zondag 29 januari 2012

Open Youth climbing championship Arlon Belgium




Saturday 28 January 2012 Ignace participated at the Open Youth climbing championship in climbing gym L’Escale Arlon Belgium. Manolo stayed at home. Ignace topped his first qualification route .His second route he felt surprisingly very low and was last place in this route. He was afraid for his place in the finals but luckily could participate. There were only three places in the finals in his category. Ignace climbed first, climb the best he could, cheered the crowd while climbing and topped the route! Sebastien Berthe also topped and because he climbed better in the qualifications he won the competition and Ignace was second.
No surprises in female A en B category: Anak Verhoeven and Celine Cuypers won the competition and Belgian Climbing Cup in their category. Jasper Van Malderen (boys D) was second in Arlon and won the cup.
Klimax won the team competition in Arlon with just one point difference with L’escale and also won the Belgian Climbing Cup for teams.
 Full results soon on www.climb2climb.be or www.belclimb.net

zondag 22 januari 2012

OVJK 2012 Open Flemisch championship


Saturday 21 January 2012 Ignace and Manolo participated at the Open Flemisch Youth competition in Climbing gym Klimax Puurs Belgium. This year it was for them a greater challenge to become Flemisch champion.

Manolo finally enjoyed a lead climbing competition .He climbed relaxed during qualifications and topped the first route. The second route was harder and he did not reach the top. He made it to the finals. His friend Liam Thijs  climbed better during the qualifications so Manolo needed to climb well to become Flemisch Champion Category Male B. He fighted against lactid acid in his forearms and finished 6th place overall and became Flemisch Champion 2012!

Ignace saw his picture of himself on the poster and back of every participant. He  topped his first route  and even in the second one he was very close to the top .He was  in the finals. He climbed well in the finals and finished third place. Just before Lukas Geukens so Ignace became Flemish champion 2012.Afterwards he also gave an interview to local television.
Other Flemisch champions are Anak Verhoeven (Female A),Celine Cuypers (Female B),Cédric Binst(Male A),Nils Lemeire(Male C),Van Malderen Jasper(Male D),…..