2010 Australian Youth Team for Scotland

Junior Female
Emma Brown Lead OC/Speed OC SYD
Maya Santangelo Lead SYD
Melissa Andersen Lead ACT

Junior Male
Axel Tritton Lead SYD
Connor Macpherson Lead/Speed SYD
Joe Horan Lead/Speed ACT
Ben Aves Lead/Speed OC SYD
Art Ho Bayly Speed SYD

Youth A Female
Sarah Davis LeadSpeed VIC
Lucy Stirling Lead QLD

Youth A Male
Luke Jamieson Lead SYD
Tommy Anglim Lagones Lead/Speed ACT

Youth B Male
Matthew Tsang Lead/Speed SYD
Louis Godsell Lead VIC

Help Wanted

Hope everyone is pumped for the NSW State Titles and WYC selection next weekend!

As you all know the event does not run itself and we need lots of people to help out on the day. We are after Judges and Belayers.

If anyone would like to help out we are holding a free, short course/info session on the Friday night before the comp. You don't have to do this course to help out but it will give you more knowledge when judging and belaying.

The more people we have, the more everyone will get to see the climbing as we can rotate everyone around.

If you are able to help email me ASAP at carlieclimbs@yahoo.com (and let me know whether you would like to do the course or not).

Thanks, see you all at SICG!

NSW State Titles & WYC Selection 2010

Date:	Saturday, March 6, 2010
Time:	7:00am - 9:00pm
Location:	Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym, St Peters

The NSW State Titles and World Youth Championships Selection Trials competition day will decide the New South Wales Champions in Lead and Speed climbing in all Open and Youth categories. It will also be used to decide which climbers in Junior, Youth A, and Youth B (male and female) categories qualify to represent Australia at the World Youth Championships in Scotland on the 9th - 12th of September 2010.

The Team Movie

Day Four

Day Four was the speed finals, we headed down to the outdoor speed wall to hang out for the day. The team went around swapping t-shirts with other teams and talking to some of the competitors making new friends. It was a fun day in the sun, and a great day to finish the comp.

Day Three

Everyone had down to the lead wall to watch Axel in the semi-finals. He was out 7th, and climbed well, everyone one was proud of him. After the Semi's we all went back to the hotel for a little nap (not in mine, Mel and Zoe's room, everyone wanted to hang out here, no nap for me!)

Axel in the Semi's

Back down to the lead wall to watch the finals, which was so cool. Watching to top guns do their thing. The climbing was outstanding, it makes you want to go home and train your hardest and then maybe be we can be up there with them! The finals was a show, and the climbers are the entertainers, and they did entertain. This is how all the big comps are over in Europe, they make them a show so people come and watch, and are happy to pay money to watch the climbers. Value for money!

This would be nice to see in Australia, but it takes time and lots money.

The show before the climbers come out

The Team hanging out watching the finals

Team Dinner

After the speed climbing on day two we went out for dinner as a team. Had lots of fun eating the best pizza and some people got to taste a snail!