made, refer to the policy for details.

Climbing New Zealand selection processes are documented in our selection policy page on our website, please refer to this in the first instance if you have questions. The actual policy document is on our web page here.

Being selected into the Development Squad makes the athlete eligible to seek New Zealand Team selection in 2024.

Congratulations to those selected.

Richard Waldin
President
Climbing New Zealand

According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for Development Squad or New Zealand Team selection in 2024, but unable to compete, can apply to be considered for discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances.

The selection policy sets out examples for reasons where exceptional circumstances will be considered.

In all cases athletes wishing to be considered for selection (initially to the development squad) under exceptional circumstances still need to apply to CNZ to be included in the selection process.

You need to make your application to  as soon as possible with a cut off date of Monday the 16th of October 2023.

Please state:

Athlete Name:

Athlete DOB:

Event e.g Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships

Send all related information on recent and previous performances, all current or recent climbing activities, any injury, illness and recovery information, climbing goals and anything related that may assist the selectors.

Note: Attendance and performance at prior recent CNZ National Championship events will be expected.

How does selection work when dealing with exceptional circumstances cases?

According to the selection policy there are a range of approaches that the selectors can take to rank athletes who missed a selection event alongside others. The aim is to ensure the process is as fair as possible for all athletes.

According to the selection policy:

Appendix 2

Effect of exemption

If the CNZ Committee has granted an application for Exceptional Circumstances, the Selection Committee may adjust the points to be awarded to the athlete using one or more of the following:

• If the athlete has missed a National Championship, award the athlete points equal to:

o Their placing at the previous National Championships they competed in, in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline, or

o The points they were awarded at the Selection Camp in that discipline, or

o The average of the points awarded to other athletes under Appendix 1 in respect of the National Championship in the same gender, Age Category and Discipline

Richard Waldin
President
Climbing New Zealand