Hi All -

We’ve had an incredible first day at Nationals here in the Ed.  All Open climbers battled their way through the qualifying round with a tonne of positive feedback. Congratulations to all competitors. 

Jody and Chris are right on track for tomorrow’s final.  Here are the top ten finalists for the 2008 Tour De Bloc Canadian Bouldering Championships -

Female Division:

1. Erin Ford-Zieleniewski - Toronto
2. Thirza Carpenter - Edmonton
3. Sheena Osbourne - Maple Ridge
4. Vikki Weldon - Calgary
5. Elise Sethna - Banff
6. Heather Sawitsky - Edmonton
7. Katie Mah - Vancouver
8. Bonnie De Bruijn - Toronto
9. Sarah Austin - Vancouver
10. Kerry Briggs - Ottawa

Male Division

1. Sean McColl - Vancouver
2. Marshal German - Edmonton
3. Simon Parton - Vancouver
4. John Bowles - Frederiction
5. Terry Paholek - Edmonton
6. Dan Archambault - Edmonton
7. Jaime Chong - Vancouver
8. Nate Woods - Abbotsford
9. Mike Doyle - Vancouver
10. Patrick Valade - Kamloops

Represent!  Canada’s National Team is lookin’ all-the-way-good for Vail.  Tune in early Monday for final results.  Full results will be posted on the Tour De Bloc website early next week.

Thanks to all those involved!

A-frame

Qualifiers were very well set and super fun. Good job guys!!!

Alx you’ve really pulled it together so far, this is awesome.

-Terry

10 minutes to 1 and I just rolled home.  The boulder scramble is ready to rock!  45 probs including any unfinished buisness (all of the quali’s were left up).

Chris and Jody tweaked all the finals probs (thanks to some forerunners), so it’ll be good! can I say great!

Good luck to all.

G