It was a lovely warm day when we held our seventh Inter-Club Competition: Top Rope, Lead, Speed and Boulder at CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym in Paarden Eiland.  The competition opened with 62 climbers from WCC clubs: Grippers, Top Out Climbing Club, Rock Fit, High Adventure, Hiker’s Paradise, Gravity One, Red Point and SACS Climbing Club. 

There was a lot of excitement amongst the competitors and after a thorough technical meeting and briefing by Geoff Meyer, Jury President and Chief Scorer, the competition started.

The Top Rope, Lead and Speed events were held in the morning, with the bouldering event held after lunch in the afternoon. The day finished off with some ad hoc events including the Monkey Bars and Dyno Challenges.

After reviewing all the judges’ scorecards, the Jury President made the final call on the winners who were announced at the prize giving.

Monkey Bar Challenge:

Mens: Jake Olden (SACS Climbing Club)

Ladies: Ilke Pepler (Gravity One)

Rope Climbing Challenge:

Mens: Matthew Collier-Reed (Red Point Climbing Club)

Ladies: Lara Smith (Top Out Climbing Club)

Dead Hang Challenge:

Mens: Drew Olden (SACS Climbing Club)

Ladies: Annelien le Roux (Top Out Climbing Club)

Dyno Challenge:

Mens: Oliver Marx (UCT MSC)

Ladies: Farron Smith (Top Out Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Girls Speed:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Ilke Pepler (Gravity One)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Cara Pepler (Gravity One)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Talya van der Velde (Top Out Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Boys Speed:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Stephen Bartleet (Rock Fit Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Michael Steffen (Rock Fit Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Hugo Nelson (Top Out Climbing Club)

Intermediate Category – Girls Speed:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Anna Wilson (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Maia Davies (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Sara Adams (Hiker’s Paradise)

Intermediate Category – Boys Speed:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Oliver Marx (UCT MSC)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Nicholas Allan (Red Point Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Jack Burningham (Red Point Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Girls Top Rope:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Olivia Oberhofer (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Lara Smith (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Scarlet Somerville (Top Out Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Boys Top Rope:

1^st Place (Gold Medal):  Bilal Esau-Salie (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal):  Thomas Luger (SACS Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal):  Jacques Raubenheimer (SACS Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Girls Lead:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Jessica Fitschen (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Sophia-Mara Franke (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Inge Ellis (Rock Fit Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Boys Lead:

1^st Place (Gold Medal):  Michael Steffen (Rock Fit Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Jack Somerville (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Jack Nelson (Top Out Climbing Club)

Intermediate Category – Girls Lead:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Ilke Pepler (Gravity One Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Annelien Le Roux (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Cara Pepler (Gravity One Climbing Club)

Intermediate Category – Boys Lead:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Drew Olden (SACS Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Matthew Collier-Reed (Red Point Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Joseph Gibbon (Red Point Climbing Club)

Advanced – Boys Lead:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Oliver Marx (UCT MSC)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Robin Wilson (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Nicholas Allan (Red Point Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Girls Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Jessica Fistchen, Talya van der Velde, Lili Andela (Top Out Climbing Club)

Beginner Category – Boys Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Bilal Esau-Salie (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Tariq Khaillurah (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Oliver Berndsen

Intermediate Category – Girls Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Ilke Pepler (Gravity One Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Cara Pepler (Gravity One Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Sara Adams (Hikers Paradise)

Intermediate Category – Boys Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Drew Olden (SACS Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Kai Samuelsson (Top Out Climbing Club)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Matthew Collier-Reed (Red Point Climbing Club)

Advanced – Girls Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal):  Anna Wilson (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Arana Janata-Burns (Gravity One)

3^rd Place (Bronze Medal): Beatrix Mills (Gravity One)

Advanced – Boys Boulder:

1^st Place (Gold Medal): Oliver Marx (UCT MSC) and Robin Wilson (Top Out Climbing Club)

2^nd Place (Silver Medal): Nicholas Allan (Red Point Climbing Club)

With a tally of medals across the categories, the winning Climbing Club of the Top Rope and Lead competition, as well as the Bouldering competition was Top Out Climbing Club.

Western Cape Climbing wishes to thank:

• CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym for hosting the event
• Geoff Meyer for his role as Chief Scorer
• Geoff Meyer for his role as Jury President
• Delaney Traviss as Organiser
• Matt Johnstone as chief Setter
• The numerous judges, scorers, belayers and spotters (Kerryn Gray, Scott Gray, Steve Burningham, Moray Wilson, Linith von Ahlefeldt, Mariette Lombard, Carike Pepler, Orit Schefer, Anwar Adams, Ross Suter, Oliver Williams, Willem le Roux, Justin Smith, Matt Good, Angela Allan, Chris Allan, Rolf Fitschen, Brandon Collier-Reed, Brad Hemphill)
• Kingdom Boards for the medals
• Nicky’s Nosh for the Cookies
• All the parents and kids who supported the event

Photos of the event on our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/WesternCapeClimbing/photos/

Saturday 17 April 2021

Register before 13 April 2021

(https://tinyurl.com/3a9zhdvp)

Basic Information

• Date:                                     Saturday 17 April 2021
• Venue:                                 CityROCK Cape Town
• Time:                                    8am to 5pm
• Catering:                             Café on site at venue
• Organiser:                           Delaney Traviss (development@westerncapeclimbing.co.za)
• Chief Scorer:                      Geoff Meyer (president@westerncapeclimbing.co.za)
• Registration Link: (https://tinyurl.com/3a9zhdvp)
• Registration Due Date:  Tuesday 13^th April 2021

Events

• Top Rope {Beginner (U7-U13)}
• Lead (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
• Boulder (Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced)
• Speed (All)
• Dyno Competition (All)
• Monkey Bar Challenge (All)
• Rope Climbing Challenge (All)
• Dead Hang Challenge (All)

Timetable

8am                       Registration

8:45am                 Briefing

9am                       Top Rope, Lead, Speed, Dead Hang and Monkey Bar Challenges

12pm                     Lunch Break and First Half Scores Finalised

1pm                       Boulder, Dyno Competition and Rope Climbing Challenge

4pm                       End of Event and Second Half Scores Finalised

4:45pm                 Prize Giving/Awards Ceremony

Scoring

• Top Rope and Lead  
  • Highest hold established (one attempt only).
  • Time on route limited to 6 minutes.
  • Best 3 out of 5 climbs (ranking will be on grade and highest point reached thereon).
  • Can select any climb for Top Rope from Grade 15 to 20.
  • Can select any climb for Lead from Grade 15 to 28.
  • We recommend Grades 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 for U7 to U13/beginner Top Rope and Beginner Lead.
  • We recommend Grades 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 for U15 to Open/Intermediate and Advanced Lead.
  • Special Note 1: Do not register for Top Rope if you have a Lead License – Top Rope is ONLY for those who cannot yet Lead.
  • Special Note 2: Do not register for Lead UNLESS you have a Lead Climbing License from CityROCK.
• Speed
  • Fastest time.
• Boulder
  • Highest hold established.
  • Time on problem limited to 4 minutes/6 attempts.
  • Best 4 of 6 climbs (ranking will be on grade and highest point reached thereon).
  • Can select any boulder problem marked for the event.
  • We recommend Grades 5a, 5b, 5b+, 5c, 6a, 6a+, 6b and 6c for U7 to U13/Beginner Boulder.
  • We recommend Grades 6a+, 6b, 6c, 6c+, 7a, 7a+ and 7b for U15 to Open/Intermediate to Advanced Boulder.
• Dead Hang
  • Longest time.
• Monkey Bar
  • Most laps.
• Dyno
  • Highest place on wall touched.
• Rope Climbing
  • Most laps.

Grades

• Grade 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 (Top Rope and Lead)
• Grade 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 (Lead only)
• 5a, 5b, 5b+, 5c, 6a, 6a+, 6b, 6c, 6c+, 7a, 7a+ and 7b (Boulder)

Volunteers Needed     

• 17 x Judges
• 12 x Belayers and Spotters
• 2 x Runners

Contact development@westerncapeclimbing.co.za if you can help on the day in any capacity above.

Equipment Required  

• 14 x Ropes
• 12 x Brushes

Contact development@westerncapeclimbing.co.za if you can lend your rope or brushes for the event.

Contact Information

• Delaney Traviss
  • SMS/Whatsapp: 083 355 9933
  • Email: development@westerncapeclimbing.co.za
• Geoff Meyer
  • SMS/Whatsapp: 082 882 8281
  • Email: president@westerncapeclimbing.co.za