With the boulder season drawing near we’re excited to announce that the Sydney Boulder Series is back!
Competitions begin on July 23 with 4 big events over 5 months. Dates have been carefully scheduled so as not to clash with interstate championships and the Boulder Nationals in October. There’s plenty of time to hone your technique and look forward to bagging some great prizes from our generous sponsors Mountain Equipment, Metolius climbing holds and 8C Plus chalk.
Allez! Allez!
This weekend is the final round of the 2016 Tour de Corde. What a fantastic competition it has been with over 160 climbers getting involved each month. Now is the time to compare your results to your fellow competitors to see if you qualify for an overall series prize…
Here are the results to date… 2016 Tour de Corde Overall Results
Get down to Hangdog on Saturday 14th for the final round and your last chance to grab outstanding prizes from Treetops Adventure Park, Mountain Equipment, Red Chilli and 8CPlus.
Remember the theme is ANIMALS! Good Luck Everyone!
Join us at SICG Villawood for the NSW/ACT State Lead and Speed Titles on May 28th and 29th.
Registration is now open at the SCA website – register now
We need all the help we can get – Judges, Belayers, Marshalls and BBQ cooks… Can you help out?
– Volunteer here
And for all you very efficient people who want to know the ins and outs
– info pack here
Sport Climbing Australia proudly announced last week that sport climbing has been recognised as an official sport by the Australian Sports Commission and that SCA has been ratified as the National Sporting Organisation for the sport.
Nice one Rob! … and thanks from SCNSW/ACT as well.
2015 saw paraclimbing included in the NSW /ACT Lead Championships for the first time. These climbers then went on to compete at the National Championships in Queensland. Sport Climbing NSW/ACT in collaboration with Royal Rehab and Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym – Villawood are pleased to announce our Paraclimbing Clinics schedule for 2016. Information about the sport, safety and how to get started will be just some of the topics covered sessions which aim to assist people of all ages return to sport. Email return2sport@royalrehab.com.au for more information.
Congratulations to Alex MacInnes of First Ascent – Personal Training & Climbing Coaching on being endorsed by the SCNSW/ACT Board as the 2016 NSW State Climbing Team Coach. Alex takes over the role from Rob and Carlie Le Breton who did a fantastic job building the team up in 2015.
The first NSW Team Training Session for 2016 will be held at Bloc Climbing Centre on Saturday 27th February from 9am-12pm. Any climbers (opens, masters, youth) who are keen to be a part of the NSW team in 2016 are STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to attend as Alex will be outlining his approach and strategies for developing the team in 2016.
Check out Upcoming Events for details.
NSW climbers had a hugely successful year thanks to our 2015 State Coaches Rob and Carlie Le Breton. 80 climbers representing NSW and ACT attended National competitions last year in Queensland and Victoria and scooping up dozens of medals, and 6 of our talented young climbers travelled with the Australian Youth Climbing Team to compete in Arco, Italy in August. There was a real sense of team spirit as a result of Rob and Carlie setting up regular training sessions, communicating with the team and organising and distributing team uniforms. A Big Thanks Guys! From the Team.
The 2016 Tour de Corde begins At Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym Villawood on February 20th. The Tour is a top rope competition suitable for all levels of climbers from Youth D (under 12’s) to Masters (over 40’s). This year each competition is themed so get your board shorts and thongs and slap on some zinc for Villawood’s ‘Beach’ comp. For more info check out What’s On
