The 2011 CCS season culminated on Saturday with Nationals, held at Mesa Rim in San Diego, California. The event was spectacular! The routes were great, the competition was fierce and the turnout was huge. Schools in attendance included (note that not all of these schools have official teams, but students who attend these schools were there):
Humboldt State University
Sierra Nevada College
USC
UCSD
University of Central Florida (team champions, 3rd year straight!)
Florida State University
University of Florida
Baylor
Southern Methodist University
University of Texas
Yale
RIT
US Military Academy
US Naval Academy
University of Virginia
Western State College
Colorado State University- Pueblo
Adams State College
Oklahoma State University
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| Alex at the start of a very long route |
The competition was red-point format, which means that you can try each route as many times as you want. Your top three routes and top three boulder problems are counted for your final score. Yes, that is right, the Sloopers had to rope up and climb routes!
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| Sloopers Laura and Adam climb side by side |
The Sloopers had three team members competing- Alex, Laura and Adam. For all three of them, it was the first time roping up in a very long time and the 65 foot tall walls were very daunting indeed. After four hours of hard work they turned in their score cards and waited for the results. In the meantime, Laura participated in the speed climbing portion of the competition.
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| Laura speed climbing |
Finally the results were in...
Alex got 2nd place
and he was out of first by only 5 points
that's right.. sponsored Asana climber Dan Beall had 7,808 points and Alex had 7,803!
Awesome job Alex!
Oh, and despite not being on ropes for a full year, Alex received the highest amount of points in roped climbing!
If you have not had a chance to see Alex climb, please take the time to do so. It is truly inspirational to watch someone with as much determination and passion as Alex work their way up a rock face.
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| Alex attempting a tricky 5.13 |
On the female side...
Laura took 5th
which is not too shabby either.
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| Laura heel hooking her way up a funky 5.12 |
The Sloopers could not have experienced such great success without the tremendous support from our families and friends who were there to cheer us on. Thank you Biale Family, Patton Family, Jason, Chelsea, David, Israel, Patrick, Allie, and Haley for being there at the competition.
Another huge thanks to our sponsors: House of Bread, Ready Set Oats, Evolv, and SLO Op climbing!
And of course, a huge shout out to John Myrick, the director of CCS for starting this wonderful series and putting on another great event.
All photos by Michael Patton.
More photos to come in the near future!
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