Canadian Nationals
For
the second year in a row I was able to head on up to Canada to compete within
the Canadian Nationals, this year held in Montreal. Yet again the Tour De Bloc crew did an
amazing job of putting together a great competition.
Qualifiers
The qualifying round began April 15th
very early in the morning compared to most comps in the US. It took a little while for my body to get
used to the early morning climb as I had just arrived just a little before
midnight, from Denver, the night before.
Thankfully, I had some time to relax within the isolation area before I
climbed as I did not climb till later on in the evening. The Qualifying round
consisted of 5 problems with 5 minutes rest in between. I enjoy competing within competitions outside of the US to experience all the different
types of setting; I feel this helps myself as a climber improve. At the end of qualifiers Sean Mcoll and I were both tied for first, who like myself had flashed all 5 of the problems.
Qualifier #2 - Photo: France Lavoie
Qualifier #4 Photo: France Lavoie
Qualifier #5 Photo: France Lavoie
Finals
Finals
Finals
were held the next day later in the evening, which allowed us to get some much-needed
sleep. Again we had 5 problems for
finals with 5 minutes rest. I ended up sending all of the
climbs earning me 2nd place for the comp however, some slips on the
second climb which consisted of all volumes ended up costing me the win with
Sean Mcoll who had a very impressive day with a flash of all the climbs.
Getting ready for Finals #3 Photo: France Lavoie
Finals #3 Photo: France Lavoie
Finals #5 Photo: France Lavoie
Finals #5 Photo: Carmen Ing
Photo: France Lavoie
The
Tour De, Bloc really knows how to put together a competition, I really hope to
be able to go back next year and compete within their Nationals again.
Thanks to everyone who came out and watched, and to all of my Sponsors: Rock Candy Holds, Power Bar, Jan Sport, Organic and Five Ten.
Thanks to everyone who came out and watched, and to all of my Sponsors: Rock Candy Holds, Power Bar, Jan Sport, Organic and Five Ten.
Check
out the highlight videos from “G6 Climbing” form both Qualifiers and Finals
Qualifiers Video
Finals Video
-ADJ
I've never see the red tape around a hold before. What does that mean at the comp? Haha John Bowles's face made me laugh! :)
ReplyDeletei need to check my blog email more often, sorry to keep you waiting lol
Deletebut to answer your question. They use the red tape in "World Cup Scoring" format as opposed to every hold being worth a point and your final score being on how many holds you are able to grab. Every boulder is worth 2 points essentially. 1 point for using the hold/touching the hold marked with the red tape and then 2 points for reaching the top. I believe the order on which placing is based goes: tops, then attempts to top, then bonus holds, and attempts to bonus hold if memory serves me right.