Posts Tagged ‘USA Climbing’
Two Nationals Competitors Recount their Experience
If you had not heard, two of our youth team members, Ian Frost and Maddie Gillis, made USA Climbing Nationals. Through their stellar performances in the local, regional, and divisional stages, they both qualified to compete with 48 other athletes in their age bracket. Along with their families and Team Salt Pump head coach Michaela,…
Read more...April 7 USA Climbing Youth Sport Local Climbing Competition
Salt Pump is pleased to host a USA Climbing Youth Sport Local Climbing Competition on Saturday, April 7, 2018. Details Pre-Registration Required – Must register before April 5th @ 6pm Flash Format Competition – a strict running order will be assigned (Schedule TBD) Randomized Running Order will be posted on April 6th @ 9am Schedule will…
Read more...Competition Climbing: The Future Generation of the Sport
Imagine a world where 10 year old kids climbed 5.14, 15 year old girls boulder v15, and dozens of kids warmed up on your V5 gym projects! Sounds crazy, right? Wrong! This fantasy world is the reality of indoor competition climbing. Since the recent surge of indoor competition climbing, young kids have proven…
Read more...CLIMBING NOW AN OLYMPIC SPORT: SALT PUMP LEADING THE WAY
Climbing will newly be part of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Salt Pump Climbing Co., which opened its doors in summer 2015 with the goal of being the leading center for climbing, including training and coaching, welcomed this development by announcing the creation of Team Salt Pump, their competitive youth climbing team.…
Read more...Inside Game no. 1: Matty Zane
Matty Zane grew up in the small town of Freedom, Maine. Both his parents worked at the nearby college in Unity, and growing up, Matty and his older brother Cody lived for soccer. Then, at the tender age of 14, Matty’s adventurous mother Nancy took him climbing for the first time on the granite crags…
Read more...USAC Competition Results
Thanks for your attendance at the USA Climbing Competition last weekend and congratulations to all participants! Here are the full results: XLS format: USACResults PDF format: USACResults Also check out the photo album from the day on our Facebook page: USAC Comp photos And these photos from Mike at ThePhotoGeek.net: Photogeek Comp Gallery
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