Climbing New Zealand

According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for New Zealand Team selection in 2022, 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 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 Thursday the 10th of February 2022.

Please ensure that your application asks for Discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances and provides the following information:

Athlete Name:

Athlete DOB:

Event – e.g Speed Championships:

Reason for seeking discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances:

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 with Speed events?

Athletes are likely to require proof of performance (e.g. demonstrate ability to meet the qualifying times) prior to being selected to compete in Speed as part of a New Zealand Team.

Kind Regards

Richard Waldin
President, Climbing New Zealand

What is your personal best time? Are you chasing a New Zealand Record on the Speed wall?

Register today for this event. It is open to all climbers, whether you have attempted Speed before or not.

The event is on the 5th of February, at Blake Park, Mount Maunganui.

This event will crown our National Speed Champions for 2021/2022. Climbers wishing to compete in Speed at international events in 2022 need to be competing to be eligible for selection.

Refer to the registration page here for event details and to complete your registration.

NOTE: COVID-19 Requirements. All athletes, officials and spectators over the age of 12 at this event must have and show their vaccine pass.

REGISTER HERE

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Initial Selections (posted and notified 9.30am, 21/12/2021)

Finalised and Notified 8th January 2022.

Following the CNZ Open Bouldering Championships, the following athletes have been selected into the Open Development Squad for 2022.

There were no changes to the selections on appeal.

Selected Athletes

Open Female	Erica Gatland
Open Female	Amanda Speed
Open Female	Cirrus Tan
Open Female	Phoebe Kenderdine
Open Female	Sarah Tetzlaff	Discretionary
Open Female	Rochelle Andrews	Discretionary
Open Female	Abby Gebert	Discretionary
Open Female	Tayla Manning	Discretionary
Open Female	Miriam Bright	Discretionary
Open Female	Lucy Sinclair	Discretionary
Open Male	Tom Waldin
Open Male	Enzo Murray
Open Male	Jake Townshend
Open Male	Henry Booker
Open Male	Oskar Wolff	Discretionary
Open Male	George Sanders	Discretionary
Open Male	Alexander Kiechle-Cornish	Discretionary

Reminder of the criteria for selections:

Automatic selection of the top 25% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2021/22 NZ Open 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.

Richard Waldin
President
Climbing New Zealand

According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for New Zealand Team selection in 2022, 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. The inability to attend an event due to Covid-19 restrictions has been accepted as exceptional circumstances by Climbing New Zealand. 

In all cases athletes wishing to be considered for selection 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 Sunday the 12th of December 2021.

Please ensure that your application asks for Discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances being Covid alert level and boundary restrictions (or any other relevant circumstance).  

Please state:

Athlete Name

Athlete DOB

Event – e.g Open Bouldering

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

Are you a speed climber? Do you have ambition to try, train and improve in your speed climbing? We are looking for speed climbers who are interested in dedicating their training towards speed climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympics Express your interest and find out more by emailing

Updated to finalise Squad on 20/11/2021

Following the recent La Sportiva National Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships in Queenstown, we are pleased to offer athletes places in the Climbing New Zealand Youth Development Squad.

Selection into the Youth Development Squad provides athletes with the opportunity to seek further selection into a New Zealand Team in 2022. With current Covid-19 uncertainties further development squad activities are uncertain at this time.

Development Squad List

Junior Male	Henry Booker
Junior Male	Oliver Shanks	Discretionary
Junior Female	Kiri Shibahara
Junior Female	Abby Gebert
Junior Female	Phoebe Kenderdine	Discretionary
Youth A Male	Oskar Wolf
Youth A Male	Antony Death
Youth A Male	Fin Newton-Howes
Youth A Male	Nat Warburton
Youth A Male	Julian David
Youth A Female	Lucy Sinclair
Youth A Female	Willow Cook
Youth A Female	Azaria Briscoe
Youth A Female	Bella Domaneschi	Discretionary
Youth A Female	Isabella Shanks	Discretionary
Youth A Female	Meredith Butcher	Discretionary
Youth A Female	Rebecca Hounsell	Discretionary
Youth B Male	Spencer Menzies
Youth B Male	Wilfred Browne
Youth B Male	Keiran Death
Youth B Male	Tama Huston-Jefferies
Youth B Female	Jasmine Arnold-Clark
Youth B Female	Mischa Boorman
Youth B Female	Sophia Cook
Youth B Female	Florence Smith	Discretionary
Youth B Female	Grace Hansen	Discretionary
Youth B Female	Dixie Whiting	Discretionary
Youth C Male	Jamie Birchler
Youth C Male	Cooper Robinson
Youth C Male	Cooper Gibson
Youth C Male	Fletcher McGrath
Youth C Male	Alex Mitchell
Youth C Male	Conrad Bolger
Youth C Female	Katie Chinn
Youth C Female	Alisa Schenk
Youth C Female	Fia Warburton	Discretionary
Youth C Female	Xanthe Saunders	Discretionary
Youth D Male	Tobin Priestley
Youth D Male	Tristian Jayasuriya	Discretionary
Youth D Female	Anna Evans
Youth D Female	Charlotte Chinn

Reminder of the criteria for selections:
Automatic selection of the top 40% of the eligible athletes invited to be a member of the 2021/22 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.

Note on changes from the original Squad published: Sabrina and Riley Butler are not eligible for New Zealand selection and were both removed from the list. Fia Warburton and Xanthe Saunders were added to the squad as discretionary selections on appeal.

Congratulations to all those athletes selected.

Richard Waldin
President
Climbing New Zealand

According to the CNZ Selection Policy an athlete wishing to be considered for New Zealand Team selection in 2022, 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. The inability to attend an event due to Covid-19 restrictions has been accepted as exceptional circumstances by Climbing New Zealand. 

In all cases athletes wishing to be considered for selection 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 5pm on the 1st of November.

Please ensure that your application asks for Discretionary selection under exceptional circumstances being Covid alert level and boundary restrictions (or any other relevant circumstance).  

Please state:

Athlete Name

Athlete DOB

Event – e.g Youth Bouldering

Category – e.g Youth A Female

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.

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

2021/22 La Sportiva Youth and Masters Bouldering Championships

We remain committed to running this event as scheduled on the 30th and 31st of October in Queenstown. We appreciate that this will mean that some climbers will not be able to attend, however we have taken the view that we need to try and keep running events when we are able to and provide the opportunity for our athletes to compete.

Unable to attend due to covid-19 restrictions or other circumstances?

With the selection of New Zealand Team, we will do our best to follow our Selection Policy as it is currently written. Athlete’s who are seeking New Zealand Team selection for 2022 and are unable to attend the event can request selection consideration under the exceptional circumstances clause (Section 8 of the selection policy). Please refer to the selection policy first and then make your application to . Inability to attend due to covid-19 restrictions will certainly be considered exceptional circumstances. Please make your application as soon as possible and before 5pm on Monday the 1st of November.

Hold trophies from 20/21 season?

Please ensure that you bring these to the competition or arrange for its return to someone who can bring the trophy to Queenstown.

Not Registered Yet?

Please register yourself here. REGISTER HERE

Before you arrive in Queenstown

Please complete your National Climbing License form, available from our website here. https://www.climbing.nz/competitions/domestic-license-form/

Your club team manager will need to collect your forms and will also issue you with your climbing number for the season.