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Thursday, July 21, 2011
Zero Gravity At Nationals in Atlanta
Touchstone's Zero Gravity youth climbing team crushed the USA Climbing, SCS National Championship. The competition was held at Stone Summit in Atlanta, GA, July 7-10 and the team came in second place with 9 national champions and 10 US national team spots.
In addition, team members Joshua Levin, Nick Bradley and Mirko Caballero were National Champions. US National Team spots went to Joshua Levin (Sport and Speed), Mirko Caballero
(Sport and Speed), Natalia Grossman (Sport and Speed), Jacquelyn Wu (Sport and Speed), Nick Bradley (Sport), Seth Rogers (Speed). Also in Finals were: Connor Everton, Dylan Meyerhoffer, Sera Busse, and Will Roderick. Also competing were: Eric Sanchez, Rick Gentry, Alexa Nazarian, Sam Steuart, and Michael Cohen.
The seventeen year old Joshua Levin set a new American Record for the 10 meter IFSC Speed Route with a time of 5.05 seconds. He clocked this time at the USA Climbing Youth National Championships in Atlanta, GA on July 10th 2011. The IFSC Speed route is an internationally certified route with the same hold in the same configuration. This is the climbing equivalent of the 100 meter dash in track and field. The holds in a rough approximation to the certified route can be found on the Yosemite Wall at Mission Cliffs.
Joshua is currently in Arco, Italy competing at the Rock Master, Adult World Championships. Live broadcast of this event can be found here
Joshua, Jacquelyn and Nick will join head coach Scot Jenerik (also US National Team Coach) in Imst, Austria, August 25-28 for the Youth World Championships. Good luck to our athletes as they compete against some of the worlds best climbers in Europe.
In addition, team members Joshua Levin, Nick Bradley and Mirko Caballero were National Champions. US National Team spots went to Joshua Levin (Sport and Speed), Mirko Caballero
(Sport and Speed), Natalia Grossman (Sport and Speed), Jacquelyn Wu (Sport and Speed), Nick Bradley (Sport), Seth Rogers (Speed). Also in Finals were: Connor Everton, Dylan Meyerhoffer, Sera Busse, and Will Roderick. Also competing were: Eric Sanchez, Rick Gentry, Alexa Nazarian, Sam Steuart, and Michael Cohen.
The seventeen year old Joshua Levin set a new American Record for the 10 meter IFSC Speed Route with a time of 5.05 seconds. He clocked this time at the USA Climbing Youth National Championships in Atlanta, GA on July 10th 2011. The IFSC Speed route is an internationally certified route with the same hold in the same configuration. This is the climbing equivalent of the 100 meter dash in track and field. The holds in a rough approximation to the certified route can be found on the Yosemite Wall at Mission Cliffs.
Joshua is currently in Arco, Italy competing at the Rock Master, Adult World Championships. Live broadcast of this event can be found here
Joshua, Jacquelyn and Nick will join head coach Scot Jenerik (also US National Team Coach) in Imst, Austria, August 25-28 for the Youth World Championships. Good luck to our athletes as they compete against some of the worlds best climbers in Europe.
Labels: Josh Levin, USA Climbing, Youth Climbing, Zero Gravity
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Friday, February 4, 2011
Help V10 Joe Head to Nationals
Josef “V10 Joe” Maier, an 18 year old senior at El Camino, is a Pipeworks staple. If you’ve stepped foot in the gym in the last four years, you have probably seen Joe bouldering somewhere in the gym.
The Sacramento high school student began climbing at Pipeworks when he was 13. An older friend brought him to the gym and he just “got more and more into it,” said Maier. Since then, Maier has amassed a solid tick of hard boulder problems in Bishop like Xavier’s Roof (v11) at Dale’s Camp, Beefy Gecko (v11) at the Sad’s, and an onsight of Center Direct (v10) on the Buttermilk’s Gandma Peabody. “My favorite place to climb is in Bishop. I really like Tahoe but there’s snow there right now. I like to climb wherever there’s good rock,” said Maier.
Maier's climbing time at Pipeworks not only helped him send on his favorite granite boulders but has also helped him climb well at indoor comps too. Recently, Maier headed to the USA Climbing’s Regional Championships at Rock Sport Climbing in Reno Nevada, where he placed first in the Junior Male Division, the 18-19 year old men. “It was really fun. It was an all iso comp. You didn’t get to see the routes until you climbed them,” said Maier. “This is my first year competing. It’s fun. I am glad I am doing it.”
Maier plans to represent Pipeworks at Nationals, which take place in Boulder Colorado from February 18th to the 20th. To show support for Maier, there is a donation jar on the front counter to help the climber get to the comp. Maier needs money for airfare and accommodations to get to the comp. On Wednesday, February 9th at Sacramento Pipeworks there will be a bake sale for him and the two other NorCal Climbing members, Matt and Hannah Grossman, heading to the comp.
Support V10 Joe's trip to Nationals by donating to the V10 Joe fund at Pipeworks or by stopping by the bake sale on Wednesday February 9th.
The Sacramento high school student began climbing at Pipeworks when he was 13. An older friend brought him to the gym and he just “got more and more into it,” said Maier. Since then, Maier has amassed a solid tick of hard boulder problems in Bishop like Xavier’s Roof (v11) at Dale’s Camp, Beefy Gecko (v11) at the Sad’s, and an onsight of Center Direct (v10) on the Buttermilk’s Gandma Peabody. “My favorite place to climb is in Bishop. I really like Tahoe but there’s snow there right now. I like to climb wherever there’s good rock,” said Maier.
Maier's climbing time at Pipeworks not only helped him send on his favorite granite boulders but has also helped him climb well at indoor comps too. Recently, Maier headed to the USA Climbing’s Regional Championships at Rock Sport Climbing in Reno Nevada, where he placed first in the Junior Male Division, the 18-19 year old men. “It was really fun. It was an all iso comp. You didn’t get to see the routes until you climbed them,” said Maier. “This is my first year competing. It’s fun. I am glad I am doing it.”
Maier plans to represent Pipeworks at Nationals, which take place in Boulder Colorado from February 18th to the 20th. To show support for Maier, there is a donation jar on the front counter to help the climber get to the comp. Maier needs money for airfare and accommodations to get to the comp. On Wednesday, February 9th at Sacramento Pipeworks there will be a bake sale for him and the two other NorCal Climbing members, Matt and Hannah Grossman, heading to the comp.
Support V10 Joe's trip to Nationals by donating to the V10 Joe fund at Pipeworks or by stopping by the bake sale on Wednesday February 9th.
Labels: Josef Maier, Sacramento Pipeworks, USA Climbing
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Monday, July 6, 2009
USA Climbing Division 1 Championship
The USA Climbing Division 1 championship held over 2 days recently at Sacramento Pipeworks was a huge success! With more than 170 climbers from 8 western states vying for a spot in the national championships, the competition was intense. Competitors were divided by both age and gender, and competed in difficulty as well as speed categories, with the winners moving on to the Nationals July 10-12 in South Sandy, Utah.
Labels: Sacramento Pipeworks, USA Climbing
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Touchstone ZERO GRAVITY Division 1 Team Champions!
Touchstone's Zero Gravity Youth Climbing Team crushed at the USA Climbing Division 1 Championships, held at Touchstone's Pipeworks in Sacramento, the weekend of June 13 and 14. The Division 1 Championships incorporates the top youth climbers from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. Zero Gravity won the Team award over past National team Champions Vertical World, from Seattle, and 29 other teams.
Of the 17 competitors that Zero Gravity took to the competition, they had 4 Div1 Champions (sport), 3 Div1 Champions (speed), 9 podium finishes (sport), 5 podium finishes (speed).
Scott Cory, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Joshua Levin, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Cicada Jenerik, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Sera Busse, Division 1 Champion Sport, Third Speed
Eric Sanchez, Third Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Gabrielle Strandberg, Second Sport, Second Speed
Gregor Pierce, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Charlie Andrews, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Hannah Le, Second Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Troy Gibb, Sixth Sport, Eleventh Speed
Nicolas Bradley, Sixth Sport, Eighth Speed
Kevin Ott, Eighth Sport, Ninth Speed
Silas Burger, Ninth Sport, Thirteenth Speed
Jorden Vogel, Thirteenth Sport, Seventh Speed
Tesea Thornton, Seventeenth Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Alexa Nazarian, Twelfth Sport
Cody Gibb, Twelfth Speed
Scot Jenerik, Division 1 Team Champions Coach
Also at the Regional Championships held in May, Touchstone's Zero Gravity became the Northern California Regional Champions for the Fourth straight year.
Next are the USAC National Championships which will be held in July in Salt Lake City. For more information about USA Climbing go to http://www.usaclimbing.org
Touchstone's Zero Gravity Youth Climbing Team crushed at the USA Climbing Division 1 Championships, held at Touchstone's Pipeworks in Sacramento, the weekend of June 13 and 14. The Division 1 Championships incorporates the top youth climbers from Northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Montana and Wyoming. Zero Gravity won the Team award over past National team Champions Vertical World, from Seattle, and 29 other teams.
Of the 17 competitors that Zero Gravity took to the competition, they had 4 Div1 Champions (sport), 3 Div1 Champions (speed), 9 podium finishes (sport), 5 podium finishes (speed).
Scott Cory, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Joshua Levin, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Cicada Jenerik, Division 1 Champion Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Sera Busse, Division 1 Champion Sport, Third Speed
Eric Sanchez, Third Sport, Division 1 Champion Speed
Gabrielle Strandberg, Second Sport, Second Speed
Gregor Pierce, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Charlie Andrews, Second Sport, Fourth Speed
Hannah Le, Second Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Troy Gibb, Sixth Sport, Eleventh Speed
Nicolas Bradley, Sixth Sport, Eighth Speed
Kevin Ott, Eighth Sport, Ninth Speed
Silas Burger, Ninth Sport, Thirteenth Speed
Jorden Vogel, Thirteenth Sport, Seventh Speed
Tesea Thornton, Seventeenth Sport, Fourteenth Speed
Alexa Nazarian, Twelfth Sport
Cody Gibb, Twelfth Speed
Scot Jenerik, Division 1 Team Champions Coach
Also at the Regional Championships held in May, Touchstone's Zero Gravity became the Northern California Regional Champions for the Fourth straight year.
Next are the USAC National Championships which will be held in July in Salt Lake City. For more information about USA Climbing go to http://www.usaclimbing.org
Labels: Climbing Competitions, Division 1 Championship, Sacramento Pipeworks, USA Climbing, Zero Gravity
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