British Lead Climbing Championships
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From the 9th-10th October, the EICA hosted Britain's premier lead climbing competition for its fourth time.
The best junior and senior competition climbers in the UK came together to climb for the title of ‘The British Champion’!
The Junior event saw 70 competitors turn out for the event. While Natalie Berry is used to being in a league of her own, this time it was literal as well as figurative as she was the only 18/19 girl competing. This didn’t stop her from giving it her all with 2 tops on her qualifying routes and time beating her on her final climb.
Although there were four competitors in the Junior Boys Ed Hamer never looked in trouble on his way to the title ahead of Robert Mackenzie and Christopher Gee. Kitty Wallace, fresh from her EYS win in Bulgaria the weekend before, scored the perfect 1 in the Youth A girls with three great tops including an unconventional, but effective finish to her final route. Luke Tilley in the boys couldn’t quite get the triumvirate, but again was streets ahead of the rest of his group.
In Youth B Rachel Carr had the crowd cheering with an impressive leap onto the grey ‘elephant trunk’ volume on the final route that saw her take the title. The move had the route setters shaking their heads as it ‘just wasn’t how it was meant to be done’. The Youth B boys saw the biggest upset of the day with winner Jonny White being the only GB team member on the podium. Sam Brannigan and Joe Swales put in impressive climbs to take their 2nd and 3rd places.
Youth C girls group was once again dominated by Tara Hayes and Molly Thompson-Smith and this time it was Molly who came out on top. While in the boys Angus Davidson was chased all the way by fellow Scot William Bosi who finished ahead of Billy Ridal.
For a full list of the results please click here
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