On Saturday his division of Youth D Boys climbed two qualifying routes. The boys did their very best with two different style climbs. The first climb was more technical and the second was more based on power having the climbers manouveure through an overhang. Jonah and five other climbers topped out on both climbs. They are all basically tied going into the finals today. They will have one climb that gets progressively more difficult. The climber that gets the highest will win.
Through this competition, we met Nat and his Dad. They live on the South Island near Wanaka. They love the outdoors. Chris is an outdoor adventure guide with heaps of climbing experience. Nat is his 10 year old son who Ives the outdoors and is making a film about his adventures. They invited us down to visit them during the summer. We hope to take them up on the offer.
On Sunday, the nine Youth D boys made their final climb. 8 of the 9 climbers topped out leaving the competition in a dead heat tie. Here is his final climb.
The tie was broken by a measure of each climber's time to the top. Jonah placed 2nd! What a fantastic accomplishment!
Next, Jonah would like to learn how to lead climb.
We came home after the comp and passed the rugby ball in the park ("reserve") beside our house. And this happened.
I checked the white house for leprechauns and pots of gold. I found no evidence.
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