Qualifying results
The qualifying round for the Scottish Schools Climbing Competition organised by Glasgow Climbing Centre took place in November and December 2015 at a number of walls around the country. With a new primary school category, 280 young climbers took part in the competition. Read on for the full results...
Rounds were held at
Glasgow Climbing Centre,
Alien Rock,
Avertical,
The Peak and
Transistion Extreme, and with
Pickaquoy,
Spireroxx and
Inverness Leisure hosting a round for the first time, giving climbers in the Highlands and Islands the opportunity to take part in the competition. ClimbScotland also supported the competition by providing MCofS endorsed route setters.
Lots of new faces
Thanks to opening another age category for primary school pupils and with new walls in the north of Scotland, a record number of young climbers took part in the competition this year - another sign that climbing is a growing sport among young Scots.
Here are the results:
For the Primary School Girls Competition
Hannah Kerr from
Croftmalloch and
Stephanie Miller from
East Craigs Primary managed to top all their routes and take the Primary School title!
For the Primary School Boys Competition we have a three way tie for the title and the only boys that managed to top all their routes
Louis Langlands from
St Josephs Primary,
Jamie Partridge from
Lundin Hill Primary and
Jamie Cross from
Arthurlie Primary!
For the High School Competition the top five climbers from each of the High School categories will be invited to the final which will be held in
Glasgow Climbing Centre on
12 March 2016. If you think you should be in the final and you haven't received your invite please contact Rob Watts (Glasgow Climbing Centre Manager) on 0141 4279550.
Check out the full High School results here:-
High School Girls Bottom Rope Competition
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High School Boys Bottom Rope Competition
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High School Girls Lead Competition
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High School Boys Lead Competition
Well done to everyone who has taken part in the Scottish Schools Competition 2016 so far. We hope to see you at the final!