Saturday, December 7, 2024

Saturday: rock comp 3

We all went to South Bend today for Isaac's final competition.  It was so nice to have a comp 'close' to home!  We were able to get stuff done this morning and still be home in time for dinner.

This was yet a different format: complete isolation.  He went in through a different door and wasn't allowed to even look at the wall until his four minutes started.  It wasn't my favorite format.  I haven't asked Isaac what he thought about it yet.  Also, scoring seemed a little off during this competition.  There were several routes that we all thought Isaac should have gotten the next milestone but he didn't get credit.  He coach was very supportive afterwards; giving information as to why things might have been scored like they were.

He was in the zone.  He completely ignored us while waiting for his turn.

Route 1: Isaac did well and got low zone.  I thought he got zone but he didn't actually use the hold so it didn't count.


Route 2: I don't have any pictures.  This was a rough one for a lot of climbers.  His coach thought he should have had low-zone, but the judges didn't.  It was a jump to a big, hard to grab onto hold.  Isaac was trying a different way that worked as well as jumping, but he used the hold.

Route 3: this was a run and jump, and Isaac is still working on dynamic moves.

Route 4: oh, this was probably his best one.  He learned some things, and really got pretty far.  If he had two more minutes he would have probably gotten zone, but he works through things slowly.  However, he did make progress with every attempt and it was a fun one to finish on.  He got low zone and thought he had zone, but the judges didn't give it to him.

Luckily, while the competitions are done, team isn't!  Isaac enjoys the practices more than the competitions.  Some athletes will get to go to regionals in January and then a top rope season starts.  Isaac doesn't love top rope, so we probably won't go to any competitions.  (Also, there are only a total of three.  The closest in Indy and Detroit, but those are still a drive.)

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