The 2020 Provincial Selection Event was held over two days: Lead on Saturday 29 February at CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym in Paarden Eiland; and Boulder on Sunday 1 March at Bloc 11. With competitors competing for podium positions and the coveted place on the 2020 Provincial Climbing Team, the gyms were both awash in excitement.
Hosted by Western Cape Climbing, the judges were responsible for judging the highest climbed route in a single attempt in the following categories:
- U13 Girls Lead
- U13 Girls Boulder
- U13 Boys Lead
- U13 Boys Boulder
- U15 Girls Lead
- U15 Girls Boulder
- U15 Boys Lead
- U15 Boys Boulder
- U17 Girls Lead
- U17 Girls Boulder
- U17 Boys Lead
- U17 Boys Boulder
- U19 Girls and Open Ladies Lead
- U19 Girls and Open Ladies Boulder
- U19 Boys and Open Men Lead
- U19 Boys and Open Men Boulder
Our judges had to be extremely observant of each competitor’s attempt on each of the routes. Our belayers and spotters did outstanding jobs of protecting any competitor who fell from the wall.
The routes for the competition were of a good calibre and huge thanks is given to Chief Setter, Chevaan Patience (CityROCK) for the routes. The boulder problems were perfectly challenging and we are so grateful for the expertise of Chief Setter, Marijus Smigelski (Bloc 11).
Western Cape Climbing would like to extend a further thanks to both CityROCK Indoor Climbing Gym and Bloc 11 for hosting the competition. We are incredibly thankful for the immense support we received from Cape Town’s premium climbing gyms.
Acknowledgements to our Competition Officials:
Organisers Colette Rodrigues and Delaney Carpenter
Jury President Geoff Meyer
Chief Scorer Chris Naudé
Judges & Scorers
Jessica Rees-Jones
Chantelle Lombard
Rolfe Eberhard
James Krohn
Jéan Lombard
Sandy Young
Linith von Ahlefeldt
Moray Wilson
Steve Burningham
Orit Schefer
Rolf Fitschen
Nigel Dorward
Steve Burningham
Willem le Roux
Additional Scorers and Judges as yet unnamed
Steward Jesse Rodrigues
Delaney Carpenter
Runners Ameerah Adams
Jessica Fitschen
Kirsten Fitschen
Belen Krohn
Evelyn Prahm
Belayers & Spotters Llewellyn Zeeman
Ross Suter
Delaney Carpenter
Colette Rodrigues
Anwar Adams
James Krohn
Julian Lapin
Chief Setter Chevaan Patience (Lead)
Marijus Smigelskis (Boulder)
Lead Setters David Gerber
Chevaan Patience
Matthew Johnstone
And the rest of the CityROCK Setting Team
Boulder Setters Marijus Smigelskis
Keenan Meyer
And the rest of the Bloc 11 Setting Team
Photographer Karen Smith
Physiotherapist Chris Allan
Our Paramedic on Stand-by for the weekend
Schools and Youth Clubs Who Competed in the 2020 Provincial Lead Climbing Competition:
- BTK Stellenbosch
- Grippers Climbing Club
- Hikers Paradise Adventure Club
- UCT Mountain and Ski Club
- Rock Fit Climbing Club
- SACS Climbing Club
- Top Out Climbing Club
- Gravity One
Podium Winners from the Competition:
U13 Girls Lead
- Maia Davies (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Ilke Pepler (Silver Medalist)
- Sara Adams (Bronze Medalist)
U13 Girls Boulder
- Morgan Prahm (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Ilke Pepler (Silver Medalist)
- Maia Davies and Jorja Kohne (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
U13 Boys Lead
- Nicholas Allan (Gold Medalist)
- Leon Lombard (Silver Medalist)
- Drew Olden (Bronze Medalist)
U13 Boys Boulder
- Nicholas Allan (Gold Medalist)
- Zebulun Krohn (Silver Medalist)
- Drew Olden (Bronze Medalist)
U15 Girls Lead
- Cara Pepler (Gold Medalist)
U15 Girls Boulder
- Cara Pepler (Gold Medalist)
- Ariane Janata-Burns (Silver Medalist)
- Zara Steenkamp (Bronze Medalist)
U15 Boys Lead
- Kai Samuelsson (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Joseph Gibbon (Silver Medalist)
- Jake Dreyer (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
U15 Boys Boulder
- Matthew Collier-Reed (Gold Medalist)
- Kai Samuelsson (Silver Medalist – Top Out)
- Jake Dreyer (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
U17 Girls Lead
- Rauen Krohn (Gold Medalist)
- Anna Wilson (Silver Medalist – Top Out)
U17 Girls Boulder
- Rauen Krohn (Gold Medalist)
- Anna Wilson (Silver Medalist – Top Out)
U17 Boys Lead
- Luke Eberhard (Gold Medalist)
- Jared Rodrigues (Silver Medalist)
- Jack Burningham (Bronze Medalist)
U17 Boys Boulder
- Luke Eberhard (Gold Medalist)
- Jared Rodrigues (Silver Medalist)
- Jack Burningham (Bronze Medalist)
U19 Girls Lead
- Georgi Dorward (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Camilla Cibulka (Silver Medalist)
- Alyssa Meyer (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
U19 Girls Boulder
- Milena Krohn (Gold Medalist)
- Camilla Cibulka (Silver Medalist)
- Georgi Dorward (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
U19 Boys Lead
- Robin Wilson (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Brendan Kuhnert (Silver Medalist)
U19 Boys Boulder
- Robin Wilson (Gold Medalist – Top Out)
- Brendan Kuhnert (Silver Medalist)
- Rene Lombard (Bronze Medalist – Top Out)
Open Ladies Lead
- Rauen Krohn (Gold Medalist)
- Georgi Dorward (Silver Medalist – Top Out)
- Camilla Cibulka (Bronze Medalist)
Open Ladies Boulder
- Rauen Krohn (Gold Medalist)
- Milena Krohn (Silver Medalist)
- Rachelle de Charmoy (Bronze Medalist)
Open Men Lead
- Calrin Curtis (Gold Medalist)
- Robin Wilson (Silver Medalist – Top Out)
- Luke Eberhard (Bronze Medalist)
Open Men Boulder
- Calrin Curtis (Gold Medalist)
- Luke Eberhard (Silver Medalist)
- Jared Rodrigues (Bronze Medalist)
Provincial Speed Selection Events will be held post the Africa Continental Event from 19-22 March and the dates and times will be announced in due course.
The official Provincial Youth Team for these categories will be announced once the scores have been compared to the grades that were topped and any previous performance indicators have been considered.
Photos on Western Cape Climbing Facebook Page.