Ben and Krissy: November 2010

So school has been very busy for both of us lately, so some of this is old news.

October 30th was the Halloween Competition held at the University of New Brunswick, in Fredericton. We were very excited about it as Ben, myself, and a couple execs at the UNB gym were planning a sort of Dal vs UNB style comp.

Ben Blakney's "The Rock Court" ink, and Scooter stoked.

Right away a turf war began with Jess Gilbert. Who was going to climb for? Jess, a long time Dal climber and who is also currently dating a Dal climber, had told us that she was with us. However, since starting school at STU and volunteering at the UNB Gym, she was also receiving pressure to climb for them. In the end, she chose us but was forced to climb for UNB. This is what she told us, and so this is what we believe. ;)

We had 10 climber compete, Ben, myself, Quek, Scooter, Stamp, Roger, Samantha, Dave , Kevin, and Nathan. It was a great comp (as usual), with great problems, brand-spankin' new holds, and a good turnout with some excellent costumes. Unfortunately, Dal did not win, but we put up a good fight. We did take 1st place Advanced Men's (Ben); 1st place Advanced Women's (Samantha); and 3rd place Intermediate Men (Dave)! As for myself, I placed 2nd for best costume (got beat out by a baby dresses as a gnome...how do you compete against a baby?!)

Kevin balances on a problem on the backwall.

Above is Ben Blakney sending (he flashed 39/40 routes and got 40 in a couple tries)

Krissy

Hum in a candid moment. Ben probably picking his nose in the background.

Krissy in her inflatable costume

Super Pig!

Hennigar dressed up as an old man...he's still in denial. (Je joke juste)

Aron and Liz dressed as climbers of the 80's.

Roger, Nate and some others tallying up their scores.

Quekie

After the comp, Ellen and John invited us over for a BBQ. So we all headed over for a delicious supper and beverages. We ended up skipping the Halloween party, instead we all sat around and talked about climbing. It was great.
A big thanks to John, Ellen, Robert, and Liam Bowles for their hospitality!

Next, Dal Climbing Club, Climb Nova Scotia, and The Trail Shop partnered up to bring the Reel Rock Film Tour to Halifax. We decided to show it for free! We put up posters all around Halifax, spread the word to our friends and fellow climbers and Scott and Quek even stood outside a busy street and just handed out Reel Rock invitations. On the night of the showing we had over 175 people in attendance! The lights went out, the music started and overwhelmed with joy I (Krissy) let out a huge "WOOOOOOOO!", I was stoked...I couldn't help it.

It was an excellent night. Everyone left the auditorium psyched on climbing. We got a lot of great feedback and the next night, our club night at the gym was jam packed!
Love seeing and getting people stoked about climbing.