Oly Comp

This weekend the Warehouse Rock Gym in Olympia hosted the eagerly anticipated South Sound Pull Down. This was the third year they have hosted this comp and each year it seems to get bigger and better. There was 70 competitors and more spectators making for a packed atmosphere, the energy was really high and it seemed like everyone had a great time. I had high expectations going into the comp, 2 years ago I held off some strong competition from other Olympia climbers to win, last year I was pipped by 3 strong Seattelites who came down and took the prizes and this year was a similar story. I finished 6th in the Men's Open category, behind a some strong climbers from Seattle and Portland. I kept up my record of fishing first in Olympia, but only by the narrowest of margins, Micah and I both climbed the same problems, but he took two falls and I only took one. Full results are up on Jimmy's blog. Laura climbed out of her skin to win the Women's Advanced category. As she said later that night after a couple of pints "it was my best day climbing ever", it was certainly her best comp performance ever. To put it in perspective she beat the next placed female competitor by 900 points would have finished 5th if she had entered male advanced! She was well rewarded winning a voucher for a free pair of 5.10 shoes, worth up to $140! I picked up a $20 gift certificate for a BBQ place down the street. Thanks again to Jimmy for organising the event, and the rest of the Warehouse staff for all their hard work, I'm looking forward to next years one already!

Here is a video of Micah sending a 1200 point problem, his hardest of the comp.