First bouldering competition...

Richard Layton said:

And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been going
about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

Congrat's! :-)

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And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been going
about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

And so you should be. Llongyfarchiadau! (Congratulations!)
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Richard Layton said:

And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been going
about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

Congrat's! :-)

Best wishes,
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And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been going
about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

How far did you have to carry them then?

Andrew

I'll get my buffalo...

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And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been

going

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about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

How far did you have to carry them then?

hahaha.

What are the criteria for entering the novice class? I mean, I have never
taken part in a comp but, apart from the last few weeks, go
climbing/bouldering 3 times a week and on a really good day might just be
able to strain up a V7.
What kind of level is "novice"?

Cheers,

Nathan

By the way, well done Richard!

Miles.

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And I won the novice class!!!! It was a bit too easy but I have been
going about two to three times a week since I started three months ago.
I won a belay plate.
Quite chuffed

How far did you have to carry them then?

Andrew

I'll get my buffalo...

Cheers!
British technical grade 4C and below if that makes sense, they don't use the
V grades up at the wall for some reason.
I actually felt it was too easy but I am at a tricky stage in my climbing
now, most harder routes (5C's) are doable but only if I work them over a few
sessions and the climbing comp was 10 points for one attempt 7 for two and 4
for three... So me taking three hours sometimes to get one 5c route made the
5C and below category a bit of pointless task. I also hang around with
really good climbers and people sort of associate me with them so I felt
guilty winning even though it was fair.

I will go in the harder group next time.

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By the way, well done Richard!

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What are the criteria for entering the novice class? I mean, I have never
taken part in a comp but, apart from the last few weeks, go
climbing/bouldering 3 times a week and on a really good day might just be
able to strain up a V7.
What kind of level is "novice"?

As I'm sure you realise, V7 is some way from being "novice", which at
UK 4c is around V0-
I could probably manage V2 if I could be bothered to spend enough time
trying.
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