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Tour de Bloc 14: Holowach and Thompson Win in Edmonton

Jason Holowach and Eva Thompson took first place in Edmonton on Dec. 10 in Edmonton. An Alberta Climbing Association/Tour de Bloc 14 event took place at the Wilson Centre at the University of Alberta. The -35C temperatures weren’t enough to keep many of Alberta and Saskatchewan’s top comp climbers away.

Open results and category winners below. Be sure to follow along on Instagram at GrippedMagazineComps. Full results here. Click on the clip below to watch Jelisa Dunbar on problem three in Finals.

Open Results Male/Female
1. Jason Holowach / Eva Thompson
2. Eric Sethna / Jelisa Dunbar
3. Josh Muller / Julia Goldhoff
4. Scott Eveleigh / Alyssa Weber
5. Dan Archambault / Anna Hu
6. Paul Reid / Lisa Van de Panne

Youth A Male/Female: Tyson Martino / Emily Kay-Leighton
Youth B Male/Female: Ben MacDonald / Paige Boklaschuck
Youth C Male/Female: TJ Foley / Mia Gosselin
Youth D Male/Female: Adam Edwards / Sydney Kozak
Junior Male/Female: Alex Fricker / Alina Arvisais
Adult Rec Male/Female: Michael Daniels / Arwen Caines
Youth Rec Male/Female: — / Kayla Angeles

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