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Oh My God.

Mayan, congratulations!! You are my hero.

On the 5th September Mayan sent "L’arcademicien" at Ceuse, a solid 8c (33) consisting of over 25m of mean technical crimpy climbing up a grey streak at one of the worlds most famous crags. She is the Kiwi woman to climb 33 and one of only a few in the world.

Apparently she tried a novel tactic. She took a day off.

Next challenge - Max and Mayan are off to Yosemite to terrorise some granite.

Keep posted at www.mayanclimbs.com

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Chris Sharma has been at it again, this time back in Siurana sending his project Golpe De Estado “Overthrow the Government” possible 9b.
Watch the clip at www.bigupproductions.com/#/blog/479/

Stuck in Switzerland with 2 hours to kill? How about soloing the Matterhorn? Swiss mountain rocket Ueli Steck has recently climbed the north face by the Schmid Route in 1 hour 56 minutes, with a vertical gain of one kilometre. Witness the fitness.

Aussie mutant Chris Webb-Parsons has been tearing it up at Hueco Tanks, Texas with 3 8B and harder ascents in a week, including famous Fred Nicole testpieces Slashface (V13, 4th go) and Esperanza (V14). Mean as. He's got a website too, now - www.chriswebbparsons.com

From the 3rd-5th October, The Wall in Rotorua hosted an excellent 2008 New Zealand, and Scarpa Oceania Championships. The Aussies turned out in force, determined not to relinquish the grasp they have had on the Oceania Cup since it's inception. Points are awarded for podium finishes in speed and difficulty through all categories. The visitors had the speed wrapped up with a 500pt margin but it wasn't enough to offset the 700pt lead the Kiwis had amassed in the difficulty. Big respects to a frightfully strong Junior/Youth contingent with heaps of Kiwis becoming Oceania Champs in their grade. We will post up a list as soon as the results are released by the NZSF.
In the Open category the 2008 NZ National Champs were won by wounded battlers Sarah Gilmour and Zac Orme overcoming injuries to take it out. Aussie veterans Samantha Berry and Rob LeBreton defended their 2007 victories to take the Oceania Championships, with the top ranked Kiwis being Emma Hawke and Sefton Priestley both taking bronze.
Full credit to all the organisers, officials, routesetters, forerunners and Wall staff for a great event, and to the Aussies for being super positive and fun competitors.
Long live the Oceanias!

Labels: Comp Results

Hey there all,

To all of you who have tried to check out Uprising-Online in the last week to be turned away unceremoniously by our nasty nasty ex-hosting company, I am most profoundly sorry.
We tracked them all the way to their HQ in Bakslavia and destroyed their whole evil operation - then restored Uprising to it's former glory on a much more friendly web hosting site.
So if you have tried to get in contact in the last 7 days I wouldn't have gotten your message! So please resend any correspondence and I will get back to you immediately.
And if you didn't send anything - send me a message anyway - I'm lonely cause Kirsty's in France and I'm not :(
*Sefton*

Before the final of the National Cup comp at The Roxx, the finely-tuned athletes are following strict warm-up routines... or not.