Saturday 16 March 2013

CWIF 2013

Those that know me may well be aware that I am not great at being organised. So the fact that I managed to register for CWIF this year before preregistration closed was a good tick in itself!
And I'm glad that I did register in time because this competition seriously deserves the reputation it has gained. Unfortunately I didn't make the semis but I couldn't realistically expect an astounding result while competing against beasts such as Jakob Schubert, Dave Barrans and more!
The qualifying was good fun, I managed to flash loads of blocs but sadly did mess up a few attempts on others which resulted in second or third attempts... The problems were good fun and well set (you couldn't ask for much more!) And separated everyone really well with a variety of different styles. I scored 210 which I was pleased about, although I am a miffed that my result wasn't posted on the site I think I would have been placed 31st in the seniors and 4th in the juniors (In fact I was put on the qualifying results but somehow I changed to a female junior! I'm not sure how that happened but I'm pretty sure I'm not a girl!)
I'm definitely psyched to return next year but much stronger and hopefully do much better! And after watching the semis and the finals I'm more motivated than ever to push and become as strong as possible! Thanks everyone at The Works for putting on a fantastic event.

In two weeks time I will be heading out to Fontainebleau with a group of friends, I've been counting down the days for quite some time! This will be my first time there, and I'm lucky enough to be going with a good crowd and some strong climbers who know the place really well. So hopefully I won't be running around from problem to problem like a child in a toy store! I've got my ticklist ready (Although it does seem a bit adventurous!) and I'm psyched for a great trip!

Finally I'd like to say thanks to Beyond Hope who will now be supporting me with Evolv, PrAna and Metolius! They really are great guys!