Today was
the first Dutch Youth Bouldering Cup in Bouldergym Graviton in Sittard. The
Youth cup consists of 4 qualification matches followed by the Dutch Youth
Championships.
For the
first qualification our Regional Talent Team received new shirts, sponsored by
AXIS round edges. Dressed in Blue instead of Magenta we hit the boulders, 10 in
total.
In my
category the boulders were a bit too easy. That made for a very stressful 2.5
hours of bouldering. One mistake would mean you would be out of the race for a
place on the podium. I managed to flash 9 boulders and was frustrated that I
needed two attempts for the 10th boulder. Luckily enough it turned
out to be good enough for the gold medal. It is my first 1st place
in the national boulder competition so I am very happy with this result.
Our
regional Talent Team was very successful today. We won 3 gold medals in three
different age categories, Vincent in the junior, Don in the A and I in the B
category.
In three weeks’
time the next qualification will be in my home gym Delfts Bleau. We can all already
feel the pressure ;-).
Some
pictures can be found using this LINK.