CLIMBING TEAM

Ridgway/Ouray CLIMBING TEAM

The 2009-2010 climbing season has finished. We had a great team this year, with 8 high school and 5 middle school students.

We had our first competition on Saturday, December 12 in Carbondale at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. It was a tough competition with 65 youth participating. The team did great finishing 3rd overall out of 6 teams. Haley finished 2nd in the Middle School Girls division. See the full results from the comp: CRMS Climbing Comp 12/12

The Climbing Team volunteered at the "Kids College" during the 15th Ouray Ice Festival. The team helped outfit and belay youth throughout the day on Sunday, January 10th. Over 50 kids were able to experience ice climbing with the climbing team's assistance.

The team did GREAT at the Montrose competition on January 30. Six team members placed, with Sam and Oliver coming in 1st and 2nd respectively in the Intermediate Men's Division. Middle schoolers Ryan and Patrick climbed to 2nd and 3rd place finishes in the Beginner Men's Division. In the Female Beginner's Division, Heather came in 1st and Isabella 3rd. Everyone on the team showed improvement from the Carbondale comp. Full results can be found here: Montrose Comp Results

The Gunnison comp, on February 13, was a lot of fun with 90 different routes. The team experienced climbing in a cave and 60 degree walls. The routes were tough, but our team challenged themselves and climbed great. Oliver placed 2nd in Intermediate Male and Heather placed 1st in Beginner Female.

The Western Slope Regional Finals were held at Core Elements in Grand Junction on February 20. The team worked well together, cheering each other on and pushing each other to accomplish hard climbs. Heather, Sam, and Oliver qualified for State Finals in CO Springs on Feb 27. In overall results: Ryan placed 1st in Beginner Men's with Patrick placing 2nd in the same category. Heather placed 2nd in Intermediate Female. Oliver placed 1st in Intermediate Male with Jonny placing 3rd in the same category. Congratulations to everyone for a great season!

Heather, Sam, and Oliver did an excellent job at the CO State Rock Climbing Finals held at CityRock in Colorado Springs. The gym was awesome! They had a free standing boulder and lead climbing for competitors. While the competition was tough, Sam, Oliver, and Heather performed well, finishing in the middle. Each learned what skills to work on for next year's states!

Click here for this year's Climbing Team schedule: 2009-2010 SCHEDULE

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