YCS Round 3

Saturday was the third and last round of the YCS which was held at the Ice Factor Kinlochleven. We had to get up at 6:00AM to travel down to Kinlochleven, as the competition started at 10:00. I managed to get two of the boulder problem's and three holds off topping out in the third, and topped out in two of the routes and got 3/4 of the way up the last one. Alasdair Johnston and I got the same final score, so we had to have a climb off. I was first out in the climb off and managed to get about 1/2 way the route before my foot slipped off, Alasdair got to the 2nd last hold and slipped off (well done Alaster!!).



Here are some of the results from some of my friends.


Age group 11-13 girls:
Nikki Addison 1st
Dawn longwoth 2nd


11-13 Boys:
Dylan Mackinzie 1st
Ruaridh Macaskill 2nd



14-16 Girls
Ellen Macaskill 1st
Ellen Barber 3rd

14-16 Boys
Alasdair Johnston 1st
Steven Addison 2nd
Sam Leakey 5th
Lewis Deacon 11th

Thanks very much Ruaridh Mackinzie and all the other route setters, Climbing wall's and the MCofS for donating prizes and hosting a really good event.

The results can be found here:

Ardmair

On Saturday I went to Ardmair with some friends, It was a really good day as weather was nice and warm.

I managed to get 4 routes done:

Moondance 20m Vs 4C * (led it)

Sculptress 20m HVS 5A ** (seconded it)

Primitive Dance 30m E2 ** (top roped it)

Burning Desire 25m E5 6B**** ( Seconded it)

Here are some pics:

Dumbarton Pics From Lukasz Warzecha

The other day I resevied some photoes from Lukasz Warzecha when we were at Dumbarton rock.

Thanks very much Lukasz!!

Dumbarton

Today I went to Dumbarton with my Dad and met up with a professional photographer Lukasz Warzecha , he was taking some pictures for a Polish climbing magazine Gory. I have always wanted to go to Dumbarton to see E11 Raphosady. The weather was really good and I managed to get a lot of climbing done. Most of the boulder problem holds are really polished and do not have very good friction but I managed to get some problems done. I didn't manage to get any routes done because all of the routes I wanted to try were either wet or had slippy green slime over them.

Photos from Lukasz Warzecha still to come!!

Brin Bouldering V4 Success

After going to Brin last Wednesday and attempting Spank The ramp V4, I wanted to go back and complete the problem, so today I went back to Brin With my dad and was working Spank The Ramp. I spent a long time on it trying to get all the moves, but it paid off as I eventually got it.
I think the hardest part of the problem for me was the sitting start as reaching the first hold was a problem!!





Spank The Ramp V4

Duntelchaig

Today I went to Duntelchaig climbing and after climbing on Friday evening there I wanted to go back and climb Sweeney's Crack 15m severe. I started climbing up Sweeney's Crack and finished up Bent peg HVS. When I got to about two meters below the top I had to do a big rock over to get to the next hold.

Next I wanted to have a go at Slings E1 5b**. I managed to get about two moves from the top

before having to come off as I could see no way of getting the last couple of moves. :(

Duntelchaig

Yesterday evening I went to 70ft wall, Duntelchaig to do some trad climbing with my new gear that I kindly received from Climbing Technology. The weather was really nice and warm. We only managed to do 2 routes as we were running out of daylight!!. I warmed up on Swastika, Severe, then I went onto Razor Flake HVS 5A, I felt really comfortable on it and most of the gear was bommer!!

Creag Bhaeg

On Thursday I went to Creag Bheag sport climbing with some friends. The weather was really good, nice and warm, I warmed up with a traverse along the whole of the crag which took about 5 min!!

I managed to do 5 different routes: (dont know the names as we had no topo)

One 5+

Two 6a+

Two 6b+

On the crux of the 6b+

I had a really good day and want to go back soon.

Brin Bouldering

Today I went to Brin, Bouldering with some friends. We spent most of the day there and we managed to do lots of climbing.



Some pics of us climbing.

Ellen



Me attempting Spank The Ramp V4
Ellen on Lichen It V0
Me on Flakes V2

Ended the day working Lip Trip V4 on The Block, managed to get halfway along.

We had a really good day out and cant weight till next time !!

Tom Riach

Yesterday afternoon My dad and I decided to go to Tom Riach boulder. I managed to do a few Boulder problems:

The Dark side V0+

North buttress V0

The Long Riach V2

Drainpipe Scoop V0

Appin Colours V2

West Arete V2

Butchers Left Hand V3+

South West Face Traverse V4+

On the South West Traverse V4+


Really good day bouldering at Tom Riach.