Weekend Preview: Jan 18

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Sue Brumm

There’s only 2 comps going down this weekend.  If they are happening in your neck of the woods, go check them out!

Saturday, January 18, 2014

Winter Burn – Philadelphia Rock Gym, Valley, PACost: $39.50 pre-reg, $45 day of
Climbing: Youth 10:00am – 1:00pm, Citizens & Open 4:30pm – 7:30pm, Finals 8:30pm
Categories: Youth, Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Open

This bouldering comp is the second of the PRG Burn Series.  Youth will compete in a redpoint in the morning and citizens and open competitors will climb in a redpoint in the afternoon.  In the evening, the top qualifiers from Open will compete in an on-sight style finals for a $1000 cash purse!  There are prizes for top finishers in all other categories and raffles.  Throw in the free food and drink for competitors and you have quite a party!

Ontario Climbing Federation Youth Local Comp – True North, Toronto, ON
Cost: $35, $5 fee for non-OCF members (pre-reg only for this comp)
Climbing: 9:00am – 4:00pm (see running order for specific climber times)
Categories: Youth A, B, C, D, & Junior

This comp will be using the Bouldering World Cup Qualifying Round format to help prepare youth for the provincial champs and other high-level competitions.  Due to this format, the comp will be pre-registration only (closed Jan 15).

I will be down in Philly at Winter Burn this week.  Lots of love for this gym and this series, so it will be nice to go back to Valley!  My caddy will also be back in action as he accompanies me to PRG.  Whew!  I got so tired carrying my own water bottle last comp;-)

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Poll of the Week: Jan 15

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Sue Brumm

We are in the heart of bouldering competition season, so for our first real poll we want to know:

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Weekend Review: Jan 11 – 12

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Sue Brumm

There was a lot of climbing this weekend!  The Divisional results are from the whole weekend and are not separated into first & second rounds.  Still waiting on results from Prime Climb…and now we have them!

Saturday, January 11, 2014

Power Struggle 8 – Prime Climb, Wallingford, CT  News article with pics and video
PS 8 Results  Highlight Video

Tour de Bloc – Climber’s Rock, Burlington, ON Results!    Article from Gripped     Pics from Ruby Photo Studio     Pics from Dennis Barnes    Pics from Bonuel Photography
Video from Lucid Digital Media

Saturday & Sunday, January 11 & 12, 2014

ABS Youth Divisionals – Gravity Vault, Upper Saddle River, NJ   Div 5 Results 2013
Pics and more pics from many photographers

I went back to Climber’s Rock this weekend.  It was not my best climbing performance.  I went in having not slept at all the night before and recovering from a shoulder issue the week leading up to the comp.  My body does not do well on no sleep.  As always though, I tried my hardest once I was there.  The vibe was fun at this comp and I really enjoyed the setting.  I particularly enjoyed the cave problems and the slab problems.  Slab problems are too rare at comps and they are always fun to work.  The cave problems were unique and consistent with the rest of the comp.  (Often setters feel the need for all problems to end at the same height, even if they start in a cave, which can add several yards/meters of movement to a problem.  The CR setters did a nice job avoiding this pitfall.)  It was my first redpoint comp at this gym and that was fun.  As for that score I had to settle?  The score is now Walltopia monster 2 – Sue 0.  This time I left most of the skin of my left knee on the wall.  Sigh.  When’s the next comp at CR?  Third time is the charm….

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