Climbing Teams - NEWS 2004

Tom Gore Wins SIBL Round 3

20 December 2004
Yesterday's round three of the Southern Indoor Bouldering League was Dane Court's first involvement this winter.
With so many top-performers in the juniors last year, five moved up to the Open category for the first time at the Castle yesterday. Callum Harris and Tony Musselbrook made the top ten finishing 8th and 9th respectively.
Tom Gore was well clear of his nearest rival and finished in first place.

Gallery | Results

Rob Dixon (left) presents Tom Gore
with first prize in the Male Open category

Three Finalists at BICC Round 3

12 December 2004
A very close-run final round saw some big upsets with the series leaders finishing well down the field.
Three of our team members won places in the final with Tony Musselbrook maintaining his strong position.
He is now ranked fourth in Britain; our highest ever.
In the senior category Tom Gore made a fantastic effort on super-hard routes to finish 19th in the series.

Nathan Kemp, Callum Harris and
Tony Musselbrook
during the observation period
prior to the final at The Leeds Wall

Results (Junior Male)
4th Tony Musselbrook (4)
6th Nathan Kemp (16)
7th Callum Harris (8)
12th Matthew Cousins (13)
DNC Joel Charley (24)

Results (Senior Male)
21st Tom Gore (19)

Ranking shown in red

Full Results | Full Ranking

BICC Round 2

14 November 2004

Results (Junior Male)
4th Tony Musselbrook
8th Callum Harris
12th Matthew Cousins
16th Nathan Kemp
20th Joel Charley

Results (Youth Male)
9th Tom Gore

Full Results | Gallery

Tom Gore on
Qualifier Route 2

BICC Round 1

7 November 2004

After putting in three solid performances at the first round, yesterday, Tony Musselbrook finished a very impressive second.
Callum Harris was 9th and Matthew Cousins 18th.

Tom Gore competed in the Senior Male category finishing in 12th place. He will compete in the special Youth category at the next round.

Full Results | Gallery

Tony Musselbrook
on the final route.

BICC 04/05 Team

7 October 2004
Following a trial at the Westway Climbing Wall on Sunday 3 October, Matthew Cousins, Tom Gore, Callum Harris and Tony Musselbrook have all earned places on trips to all three BICC rounds this Autumn. In addition, Joel Charley and Nathan Kemp will attend one or two rounds.

SIBL - 2004/2005 UPDATE

30 September 2004
As usual, there have been some snags with the SIBL. The last two dates have changed:

Rnd Date Venue Sponsors

1
31 Oct 2004 Mile End, London Five Ten, Arc'teryx

2
21 Nov 2004 High Sports, Redhill Wild Country, Red Chilli

3
19 Dec 2004 The Castle, London La Sportiva, Petzl, Beal

4
16 Jan 2005 The Climb, Amersham E9, Flashed, Montrail, Climb On

5
6 Feb 2005 Brunel Uni, Uxbridge Marmot, Moon, Vasque, Mad Rock, Zero G, Simmond

6
27 Feb 2005 The Westway, London Prana, Metolius

7
13 Mar 2005 Craggy Island, Guildford DMM, Mammut

Tony Musselbrook 4th at BRYCS National Final 2004

Tony Musselbrook
on Boulder 2

26 September 2004
Dane Court climbers Joel Charley and Tony Musselbrook competed in an exciting final at the Sunderland Wall yesterday. Joel did well in the bouldering discipline; succeeding on some very hard problems; but disappointing scores on two lead routes led to his finishing seventeenth overall.
Tony really impressed the rest of the field and certainly had some British Team members worried about their reputations. His efficient and precise leading technique placed him firmly in the top five but it was Tony's powerful bouldering which moved him up the order to finish fourth overall and a mere two points from a podium position.
Tony, and Tyler Landman (first overall) were the only competitors to flash all five boulder problems.
Although in the lead for most of the day, the London and South East team finished in fourth place.
Full Results | Pictures

Southern Indoor Bouldering League - 2004/2005

18 September 2004
Organiser of the SIBL, Rob Dixon, has released the details of the forthcoming series:

Rnd Date Venue Sponsors

1
31 Oct 2004 Mile End, London Five Ten, Arc'teryx

2
21 Nov 2004 High Sports, Redhill Wild Country, Red Chilli

3
19 Dec 2004 The Castle, London La Sportiva, Petzl, Beal

4
16 Jan 2005 The Climb, Amersham E9, Flashed, Montrail, Climb On

5
6 Feb 2005 Brunel Uni, Uxbridge Marmot, Moon, Vasque, Mad Rock, Zero G, Simmond

6
6 Mar 2005 The Westway, London Prana, Metolius

7
27 Mar 2005 Craggy Island, Guildford DMM, Mammut

It is likely that Dane Court will be represented at selected rounds this winter.

Trad Routes Fall to North Wales Visitors

Nathan Kemp on
King Bee Crack HVS 5a
Holyhead Mountain

9 August 2004
Reports from North Wales indicate that the summer holidays have got off to an excellent start.
The annual maintenance trip to the Kent Mountain Centre saw several days of good weather and numerous ascents in the E grades. Significant amongst these were Matthew Cousins's successes on Comes the Dervish E3 5c in the Vivian Quarry and the intimidating Left Wall E2 5c on Dinas Cromlech. He completed both with great style and competence.
A diary of the visit can be found here and more pictures are here.
Russ Bates, Joe Cook and Tom Gore, on their second annual pilgrimage to Llanberis, left their mark in the Quarries with Tom powerfully climbing The Mau Mau E4 6a and both Joe and Tom completing the scary 1000 Tons of Chicken Shit E5 6a without a mat.
Joe's Gallery | Russ's Gallery | Report

Outdoor Education Prizes 2003/2004

17 July 2004
This year's prizes all go to team members. Details can be found here.

Small Hands or Big Talent at Bowles Rocks?

29 June 2004
In a day of significant successful ascents, Matthew Cousins and Callum Harris completed two hard climbs new to Dane Court team members.
With many adult climbers quoting that "his small fingers" explain how a mere boy can succeed where they have repeatedly failed, it was reassuring to see these two top out on undeniably hard 6b's:

Callum breezed the the steep slab problem; "The Ly'in" (6b), commenting that he found the crux easy.

Matthew completed the powerful and spectacular roof problem; "The Thing" (6b+) watched by an amazed audience who broke into spontaneous applause when Matthew completed the climb.

BRYCS Qualifiers - Tony Musselbrook and Joel Charley

29 June 2004
In the last regional round of the junior national competition on Saturday 26 June, Tony Musselbrook won in good style, taking the regional championship title and a place in the national final.
Matthew Cousins turned in a superb second place. Joel Charley ensured his national final place by finishing third. He will compete along side his brother Philip who took the 7 to 9 title.

Dane Court also held fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh places on Saturday.

The BRYCS national is due to take place at the Ratho wall Edinburgh on Saturday 25 September 2004.
Results Detail

BRYCS Round 2

20 June 2004
Team members strengthened their overall positions in the Series yesterday.
With one more round to go, the team have already assured that at least one member will be representing us at the national final at Ratho, Edinburgh in September.
In addition, Philip Charley, the younger brother of Joel and Stephen, took first place again in the 7 to 9 category guaranteeing himself a place in the national final.
Results Detail

BRYCS Round 1

25 May 2004
Dane Court climbers made an excellent start in the Junior National series at The Westway on Sunday.
In the Boy's 10 to 12 category, Rhys Barnes Miller, Stephen Charley and Nick Stewart battled against very strong oppostion to gain respectable finising positions.
The Boys 13 to 15 category was dominated by Dane Court team members. Tony Musselbrook, Joel Charley and Callum Harris finished up there with Tyler Landman in the top four where the scores were very close indeed.
It was good to see Joel's youngest brother competing in the 7 to 9's and Tony's sister in the 10-12's.
Results Detail

BICC Results

15 March 2004
After the final round at Ratho, Edinburgh, on Saturday, the overall national rankings place three of our pupils higher than expected.
Callum Harris and Matthew Cousins were 16th and 17th respectively. Tony Musselbrook finished an impressive ninth.
The championships were attended primarily to gain experience this year. With such promising results, we will seriously consider entering pupils for the 2004/2005 series.
Results Detail

SIBL Winners

15 March 2004
Despite the excitement of competing in the final round of the BICC the day before, Tony Musselbrook won the final round of the SIBL at The Westway on Sunday. He also took the overall junior title with Joel Charley finishing third.

In the Male Open category, Tom Gore finished second on the day and third overall. Russ Bates consistent effort earned him tenth in the League.
Full Results

BRYCS 2004 Dates Set

14 February 2004
Following a great deal of effort on the part of the BMC Area Youth Coordinators and the Matt Heason, the new national organiser, the dates have been set for all rounds in all areas.

For London and SE;
Round 1 - 22 May 2004 at The Westway
Round 2 - 19 June 2004 at The Climb, Amersham
Round 3 - 26 June 2004 at The Castle

The National Final will take place on 25 September 2004 at Ratho, Edinburgh.

SIBL Cup

10 February 2004
The weekend of the 7 and 8 February 2004 saw the first ever SIBL Cup.
The top performers in the regular league came together at the Business Design Centre in central London. They competed in a qualifying round on the Saturday with the top five going through to a final on the Sunday.

Dane Court was represented in the Junior Male and the Open Male Categories.
Tom Gore was a few point below the qualifiers in the Open competition but Tony Musselbrook, Joel Charley, Callum Harris and Matthew Cousins all went through to the Final on the Sunday.

Particular congratulations go to Tony Musselbrook who so nearly took the top spot.

Full Results | Pictures (qualifiers) | Pictures (final)

Joel Charley Through the First Stage

10 January 2004
Junior National Competition Climbing Team managers at the BMC have decided to postpone decisions about new members until after the three BICC rounds this year. Joel has been accepted as a temporary member of the British junior squad. He will be invited to attend the next regional team training. His performance there, and in the forthcoming BICC events will decide his future as a British team member.

Ford Ranger Cup

2 January 2004
The organisers of the Urban Rock SIBL have been invited to hold a special competition during the Outdoor Adventure Show at the Business Design Centre in Islington, London on 7 and 8 February 2004. Individuals will qualify for a place in the competition by being highly ranked in the main SIBL series after the fourth round on 1 February.
It looks very likely that nine team members will qualify with another two on the borderline.
In usual SIBL style, the prize value and structure is currently unknown; but with sponors such as Urban Rock and Ford supporting the event there could be a real incentive to get into the top few places.

Members to Enter BICC 2004

2 January 2004
The following team members will be competing in all three rounds of this year's British Indoor Climbing Championships:
Joel Charley
Matthew Cousins
Callum Harris
Nathan Kemp
Tony Musselbrook
Specific training has been underway for some time now.
This will be reinforced with coaching day at the Westway on 5 January.