After the bouldering comp on Friday Anna felt a bit tired and after a wee drink with some of the guys from the comp I was also feeling a bit tired. But none the less I woke up at 7:45 to go round and pick up Anna. After a quick stop at Transition (i forgot my helmet) and then an hour drive we got into Dundee, found the wall and then had a look at some of the comp routes that had been set.
After a couple of hours we had done about half the comp but were getting a bit tired so we decided to do the easiest routes to get the most points but enough to get a decent position. In the end we both flashed all the top ropes we did and most of the boulder problems we attempted.
Feeling happy with our scores we handed in our score cards and Anna with 123 out of 180 and me with 136 and waited to hear who was going to be in the final.
Anna finished the qualifiers in 1st place in the womans comp and I finished 6th in the mens, just missing out of being in the final buy 1 point!
Anna finished the qualifiers in 1st place in the womans comp and I finished 6th in the mens, just missing out of being in the final buy 1 point!
I went round to watch the final while Anna went into isolation as the other finalists had go at the final route. Anna managed to get to the 3rd clip but then fell but still managed to get further then the other finalists and won the womens competition. We stayed to watch the mens final where there was only one person to get to the end of the route.
We then packed up our stuff said bye to everyone and went back to the car for the long boring journey up the road.
We then packed up our stuff said bye to everyone and went back to the car for the long boring journey up the road.
The next comp is at ratho on the 24th of October so if you are wanting to get training for this winter season in the hills or want to try something new i suggest giving it a go. Me and Anna will be there and hopefully Stu will join us this time.
For full results check out the series website at http://www.scottishtoolingseries.co.uk/.
