Summer Open Youth Boulder Event July 2014 (Issy)

I competed in the July Open Youth boulder event at the Arch climbing centre in London. It was my first bouldering competition.

I topped 7/8 boulders, flashing 6 and completing the 7th on my 3rd attempt. This meant that I qualified for the finals in 2nd position behind Emily Philips. In the final, I completed 1/3 boulders on my 1st attempt. The final boulders were a lot harder than the qualifiers and I found them very challenging.

I came 4th overall, however I am happy with my result as this was my first bouldering competition.

Youth Open Lead Event July 2014 (Issy)

Me on qualifier 2

I competed in the July Youth Open lead event 2014. In the event we were given two qualifiers- one of which I topped (along with 4 others) and the other I fell off low down due to a route-reading error. This meant that I qualified for the finals in 6th position. The other finalists were: Emily Philips, Kitty Morrison, Pippa Watkin, Holly Toothill and Abbie Rivett.

After isolation, I was 1st out for the final route. I topped the route, along with Emily, Kitty and Pippa. This meant that I came 4th due to countback.
The final results were: 1st- Emily, 2nd- Kitty and 3rd- Pippa.

Climbing at Malham Cove July 2014 (Issy)

Me climbing 'Rated PG', 7a+ at Malham

I went outdoor climbing at Malham Cove for the first time. It was only my seccond time climbing outdoors, and was a great experience! The slippery, polished footholds ensured that foot placement had to be precise at all times! I climbed at Malham for 2 days, and over that time I climbed 4 routes:

• 'Rose Coronary', 7a (1st RP)
• 'Consenting Adults', 7a (RP)
• 'Rated PG', 7a+ (RP)
• 'Begozi and the Ledge Lizards', 6a+ (Onsight)

Outdoor Climbing at Malham Cove (Finley)

I drove to Malham on a hot, sunny day, and arrived at Malham campsite. On the day that we arrived we walked down to Malham cove to check out what it looked like. I already knew that there was a route called 'Raindogs' graded 8a that I wanted to have a go on. On the first day of climbing it was rainy but still I went out and did:

• 'Rose Coronary'- 7a  lead (redpoint)
  
• 'Begozi and the Ledge Lizards'- 6b+ lead (onsight) 

I tried 'Consenting Adults'- 7a and decided that I would try it again tomorrow. The seccond sunny day I tried again 'Consenting Adults'. It took me a long time to do it and finally I managed it. I was very happy! I also tried 'Rated PG'- 7a+ and finally had a go on 'Raindogs', which is now my project. 

I had a very fun time!