On Saturday 27th February the second round of the BMC Youth Climbing Series (YCS) was held at The Foundry in Sheffield.
BMC Youth Climbing Series 2016 – Round 1.
On 23rd January I competed in the first round of the BMC Youth Climbing Series (YCS) for 2016 at the Nottingham Climbing Centre. It was really fun!
BMC National Academy (Bouldering) – Depot Manchester
On Saturday 16 January I went to the BMC National Academy at The Depot climbing centre in Manchester. These academies are open to climbers who finish in the top 10 in the YCS final or make it to the final in one of the Open Youth competitions (leading or bouldering). As was 6th in the YCS and made the final 3 times in the Open Youth Boulder comps I was invited.
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Boulder360 – complete!
On the 23rd December 2015 my friend Edie and I did the Boulder360 challenge at The Climbing Works to raise money for The Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.
Emily and Edie’s Boulder360 Challenge
On the 23rd December 2015 me and my friend Edie plan to try to climb every single boulder problem in The Climbing Works to raise money for the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Charity.
BMC Open Youth 2015 – Climbing Works
On Sunday I went to the BMC’s Open Youth bouldering event at The Climbing Works, which is my local climbing centre and where I train the most! I was a bit nervous as this was my first event in where I was competing in my 2016 category of “B”, which is for children born in 2001 and 2002.
New FiveTen gear!
Yesterday my new FiveTen Anasazi LV shoes arrived and I love them.
I was so excited when I heard that the package had arrived. I rushed home from school and opened the box – it was like Christmas!
BMC Regional Academy
On Saturday I went to The Climbing Unit in Derby for a BMC Regional Academy training session. You get invited to these extra sessions if you come in a podium position in your regions YCS qualifying rounds. The theme for this day was “Climbing Smart” and was run by Tom Greenall, Lucinda Whittaker and Dave Mason.
Typical training session
Last night I went to the Climbing Works with my Dad for a training session. I’ve been working on a training plan set by one of my coaches (Tom Randall).
Climbing Centres
I am lucky enough to have climbed in climbing centres all over the country, from Scotland to Devon. Here is a list of all the centres I have been to and what I liked about them.