18 November 2007

As the new Southern Indoor Bouldering League (SIBL) gets underway, Dane Court pupils are performing well again.

At both rounds so far, we have had several climbers finishing in the top ten of the junior male competition with Philip Charley making third place at the second round today.

Ex-pupil Matt Cousins is maintaining his excellent form, finishing fourth at round one and second today. He has also won both head-to-heads.

Full results here.

1 August 2007

Tony Musselbrook has competed at four competitions over the last four weekends.
Starting on 6/7 July, he traveled to Leipzig in Germany to take part in the European Youth Series (EYS), finishing in 18th place. This was consistent with his performance in Kranj last November but now in the older Junior category.

The next weekend and Tony was in Sheffield for the Senior British Bouldering Championships where he was 11th.

Five days later Tony was flying to Warsaw in Poland where he reached the final of the EYS round and eventually finished 9th.

A few days later he was off again to Blackpool for the British Lead Climbing Championships on 28 July. He finished an impressive 4th.

And finally, in his self-declared "rest week", Tony visited High Rocks in East Sussex where he topped "The hardest climb in the South-East" (according to the Climbers' Club guide).
At 7a, Chimaera is a perfect finale to a month of successes.

21 May 2007

On a fun-packed weekend in the Peak, Tony Musselbrook made two visits to Raven Tor. During this time he had another attempt at getting "Out of My Tree"; a short sharp sport route graded 8a.

In his blog, Tony said:
"20th May
Back to the Tor today!! I thought I'd better finish off Out of My Tree as it is apparently easy after the boulder problem start...whoever says that lies!! I got to the top of the problem, made the clip and came to the real crux.. It was only one move and it was nails!! I worked it a bit and on the second redpoint I forgot how i did it before but then I remembered and did it 3rd redpoint..my first UK 8a!! cool..."

This is Tony's first 8a in the UK and represents a significant step in his climbing development.

29 April 2007

At the Westway Climbing Centre yesterday, Rhys Barnes-Miller (Boys 13-15) and Philip Charley (Boys 10-12) both qualified in first place for the BMC Youth Climbing Series national final.

Both boys will travel to Edinburgh International Climbing Arena, Ratho near Edinburgh on Satrurday 30 June 2007.

Results | Photos

25 March 2007

Dane Court pupils hold significant leads in the regional leg of the BMC Youth Climbing Series (known as the BRYCS).

In the 10-12 catergory, Philip Charley is 29 points ahead of his nearest rival after finishing first yesterday at the Castle in North London.

Rhys Barnes Miller has dominated the the first two rounds in the 13-15 category, finishing first both at Amersham on 10 March and The Castle yesterday. He is now all but guaranteed a place in the national final to be held at The Adventure Centre, Ratho near Edinburgh.

The final regional round takes place on 28 April 2007 at The Westway in West London.

Results | Photos

25 February 2007

At the final round of this winter's Southern Indoor Bouldering League, Dane Court took the top spots in both male age categories.
After an excellent day's climbing, Rhys Barnes-Miller took first place in the Junior Male category. Beating previous winners by a significant margin.
In the Male Open category Matt Cousins completed his string of unbroken wins and went on to take first place in the Head-to-Head.
Besides taking home substantial prize winnings this winter, Matt now holds the title of SIBL Champion 2006/2007.

Results

11 February 2007

The Youth Indoor Bouldering Championship took place yesterday at the Westway Climbing Centre. This completed the inaugural pair of junior national climbing competitions along the lines of the British Championships.
Dane Court made a strong showing with two members reaching podium places.

In the Male 13-15 Category, Nick Gore, missing the final by just three points, finished 7th but Rhys Barnes-Miller raised his game to take third place overall.
Joel Charley was the only competitor to flash every single problem in the Male 16-17 category making him YIBC Champion 2007. He adds this to his YICC Champion title won in the lead discipline two weeks ago. place in the male 10-12 and 16-17 categories respectively.
In the male 13-15 category Sam Webb finished 10th and Peter McNulty 13th. Nathan Miller finished 8th in the male 16-17 category.

Results

28 January 2007

Dane Court pupils contributed strongly to the first ever Youth Indoor Climbing Championship yesterday at the Westway Climbing Centre in West London.
Not only did Dane Court climbers take some of the top spots in the competition, but two senior pupils (Matt Cousins and Tony Musselbrook) provided a very efficient and professional demonstration service for the older categories.

Joel and Philip Charley climbed exceptionally all day to take first place in the male 10-12 and 16-17 categories respectively. There were strong performances from Rhys Barnes-Miller and Nick Gore in the male 13-15 category and Nathan Kemp finished third in the male 16-17 category.
Tony Musselbrook also handed out the trophies at the prize-giving.

Results

14 January 2007

In a hotly contended Southern Indoor Bouldering League round today, Matt Cousins finished first in the Male Open category with Nathan Kemp a close second.
Matt strengthens his existing lead in the overal league and took home another cash prize after coming joint first in the head-to-head.

In the Junior Male competition, Nick Gore finished in 7th place, Sam Webb 13th and Peter McNulty 16th.

2 January 2007

Congratulations to Philip Charley and Matt Cousins who both recently topped their hardest sport routes yet.

Philip succeeded on his first 7a at the Westway yesterday after a single previous attempt; a remarkable achievement indeed at just twelve years old.

At 17 (but no less-an-achievement for that), Matt Cousins climbed his first 7c along with some strong attempts at similar grades yesterday.

30 December 2006

Following a determined effort over the last school term, Peter McNulty has earned a well-deserved place in the school's development team.

Peter will now have the opportunity to participate in larger-scale competitions and other trips outside.

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