Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Hotel Deal for SCS Nationals

Looking for a good hotel deal for SCS Nationals in Atlanta? The Vertical World team has reserved a block of rooms at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North at a great rate. It's a 4-star hotel just 11 minutes from Stone Summit
Room Rate:  Traditional guest room with 1 king or 2 double Heavenly beds, in-room wifi, and buffet breakfast for $125/nt+tax. Hotel Cancellation Policy: 24 hrs before arrival date.
Nationals competition starts on Thursday, July 10th and finals are on Sunday July 13th.  The room block is from night of 7/9 to night of 7/12 (Wed – Sunday morning), only covering the SCS event. However, the hotel will honor the group room rate for 3 days before and after, on an as-available basis.
Use this hyperlink for Westin Atlanta: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/WestCoastClimbing 
Or by phone: 888.627.8407 or 770.395.3900 -- Mention that you are with:  West Coast Climbing

Top Finishers at 2014 SCS Divisionals

Special congratulations to the following top finishers among NorCal Region climbers at the recent 2014 SCS Divisionals (sport climbing):
Female Junior
2nd - Jacquelyn Wu
3rd - Sera Busse
5th - Sara Evenson
6th - Rebecca Vincent
Male Junior
2nd - Joseph Diaz
3rd - Alexei Likhtenberg
4th - Radu Mihai Popescu Stanesti
7th - Adam Schmidt
Female Youth A
1st - Hanna Grossman
2nd - Elise Buser
3rd - Katrina Louie
5th - Hannah Donnelly
Male Youth A
1st - Nicholas Brady
2nd - Garrett Conover
5th - Jacob Keenan
6th - Nate Linden
7th - Spencer Whaley
Female Youth B
3rd - Madison Cline
4th - Kara Herson
7th - Sydney Palmer
Male Youth B
2nd - Matthew Grossman
7th - Aiden Le
Female Youth C
1st - Emma Palmer
2nd - Jenny Jiang
3rd - Natalia Grossman
4th - Zoe Wong
7th - Lauren Berry
Male Youth C
1st - Ross Fulkerson
3rd - Sam McQueen
5th - Liam Jacob
Female Youth D
1st - Alex Plotnikoff
4th - Gwynneth Wong
5th - Sophia Hoermann
Male Youth D
1st - Connor Herson
2nd - Ethan Rogers
3rd - Anthony Lesik

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Volunteers Needed for 2014 SCS Divisionals!

SCS Divisional Championships @ Touchstone Mission Cliffs are just 2 days away!  We are especially short on judges and belayers for the morning session. We need two judges per route for better accuracy and to ensure that parents get to watch their climbers.  Training will be provided, and you’ll be done by 10:30 am to enjoy the rest of the day. The more volunteers we have, the better the competition will be for our climbers. Thank you for your support! Here's the link to the volunteer sign-up page. http://usacnorcal.ivolunteer.com/scsdivisionals

Sunday, June 8, 2014

2014 SCS Divisionals Info

To download and view the schedule for the 2014 SCS Division 1 Championships, click here.
To view the running order, click here.
Please read (or download) the following key information:
  • Check-in is Friday, June 13th, 4-8pm at Dogpatch Boulders (2573 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107)
  • Dogpatch Boulders will offer a free climbing pass with each check-in. So bring your shoes.
  • To make competitor/spectator/coach/volunteer check-in as smooth as possible, PLEASE fill out the online waiver ahead of time at: http://touchstoneclimbing.com/waiver. Fill it out right now and be done with it.
  • For Competitors, waivers will be verified and then wristbands given (to be worn all weekend).
  • Check-in for competitors includes T-shirt and SWAG bag pick up.
  • Competitors will not be checked-in unless waivers are complete and have been signed by parent (online ok)
  • Nor-Cal climbers have a waiver from Regionals, but still need to check-in to get the wristband & swag bag.
  • Mission Cliffs/Touchstone Climbing Gyms require EVERY SINGLE PERSON entering the gym to have a waiver on file (including volunteers, coaches, spectators and competitors)
  • All non-competitors (spectators & volunteers) must have their completed on-line waiver verified IN PERSON to receive wristband to be worn for the weekend.
  • We HIGHLY RECOMMEND climbers/coaches/spectators/volunteers come to check-in at Dogpatch Boulders on Friday to avoid possible long wait times to have each person verified Saturday morning
  • 3rd party check-in for Athletes only. All others must check-in in person.
**Coaches may "3rd party check-in" climbers, but waivers must have been completed online!!**
Speed Climbing
The speed wall for Youth C & D will be a jug haul similar to those routes seen at previous regional and divisional competitions. For the JR/A/B routes, IFSC speed holds will be used to build a 10 meter speed wall. There will be nontrivial deviations from the official IFSC spacing. The wall used does not have a consistent 5 degree overhang and it has a slight dihedral at the beginning. Please understand that the walls at Mission Cliffs, like most gyms, were not built to accommodate an IFSC speed wall.
Parking
Parking on the street is available on a first come/first serve basis. Parking will be available across the street at 2380 Harrison Street between 19th and 20th. The cost is $10/day and all proceeds will benefit the John O’Connell High School PTA. Parking will open 30 minutes before start and end about 30 minutes after end of event each day. No in and out privileges. Bring this document to confirm that you are with USAC.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to make this event happen! Volunteer on-line at http://usacnorcal.ivolunteer.com/scsdivisionals.
Judges
Judge volunteers are asked to review the video provided by USA Climbing: https://vimeo.com/96306045