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2015 Welsh Climbing Championships. 7th November.

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The annual Welsh Climbing Championships is a hugely popular OPEN lead climbing competition (meaning you do not have to be Welsh to enter). It is run in a fun and friendly environment aimed at giving both climbers new to competitions and the seasoned pro’ a great day out.

Advance registration is required and can be completed at www.beaconclimbing.com

Spread the word! Download the poster here. Download the info sheet here.

Entry Details.

Hosted at Beacon Climbing Centre, Cibyn Estate, Caernarfon, LL55 2BD.
£15 entry fee.
Advance entry before Monday 2nd November 2015.
Free limited edition T-Shirt with entry – only available for the first 150 entries.

Registration starts at 0930 and closes at 1000.
Warm up from 1000 – 1030.
Competition starts at 1030.

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Categories.

Five youth categories, with separate girls and boys competitions following the IFSC (International Federation of Sport Climbing) system based on year of birth and two adult categories with separate male and female competitions.

Youth A – those born in 1999 & 2000
Youth B – those born in 2001 & 2002
Youth C – those born in 2003 & 2004
Youth D – those born in 2005 & 2006
Youth E – those born in 2007 & 2008
Adult – age 18+
Veteran – age 40+

Format.

Each category will climb three qualifying routes of ascending difficulty, with the top 10 climbers in each category then going through to attempt a semi-final route in the afternoon. The top 5 climbers in each category will then battle it out for podium positions on the final route.

Those in Youth E and D category will top rope all their routes, whilst the older groups will be expected to lead climb. All competitors will get just one attempt at each route, which will increase in difficulty. A judge will score each ascent, with points being awarded for each hold used during the ascent. In the event of a tie during the semi-final or final, qualifying routes will be used for count back.

Supported by.

Medals manufactured specifically for the 2015 Welsh Climbing Championships by DMM in Llanberis will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place contestants in each age/gender category. Prizes will be awarded for 1st and 2nd place contestants in each age/gender category from Snap and Tenaya, courtesy of UK distributors Beta Climbing Designs.

2015 Welsh Climbing Championships item © Beacon CC

For more information Beacon Climbing Centre

Comments

winhill
13 Oct, 2015
It's the same day as the BMC regional academies for youth climbers, bad timing. But then they use next year's youth categories as well, so there is no comp for 17 year olds (although I think only a couple turned up last year).
AndrewP
13 Oct, 2015
Another comment re. age categories. Why no Junior category? My son would love to enterbut he's aged 16 with a 1998 birthday. He came fairly late to competition climbing but was 2nd in Wales in the YCS Youth A category last year and is super keen still. However there seems to be nothing in Wales for him to go for now.
Alex Mason
15 Oct, 2015
Hi Andrew, We contemplated having another category but with 5 routes/category and 14 categories already, it's been challenging enough plotting where all the routes will fit in the centre and I seriously doubt we could have actually squeezed in upto another 10 routes. Also, as we've seen in other comps throughout the years, 16-17 year olds can completely smash the adults! I hope he still wants to come along and give it a go :)
Alex Mason
15 Oct, 2015
Hi there Tiny Hobo, We are using next years age groups because the competition was originally set up to give kids a chance to enter a comp in the same vein as the GB comps later in the year (primarily to allow Category C to try out a lead comp). This is also why there are five routes, so they can fit in as much experience as possible. We've been keen to stick to this idea as the comp continues to grow. Cheers
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