Congratulations!!!
We'd like to say a big well done to all the Geckos who are competing in the BRYCS at the minute.
BRYCS stands for British Regional Youth Climbing Series, and climbers from all over the country are competing in their regions for a place at the grand final in Ratho, Edinburgh. Only the top three from each region get through to the final so the competition is pretty tough.
Rope Race has 6 Geckos competing at BRYCS in different age categories, they have completed 2 rounds out of the 3 that they have to attend at different climbing centres across the North West. So congratulations to -
Elissa Bryant (Girls category age 7 - 9) Currently ranked 3rd
Shelley Pickles (Girls category age 10 - 12) Currently ranked 5th
Jennifer Wood (Girls category age 10 - 12) Currently ranked 13th
Charlotte Garden (Girls category age 13 - 15) Currently ranked 1st
Catherine Burgess (Girls category age 13 - 15) Currently ranked 9th
Ben Hazelby (Boys category age 13 - 15) Currently ranked 7th
The ranking they get is a combination of their positions at the first 2 rounds, were very proud of them all.
Elissa Bryant has written this about her day in Rochdale -
My Climbing at Rochdale BRYCS Round 2
24th March 2007
We left home at 8.20am and arrived at Climb Rochdale, looked around and registered.
First we started stretches in a big hall and then we went out into our groups and the 13 - 15 girls and boys went to the bouldering but I started with top rope routes.
The first route was purple and like a warm up it was easy. The second route was a bit harder and it yellow, nearly everyone in my group did it. The third one was the hardest and that was blue, I went to the top.
After this we had a break for lunch.
Then we went upstairs to the bouldering room and the first route everyone did. The second one was a tiny bit harder but good. The third one I nearly gave my mum a heart attack because I nearly fell off the wall but I didnt and I got to the top.
I was in joint 1st position with a girl called Lucy and we had to do an age 10 - 12 top-rope climb off. I nearly went to the top but Lucy didnt get as far so I came in first place!
It was a really fun day and it was great to win.
Good luck to everyone competing in the third and final North West round on April 28th.
