Mark Derksen
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3920
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Dave Trudel
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3838
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Taylor Hudson
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3766
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Nathan Wong
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3715
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Lucas Chan
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3621
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Adrian Tomei
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3567
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Ryan Frecka
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3508
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Brayden Baynes
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3410
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Justin Speelman
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3327
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Trevor Macmillan
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3230
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Orrin Hawke
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3217
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Henrique De Se' Ellwanger
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3087
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Frazer Wilde
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3043
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Alexis Demecha
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3036
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Cam Murray
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2913
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Graham Harder
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2842
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Tyler Johns
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2720
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Shem Simmons
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2670
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Calvin Gee
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2575
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Colton Wilde
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2570
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Jon Koegler
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2540
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Brad Fleming
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2527
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David Tavernini
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2468
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Ashlee Matkin
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2422
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Kevin Funk
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2377
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Jordon Harmatiuk
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2265
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Graeme Collins
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2222
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Will Kwan
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2120
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Lauren Kwan
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2096
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Daniel Wolfe
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1973
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Kelly Ryan
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1931
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Kieran Meadows
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1916
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Christine Wallace
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1761
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Megan Davis
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1750
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Salix Hurkett
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1687
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Eric Bly
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1482
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Michelle Ryan
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1450
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Ciara Meadows
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1420
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Myla Sept
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1375
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Aaron Trozzo
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1361
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Cole Gillard
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1311
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Ty Orich
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1300
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Michael Doherty
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1281
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Justin Bly
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1267
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Ryan Titley
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1215
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Pierre Dillon
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1190
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Meghan Orica
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1096
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Yameka Ogita
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1085
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Takumu Ogita
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1045
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Auburn Phillips
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1012
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Brooke Johns
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1011
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Robyn Simmons
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980
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Machkenzie Harms
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961
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Sierra Harms
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896
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Kaitlyn Rice
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835
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Jessica Morton
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830
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Richard Belchamer
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815
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Tristan Meadows
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635
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Erica Lind
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450
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Saturday, March 29, 2014
Boulderfest 2014 Results
Sunday, April 3, 2011
How to do your best at Boulderfest
If 2011 was your first Boulderfest you're probably wondering where we got the idea for holding an event with judges, scorecards, and everything else. The answer: Boulderfest is modeled entirely off of a scramble format bouldering competition. Many national, and world championship bouldering competitions are modeled the exact same way. The only real difference between Boulderfest and a serious competition is that we don't give cash prizes to the winners.
Lots of people, especially new climbers, are turned off by the word, "competition." But the best thing about climbing competitions is that even the best climbers in the world will cheer on a beginner that is trying hard on a route. Everyone comes out a winner because everyone has a good time. That is the sport of bouldering, it is a social event that that brings people together to do something they all have fun doing and build off of each others enthusiasm.
Now that you've had a chance to sample Boulderfest, you can go ahead and participate in other climbing competitions at other gyms with confidence, knowing that it is going to have the same atmosphere as Boulderfest, leave you with the same good feeling, and be just as much fun if not more fun than Boulderfest was. Most people don't even go to competitions to compete, they go just to have fun, play on all the new problems, and get a chance to watch and learn from some of the really strong climbers.
For those of you that are interested in going on and participating in other competitions, or simply want to learn how to do your best at Boulderfest next year, here are a few pointers that will help you achieve the highest score you can.
1. Prepare.
If you climb a lot, you know that even going a couple of weeks without climbing is enough to throw you off your game. If you want to climb your best at Boulderfest or any other competition, then you need to keep a regular climbing routine. Simply climbing regularly is more than enough, but if you're the type, then you might have a training routine that you would like to follow in order to get you into peak physical condition.
3. Warm up.
Everyone that has climbed has been pumped out more than once. Climbing competitions seem to pump you out faster than ever, because you get there, the music starts playing and there are just SO many problems that you want to try to play on! If you're in a playing mood then I would say just go play, but if you're trying to get your high score, then you are going to need to take time at the beginning to warm up your muscles and get you blood flowing, watch other people climb while you do this, that way you can learn how some problems are done so you don't wear yourself out trying them.
Most people have their own warm up routine, but if you don't have one, try climbing on something that you would consider SUPER easy, take your time on it, climbing it slow, down climb it even. You're simply trying to activate your muscles and get them ready for a lot more climbing. If your warm up starts wearing you out, then you need to slow down. If you start getting pumped out, try running on the spot, doing jumping jacks, or hopping up and down with your arms above your head, this will get your heart pumping, your blood flowing, and displace the lactic acid that is building up in your arms. Sometimes expert climbers will take up to an hour and a half to get warm while they are planning out what problems they want to try, which is the next step:
4. Plan out your Problems.
There is some strategy to getting a high score, and it doesn't involve having big muscles and climbing the hardest problem. You need to climb a series of problems that will all contribute to your final score, at Boulderfest it is your top seven problems, other places it may be your top five, or you may even go somewhere they count all of your problems towards your top score.
The most important thing you need to accomplish is to make sure that you at least fill your scorecard! For example, if you only try to climb the hard stuff at Boulderfest, but you only send five or six problems, then you're not going to have enough sends to get your full scoring potential. The second most important thing to do is to group all of your problems. Getting seven problems in a row is going to give you more points than if your top seven are spread out across your score card.
For example, compare these two score cards:
Climber #1: Problems sent= 41, 38, 27, 22, 16, 11 & 9. Falls=31 SCORE=1609 points.
Climber #2: Problems sent= 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 & 26. Falls=0 SCORE=1610 points.
Climber #1 tried really hard to get problems that were at his limit, problems he knows he can get, but probably not seven of them in three hours. As a result, he fell a lot of times, only finishrd a couple of the really hard ones, then when time was running out he was too tired to fill in his score card with anything else but problems he would normally consider really easy.
Climber #2 on the other hand, she took her time, warmed up, watched some people climb some of the problems so she could figure out the beta, and then climbed a series of problems that she knew she could get. The final result, even though she isn't as strong of a climber as Climber #1, she ended up beating his score.
So try a couple of problems and try to figure out where in the range you could get seven in a row, keeping in mind that they are never rated perfectly. If you can't get one problem, try the one just above it. If you think you've climbed the hardest problem you can, then start filling in the gaps in your scorecard below it.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
BOULDERFEST 2011 FINAL RESULTS
MARK THIBADEAU | 3407 |
JON SHEPPARD | 3403 |
KYLE MARCO | 3360 |
COLTON WILDE | 3179 |
NATHAN WONG | 3166 |
SCOTT FRIEBEL | 3162 |
BRENDAN HEDERSON | 3136 |
ERIK JOHNSON | 2957 |
JOSH SCHELLENBERG | 2956 |
MIKE FAST | 2954 |
TYRONE OLER | 2893 |
KAI LOUSTEN | 2850 |
COREY STEVENS | 2546 |
TIM PEARCE | 2332 |
LOGAN TOWNSEND | 2320 |
JUSTIN SPEELMAN | 2143 |
TONY STUMBO | 2075 |
CALVIN GEE | 2045 |
TIM APPLEBY | 2000 |
TYLER JOHNS | 1943 |
BEN MITTEN | 1915 |
CARSON BELL | 1845 |
TOM RUTHERFORD | 1721 |
BLAIR STARK | 1688 |
MARSHALL GARDNER | 1659 |
DAVID FISHER | 1539 |
JASON VANDERWAL | 1500 |
JANSON SMITH | 1418 |
TOM ARJANNIKOV | 1406 |
MATTHEW CORBET | 1352 |
CRAIG HAWKINS | 1318 |
TRISTAN SJODEN | 1223 |
AARON ROSENKE | 1192 |
JASON RANGER | 1180 |
CARLYN DERKSEN | 1086 |
BRETT BORIX | 1086 |
DAVID KRUZER | 1076 |
CARSON WILDE | 773 |
WOMENS CATEGORY
ISABEL KURCEBA | 2466 |
NICOLE SUTHERLAND | 2455 |
BETH NORRIS | 2208 |
MAUREEN VANDE LIGT | 2144 |
ZANETA NAVRATILOVA | 2004 |
BETH MILLIONS | 1855 |
JILLIAN COOK | 1731 |
MEGAN BANMANN | 1720 |
LEAH FAIRS | 1589 |
ASHLEY TAYLOR | 1498 |
SERENA WALLACE | 1311 |
KRISTY PARSONS | 1290 |
KELSEY PRATT | 1137 |
LISA MACIVER | 1129 |
CHRISTINE WALLACE | 1126 |
ANGELA VAN SPRONSEN | 1111 |
ALEXIS DEMECHA | 1107 |
KYRA GALEY | 925 |
KATERYNA MORAYKO | 816 |
YOUTH CATEGORY
GRAHAM HARDER | 1636 |
CHELSEA GAST | 1492 |
OLIVIA ARMFELT | 1440 |
BROOKE JOHNS | 1258 |
LISA BASIL | 984 |
KIERAN MEADOWS | 935 |
LAUREN KWAN | 775 |
WILL KWAN | 743 |
CIARA MEADOWS | 669 |
Friday, September 17, 2010
ALL ACCESS "pure climbing action"
For our upcoming movie night the U of L Climbing Club presents, "All Access" A film created to support the preservation of outdoor climbing areas. The Petzl All Access DVD contains ten amazing short climbing films:
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
CORE PREMIERE April 15th 7-9PM PE275
The U of L Climbing Club is proud to present "CORE". We are part of the exclusive international film tour of this groundbreaking climbing film. The film will show at 7PM on April 15th at the U of L in room PE275, upstairs from the climbing wall.
Saturday, March 20, 2010
BOULDERFEST 2010 FINAL STANDINGS
MENS ADVANCED | ||
CHRIS HUMPHRIES | 3848 | |
JON SHEPPARD | 3780 | |
MARK THIBADEAU | 3780 | |
COLTON WILDE | 3730 | |
TEETHSUN HOYLE | 3602 | |
HANS BOWDEN | 3523 | |
JAMES CLARK | 3518 | |
ERIK JOHNSON | 3510 | |
BRENDON KRUGER | 3358 | |
BILL TURNER | 3311 | |
MATT MACDONALD | 3285 | |
MIKE DOHERTY | 3230 | |
SHANE RYBCHINSKI | 3115 | |
STEVEN LEGAULT | 3112 | |
SCOTT MALMBERG | 2942 | |
JANSON SMITH | 2762 | |
COREY STEVENS | 2744 | |
ED CHIN | 2705 | |
GORD COX | 2697 | |
PAUL MCDONNELL | 2550 | |
BRODIE PATTENDEN | 2480 | |
BRENDAN HENDERSON | 2413 | |
KEVIN KING | 2408 | |
JOHNNY KORTHIUS | 1998 | |
BEN FULLER | 1952 | |
MIKE FAST | 1783 | |
DAVID STEPHAN | 1660 | |
STEPHEN MAYALL | 316 | |
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WOMENS ADVANCED | ||
NICOLE SUTHERLAND | 2759 | |
VICKI VANDERPYL | 2688 | |
LANA MILLER | 2631 | |
ISABEL KURCEBA | 2556 | |
CHRISTY GOLDHAWK | 2458 | |
ANDREA VISSER | 2088 | |
JANELLE WATSON | 2066 | |
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MENS BEGINNERS | ||
LUKE BOOKER | 2523 | |
MATT MITTEN | 2283 | |
KYLE O'BRIAN | 2009 | |
LOGAN TOWNSEND | 1869 | |
LOGAN COHLS | 1724 | |
CALVIN GEE | 1531 | |
WILL GOVENLOCK | 1466 | |
BASIL JEFFERIES | 992 | |
MATT WHITE | 906 | |
JASON CAMPBELL | 894 | |
CALVIN ARREY | 317 | |
WOMENS BEGINNERS | ||
AUBREY DEMCHUK | 2408 | |
MICHELLE HUYNH | 2014 | |
NORAH FINES | 1955 | |
ASHLEY TAYLOR | 1698 | |
KRISTA OMAN | 1537 | |
MAUREEN VANDELIGT | 1469 | |
SERENA WALLACE | 1344 | |
CHRISTINE WALLACE | 1308 | |
BRIANA SMITH | 1295 | |
STEPHANIE WALICKI | 1202 | |
BOYS 14 UNDER | ||
AIDAN HANSEN | 1222 | |
KIERAN MEADOWS | 855 | |
WILL KWAN | 436 | |
GIRLS 14 UNDER | ||
OLIVIA ARMFELT | 2079 | |
CHELSEA GAST | 1493 | |
LISA BASIL | 1153 | |
HANNAH DYCK | 787 | |
LAUREN KWAN | 772 |