Qualifiers-day 1

Thursday August 24th
The comp began!! Precisely at 8:15 a.m, as scheduled, six UIAA forerunners climbed the routes for the six age group divisions. The Austrians are so precise with time. There are 65 girls in my age group and I climbed number 41 at approximately 1:15 pm. At first I felt so intimidated by the walls and the huge crowd, but settled down quickly once I started climbing. The route was long (92 feet long) with two major cruxes and many lousy holds along the way. I was very pleased when I made it over the second overhang, with the top only 8 feet away! I felt like I could go further but my arms were so pumped and that was all I had. There were many ties today(see the results on the “World Youth Championships website” link from my blog home page) and I ended up a very close 17th place.
Tomorrow is the second preliminary route and I will climb 9th after the forerunner.
(in this picture I am in the white shirt on the left)