Weekend Preview: Sept 17 – 19

Posted on September 17, 2015 by Sue Brumm

Wrapping up the summer this weekend with a variety of fun comps. Enjoy, because next weekend is the first USAC Bouldering comp of the 2015 – 2016 season and it’ll be time to get serious!

Thursday, September 17, 2015

Reset Comp – Rock Spot, Boston-Dedham, MA
Cost: $5 plus a day pass/punch/membership
Climbing: 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Categories: ?

Another reset is here. Get ready to show your mastery of the new problems!

Friday, September 18, 2015

Rendezvous Dyno Comp – Central Rock Gym, Hadley, MA
Cost: included in your weekend pass or $10 pre-registered, $15 day of
Climbing: after 6:30pm
Categories: ?

This evening is the kickoff for the WMCC’s Rendezvous with a dyno comp inside. There will also be a screening of Reel Rock 10.

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Rendezvous – Farley Ledge, Warwick, MA
Cost: $20 All-Access Weekend Pass (includes camping)
Climbing: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Categories: TBA, but all levels welcome

Enjoy a weekend of everything climbing and help raise money for the WMCC. There will be an outdoor bouldering & route-climbing comp on Saturday, plus lots more stuff to do on Sunday!

comp – Evo Rock & fitness, Portland, ME
Cost: free with admission to the gym for Reel Rock
Climbing: 5:30pm
Categories: ??

Climbers will jump at the chance to participate in this free dyno comp, since they’re already at the gym for Reel Rock!

Summer Sweat Fest Fall Finale – Climber’s Rock, Burlington, ON
Cost: $20 Friendly Format, $30 Open
Climbing: Friendly Format/Open Quals 10:00am – 3:00pm, Finals 4:15pm
Categories: Friendly, Open

The big finale is here! The friendly round, which is also the open qualifiers, will follow the standard SSF format. Friendly climbers can use all the time allotted. Open climbers get 90 3minutes to climb and may use it anytime 10am-3pm. Top 6 men and top 6 women move onto the finals round using the World Cup (preview, 4+) format. $2,000 cash purse for these crushers!

The Heist – Central Rock Gym, Watertown, MA
Cost: $45, $40 for CRG members
Climbing: Quals 11:00am – 2:00pm, Finals 7:00pm
Categories: Youth (12&U), Beg, Int, Adv, Badass, Open

It’s back! Calling all the climbing ladies! Get ready to rock a comp just for you. Redpoint bouldering during quals, followed by a mixed format finals round that is sure impress and then stay the night to participate in the clinics on Sunday!

Well, I took some much needed time off of climbing and training after the World Cup in Munich and it has been slow going to get back into it. But despite being very much out of climbing shape, much less competition shape, I’m going to cross the border and test out the SSF problems. My main goal is to have fun and I think I’ll be able to attain that:)

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Weekend Review: Sept 10 – 13

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Sue Brumm

Thursday, September 10, 2015

comp – Chelsea Piers, New York, NY   Results

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The All-American Boulder Brawl – Gravity Vault, Upper Saddle River, NJ   Results
   This event also raised almost $7,000 for their benefit charity, The Battle Buddy Foundation. Well done, climbers!!! Photos

FestiRoc – Parc de la Forêt Ouareau, Lanaudière, QC
Photos by Francis Fontaine Photgraphe

Sunday, September 13, 2015

FestiRoc – Parc de la Forêt Ouareau, Lanaudière, QC

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Weekend Preview: Sept 10 – 13

Posted on September 10, 2015 by Sue Brumm

A few fun comps to ease our way back into bouldering season.

Thursday, September 10, 2015

comp – Chelsea Piers, New York, NY
Cost: free for CP members, $25 non-members
Climbing: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Categories: Adv, Open

This redpoint difficulty comp will feature prizes from evolv and Tents & Trails and there will be food, drinks and music afterwards. Sounds like a party! Pre-registration is required.

Saturday, September 12, 2015

The All-American Boulder Brawl – Gravity Vault, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Cost: $40
Climbing: 3:00pm – 9:00pm
Categories: Beg, Int, Adv, Masters

Boulder and party for a cause! $20 of each registration plus all the proceeds from T-shirt sales and the silent auction go the The Battle Buddy Foundation. A bouldering comp, a dyno comp, live music, BBQ, lawn games, prizes, and more!

FestiRoc – Parc de la Forêt Ouareau, Lanaudière, QC
Cost: Free 16 & younger FQME members, $11 16 & younger non-members, Pre-registered: $30 FQME members, $45 non-members, Day of: $40 FQME members, $55 non-members
Climbing: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Categories: Junior (under 16), Senior (16 and over)

Super fun format for this outdoor bouldering comp. Climb as many problems as you can. Each problem, regardless of difficulty, is worth the same total number of points and at the end of the comp will be divided by the numbers of climbers who sent the problem. That is how many points each of the climbers will receive for that problem. High score wins! So find the problems no one else is on!!

Registration includes lots of stuff, check out the FestiRoc site for details.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

FestiRoc – Parc de la Forêt Ouareau, Lanaudière, QC
Cost: included in FestiRoc registration
Climbing: 11:30am – 2:30pm

My basic (at best) understanding of French, outdoor climbing and roped climbing have limited my grasp of what exactly is going on here. I think they’re looking to see if someone can get the FA of a climb. I am clear on the fact that you will need a helmet. But whatever is going on it sounds like fun, check it out if you are at FestiRoc! (If this is wrong, someone explain to me what is going on, please:) If this is right, keep me posted on what happens!!!)

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