Canadians Finish 2018 Boulder Year After Munich Qualifiers

The final 2018 Boulder World Cup is taking place in Munich with some of the world’s best boulderers competing.

While Canada had a number of climbers make Semis and Finals at the Youth World Championships last week, no Canadian made Semis in Germany.

Getting ready to fight! 13 hours until the Munich boulder World Cup starts!! Picture from the Tai’an World Cup #training #bouldering #teamblocshop #blocshop

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It was one year ago today that Sean McColl injured his finger in Munich and he was hoping for some redemption.

But after finishing 95th after Qualifiers, he said, “The mind is a peculiar thing, as one year ago at this very comp I tore a pulley in my finger. Unfortunately this year, that’s all my mind could focus on.

“On the bright side, I got this competition out of the way without injury and now I can move past it. I feel strong, I feel fit, yet this competition this year crushed me. I would’ve liked some sweet redemption but that will have to wait.”

Team Canada climber Jakob Elliot had the best finish for Canadian men in 83. Nathan Smith finished 89 and David Trudeau landed in 109. You can follow results here.

For women, Alyssa Weber finished in 53, Becca Frangos in 63 and Olivia Wyett in 69. Frangos had been in Germany training at a World Cup simulation competition. Her best finish in a World Cup this year was when she placed 38 in Vail.

“Time for some small tweaks, some fun training and prep for the real goal of this trip: the World Championships in Innsbruck,” said McColl.

Qualifications yesterday went really well for me. I thought the problems were interesting and the steep walls suited me well. Even though I was climbing so late it the round, my mental game was on point and I was able to give it everything I had. This World Cup was the closest I’ve come to making semi-finals, so it makes me even more motivated to train hard for the upcoming season. Here is a video of boulder 2. It was by far my favourite boulder even though it wasn’t the one I topped. I’m not sure if I’ve ever fought so hard or screamed twice on a boulder before, but it was so much fun! Congrats to all the other Canadians who fought hard on their problems too, and thanks to @malek_climbing for all his support for the Canadian team! I’m excited to watch semis and finals later today and for another four weeks of training and travel! . I also want to thank @calgaryclimbing and @move.to.move for all their support this past season and helping me train hard. I couldn’t have gotten this far without all the support. And thanks to @lasportivana and @metoliusclimbing for their continue support as well. . #munich #bouldering #worldcup #ifsc #lasportiva #metolius #calgaryclimbing #movetomove #watchwithsound . @lasportivana @metoliusclimbing @calgaryclimbing @move.to.move . Video from the amazing @malek_climbing

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