First of all, congratulations to Shauna and Dave the champs. Well deserved wins!
The rain mostly held off and didn’t dampen our spirits for comp day. There were a few more female entrants this year, which is good. I hope everyone had fun and will come back next year. The more the merrier.
The qualifiers were a good set of problems, but I kept just missing the last holds of the 2 vert problems. I got one eventually, but will never know if I would have got the other due to just failing to get my last go. Never mind, I’d done enough to make the finals having topped all but one problem.
The finals were a bit frustrating for me. I struggled to work out what I was meant to be doing. Yes, I know, climbing; but how? The first problem was ok, then I rushed the last move of the second and dropped it. I should have taken my time to work out the best way. I totally misread the groove, but could bridge and potter around trying to find a solution. I finally figured it out, only to loose the tension after gaining the bonus. I swung off and could not get going again.
For some reason I decided not to bounce start the last problem, even though I was allowed to as there were no feet marked to start on. I failed to even start the problem that I’d liked the look of the most. Oops. I started and finished the final in 5th. I’m quite pleased with this, but always want to do better as I’m so competitive and know I could have done better.
Photos courtesy of Paul Bennett
I watched the Junior final on Sunday. It’s great to see the depth of talent increasing, and the rising stars doing so well. Molly looked to be on very good form, with our local lass Hannah hot on her heels. The ‘face’ that the route setters constructed was amusing. I hope Sidonie keeps on crushing despite the disappointment of missing out on the final due to a scoring error. Throughout the winter comp season Sidonie and Hannah have been close contenders. Next year…
The full results are here.
