FRICTION SERIES 2012- a roped climbing competition
For general details about our comps, please click here.
The Friction Series is our Spring Roped Climbing comp held at each of our locations with an Onsight Final to conclude the events.
COMP SCHEDULE
Friday February 3rd - PG Belmont
Friday March 2nd - PG San Francisco
Friday April 6th - PG Sunnyvale + Onsight Series Finals!*
CATEGORIES
Comps are open to people of all ages and categories (for both men and women)are as follows:
Recreational: up to 5.10b
Advanced: 5.10c-5.11c
Open (lead only): 5.11d and higher.
ONSIGHT SERIES FINALS
The top 3 scores of the entire comp will be invited to pariticpate in our Onsight Series Final at PG Sunnyvale! This is not cumulative scoring, so if your score at PG Belmont beats out the top scores from PG Sunnyvale and PG San Francisco, you'll be invited! Witness the best climbers duke it out high above on ropes in an action packed, breath holding event! Even better - the routes will be left up after the comp so you can test your skills against the best.
First Place - $150 cash!
Second Place - $100
Third Place - $50
RAFFLE FOR PRIZES PLUS FOOD AND BEER!
A raffle will be held to auction off amazing gear by our awesome sponsors. We'll have some yummy grub, great beer and of course Tshirts designed by our own Ivan Cua. There's no other place to be on Friday night!
FREE for members
$15 for non-members
No pre-registration necessary!
FRICTION SERIES SUNNYVALE + ONSIGHT SERIES FINAL
Friday April 6th
Finishing off our fourth annual Friction Series and 2nd time hosting the Onsight Series Final, we were psyched for Friday's event. With an incredible turn out, the Onsight Series Final had over 400 onlookers to cheer on the heart stopping battle the finish. Congrats to all our competitors! Scores are posted HERE.
FRICTION SERIES SAN FRANCISCO
Friday March 2nd
With the grand opening of our new double wide System Board and amazing routes taboot, the Friction Series SF was an awesome, hopping, fun filled, action packed night. Check out our category winners as well as our TOP 10 Scores so far - remember, we invite the top 3 of each mens and womens to compete for cash at our Onsight Series Final in Sunnyvale next month! Scores can be found here. Photos from the event will be posted on our Facebook Page.
Friction Series 2012 San Francisco |
|||
| Christina Freschl | Female | Open | 900 |
| Sara Evensen | Female | Advanced | 665 |
| Elsye Muljono | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Cindy Wu | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Emma Collins | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Angela Berti | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Anna Brauer | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Mike Kerzhner | Male | Open | 1050 |
| Robert McGibbon | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Nick Um | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| David Sherman | Male | Recreational | 370 |
| Primo Rivert | Male | Recreational | 370 |
| Andrew Leverentz | Male | Recreational | 370 |
| Arel W-K | Male | Recreational | 370 |
Remember - top 3 scores will be invited to the Onsight Series Final in PG Sunnyvale. However, the scores that night at PG Sunnyvale could still throw a wrench in the line-up! See you at 5pm on April 6th!
OVERALL TOP SCORES |
||
MENS |
||
1 |
Josh Levin | 1050 |
2 |
Mike Kerzhner | 1050 |
3 |
Mirko Caballero | 1045 |
4 |
Pefeus Philipp | 1015 |
5 |
Brett Ashton | 1000 |
6 |
Mark Doliner | 1000 |
7 |
Bronnert Cedric | 990 |
8 |
Garrett Conover | 940 |
9 |
Jim Hornibrook | 925 |
10 |
Laughlin Barker | 925 |
WOMENS |
||
1 |
Christina Freschl | 900 |
2 |
Sara Sisun | 895 |
3 |
Maria Lyons | 895 |
4 |
Sandy Jen | 575 |
5 |
Jessica Wan | 550 |
FRICTION SERIES PG BELMONT
Friday Feb 3rd
Wow was it a FUN night! With over 175 competitors, the air was buzzing with energy and cheers were erupting when someone finished a climb.
Friction Series 2012 Belmont |
|||
| Natalia Grossman | Female | Advanced | 675 |
| Zinnia Ho | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Nhung Truong | Female | Recreational | 370 |
| Josh Levin | Male | Open | 1050 |
| Alex Butti | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Blase Iuliano | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Eric Longhead | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Christiopher Vale | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Doug Miller | Male | Advanced | 675 |
| Lucas Chapm | Male | Recreational | 370 |
| Sugoon Fuchargen | Male | Recreational | 370 |
Photos can be found on our Facebook Page.
Scores are linked here!
Don't forget the TOP 3 SCORES of each mens and womens will be invited to our Onsight Series Finals at PG Sunnyvale in April! Now that the scores are posted, you know what you need to be in the top 3! You have two more chances to get a high score! Next comp is March 3rd in PG San Francisco!