Help Auckland Climbers Attend Oceania Championships Lead, Speed & Boulder

The Oceania Lead, Speed and Boulder Championships is the premier international event of the year for many New Zealand climbers. As the qualifying event for the Youth Olympic Games in 2018, our climbers will be competing in an internationally acclaimed and professional competition.

Auckland Sport Climbing Club has five athletes that have been accepted to represent New Zealand in the Oceania climbing competition which will be held in Noumea, New Caledonia, October 2017.

Being accepted is the start, now the real work begins. In addition to training hard, sending 4 athletes to compete will cost around $8000 and we need some help.

Each athlete is doing as much as they can to raise funds to attend the event. Through Give a Little, we are reaching out to anyone who is willing to support us and all funds raised will be divided between the five of us to help with our costs.

Every little bit helps.

For the three adult and two youth competitors, competing in this international competition is an amazing opportunity and experience despite the expense for the athletes and families supporting them. We are proud to represent New Zealand and can't wait to experience a competition of this caliber.

Thank you to those who support us!

The Athletes..

SARAH HAY

2017 - CNZ Lead Climbing Overall Series Winner

2017 - CNZ Bouldering Overall Series Winner

2017 - 1st place Round 1 CNZ National Cup Lead climbing

2017 - 1st place Round 2 CNZ National Cup Lead climbing

2017 - 1st place Round 3 CNZ National Cup Lead climbing

2017 - 1st place Round 1 & 3 National Indoor Bouldering Series. Overall series 2nd place

2015 & 2016 - NZ National champion, lead climbing and boulder

2016 - National Indoor Bouldering Series, Overall series winner

2016 - Australian Bouldering Championships, 2nd place

ERICA GATLAND

2017 - V10 outdoor climbing, Canada

2017 - CNZ Lead Champs, 1st place

2017 - NIBS Overall series winner

2015 - World Youth Champs (Italy) 10th overall for under 20s category

2014 - World Youth Champs (New Caledonia) 26th place for lead climbing, under 18s category

2013, 2014, 2015 Overall series winner National Indoor Bouldering Series

ZANE BRAY

2017 - CNZ Lead Champs: Masters 1st place. Opens, 2nd place.

2017 - CNZ Lead and Boulder overall series winner, Masters

2017 - CNZ 2nd overall series placing, Open Lead

2017 - 1st place Round 1 CNZ national cup (masters lead and Bouldering)

2017 - 1st place round 2 CNZ national cup (Open and Masters Lead, Masters Bouldering)

2017 - 1st place round 3 CNZ national cup (Masters Lead, Masters Bouldering) and 2nd in the Open lead

2017 - National indoor boulder series, 1st place, Masters round 1, 2 and 3; Overall series champion. 5th Overall for Open Male category.

2015 - National indoor boulder series winner (masters)

KYLE LANGSTONE

Kyle is 14 years old and has been climbing for half of his life.

2017 - CNZ Lead Champs, Youth B Winner

2017 - 2nd in National Indoor Bouldering competition in under 18's category

2017 - 1st Place in Round 1 of Auckland Schools competition

2017 - 1st Place in Climbing New Zealand National Cup 1

2016 - 6th Place in Oceania competition in Sydney

2016 - 2nd Place Climbing New Zealand National Cup 1

2016 - 1st Place in Auckland Schools competition

Kyle is looking forward to competing at the Oceania competition this year with a goal of improving over his last years placing.

ALICIA CHAN

2017 - CNZ Lead Champs Junior Winner

2017 - 2nd place Juniors lead CNZ National Cup round 1

2017 - 2nd place Juniors bouldering CNZ National Cup round 1

2016 - 1st place Juniors lead CNZ National Cup round 1

2016 - 2nd place Juniors bouldering CNZ National Cup series

2015 - 2nd place Opens lead Mount Maunganui Regional competition (round 4?)

2015 - 3rd place Youth A bouldering CNZ National Cup round 1