Team Results & News

January 23, 2013 : Timonium Team Tryout Results

The Timonium Team  are in! Thanks to everyone that came out and tried out for the team, it is people like you guys that keep our team growing and getting better.  Please note that if you wish to accept a team invitation you must do so before this Sunday January 27th at midnight; otherwise we will be unable to guarantee your child's spot on the team. 

Team ET -- Auden A, Sophie A, Elise S.

Advanced Team -- William C, Ian F, John J, Oliver M, Jeremiah S, Jonathan Z, Spenser B

Intermediate Team -- Kendra D, Molly G, Finn G, Shane G, Jack K, Trent M, Annelise O, Michelle S

To accept a team invitation you'll need to complete the Online Team Registration and Billing Agreement .  Be sure to review the  Parent Handbook and Team Code of Conduct before you complete your registration. Remember, practices start next week! Any questions?  Please email Team Manager, Dave Hudson This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or Ellis Whitson This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you need further assistance. 

Regionals Results

Earth Treks Climbing Team traveled to Philadelphia this weekend to compete in the ABS Regional Championships hosted at the Pennsylvania Rock Gym Valley location. Nearly 60 competitors from Earth Treks attended the event, competing for one of the top seven spots and an invitation to the Divisional Championships next month. Earth Treks is proud to be sending over 30 athletes onto the next round to compete in New Jersey for a spot at this season’s National Championships! Additionally, Team Earth Treks placed first as a team at the event, retaining our long running status as the Capital Region Bouldering Champions! Congratulations to all of the climbers who attended the event and thank you to PRG for hosting the competition.

 Divisionals Information

If you are invited to Divisionals in NJ, you need to do a few things to insure your registration and your hotel room rental.

- Registration - If you placed high enough at Regionals within your catagory and are officially invited, you need to click here and register for Divisionals on the USAC website. 

- Hotel Block - While you are in NJ, you will need a place to stay.  The Team has blocked of a bunch of rooms at a Hampton Inn, Mahwah, NJ (10 minutes away.  To book your room online click here , or cut and paste the below into your browser.  The deadline to book your rooms is DEC 12, after that the hotel has to release them back to the general population.  

http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/M/MAHWHHX-ESG-20130111/index.jhtml?WT.mc_id=POG 

Details about Divisionals are available here at the Gravity Vault website

http://www.gravityvault.com/events_events/#c552  

December Newsletter

In case you missed the December Newsletter in your inbox, click here for the most recent news about the team.

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Pan-American Championships  

Last week during the Thanksgiving holiday break, several Earth Treks Climbing Team athletes travelled with Head Coach Ellis to Santiago, Chile to compete with Team USA in the 2012 Youth Pan American Championships. The Pan American Championships are held every two years and consist of Lead, Bouldering and Speed Climbing events between athletes from all over North and South America. The event lasted for four days this year and had a strong showing of US Athletes along with nine other countries representing. The competition disciplines started with Sport climbing, moving through Bouldering and finishing up on Sunday with the finale being Speed Climbing. Our athletes performed amazingly throughout the comp having strong showings in all three disciplines. The athletes from the Earth Treks Climbing Team and their respective placements can be found below:

Bouldering-

Claire Bresnan- 1st (Gold Medal)

Kerry Scott- 2nd (Silver Medal)

Brandon Lieuw- 5th

Sport Climbing-

Kerry Scott- 2nd (Silver Medal)

Claire Bresnan- 5th

Ben Witham- 11th 

Speed Climbing-

Kayla Lieuw- 1st (Gold Medal)

Brandon Lieuw- 4th

Kerry Scott- 12th

Also of particular note is that Kerry Scott and Claire Bresnan each placed 3rd overall (Bronze Medals) in their respective age categories.

All of the athletes from who competed from the Earth Treks Climbing Team as well as all of the Team USA athletes displayed phenomenal effort throughout the competition and are deserving of great praise for their accomplishments and attitude. Congratulations to all those that competed, the Earth Treks family is extremely overjoyed at your accomplishments. It speaks to your commitment as climbers, as a team, and your love of the sport. Keep up the great work.  

 Nov 10th ROCK WARS Comp

This past weekend Earth Treks hosted an ABS Bouldering competition at its Rockville facility. This was the first competition Earth Treks Rockville has hosted since its expansion, and the turnout was enormous for the event. With around 300 competitors this was certainly one of the biggest competitions Earth Treks has ever hosted. Climbers came from as far South as North Carolina and as far North as New Jersey to compete at the event, featuring a large number of youth teams as well as adult competitors. The main climbing event occurred from around noon till 5pm, and was followed by a spectacular finals event with the top six male and female climbers from the comp. Aided by a great light show and our guest DJ, the finals portion of the event was a great show for spectators and fantastic climbing event for the competitors. Over 100 Team Earth Treks climbers showed up for the event and it was certainly a sea of blue during the competition, we are very proud of our team’s turnout and results at this event. A special thank you to all of the parents and volunteers at the event who helped make this event a success for so many people.

November Newsletter

In case you missed the November Newsletter in your email inbox, here is it for your viewing pleasure

Click Here for the Newsletter

Earth Treks Comp in Rockville

We are super excited to be hosting Earth Treks Rockville's first competition since the new expansation.  This will be an ABS comp for all ages with music, boulder problems, prizes, food, and much more.

Click here to register and to find out more information 

October 1, 2012

Hello everyone,

Earth Treks is super excited to have begun our 2012/13 Climbing Team Season. Practice began last week and we hope everyone is in the full swing of things this season. I also hope you all had a great summer and are looking forward to plenty of training and another eventful ABS Bouldering season, I know the entire coaching staff is excited and ready.  For those of you that are new to our team, welcome to the biggest climbing team in the Mid-Atlantic region and the current Capitol Region Champions. These are monthly newsletters that are e-mailed out to keep parents up to date on announcements and the happenings of our team. This will be the longest one you read, but the first one of the year always has lots of info that needs to be shared.  These are also posted on the Team News webpage and Facebook page in case you need it for reference. 

Read on at... October Newsletter is available - Click here

All the information you will need to start this season off on the starting hold; Weblinks, Snow Policy, Practice and Comp Uniforms, and Comp Dates.

September 14, 2012 : Team Tryout Results

Team  Tryout Results are in!  Please note that if you wish to accept a team invitation you must do so before this Sunday September 16th at midnight; otherwise we will be unable to guarantee your child's spot on the team.  To accept a team invitation you'll need to complete the Online Team Registration and Billing Agreement .  Be sure to review the  Parent Handbook and Team Code of Conduct before you complete your registration. Remember, practices start next week! Any questions?  Please email Team Manager, Dave Hudson This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it if you need further assistance. 

September 2012 : Youth World Championships in Singapore

Just prior to this years Labor Day, our three Earth Treks athletes returned home from the World Youth Championships in Singapore. Nicole Hansen, who competed in the Sport Climbing portion of the event, finished in 36th place for her category- fighting through extreme heat and rain during the competition rounds. Our two speed climbers for the event- Kayla and Brandon Lieuw finished in 8th and 10th place respectively in each of their categories. We are very proud of the team members for the hard work and dedication that lead up to the championships, as well as the perseverance in competing against the best youth climbers in the world throughout the event. We look forward to sending even more climbers to next years World Championship, slated to be held in western Canada next August. The team kicks off its 2012/13 competitive season in less than a week! 

The Earth Treks Climbing Team has returned from the 2012 SCS Youth Nationals and we are thrilled to announce our team placed 5^th in the nation this year! With over 70 different teams and 450+ competitors at the event, we are very proud of our climbers for their amazing performances at this year's championships. In addition to placing well as a team, four of our climbers were invited to join the 2012 US Team: Arabella Jariel for both Sport and Speed Climbing, Nicole Hansen for Sport Climbing, Kayla Lieuw for Speed Climbing and Brandon Lieuw for Speed Climbing as well. Nicole, Kayla and Brandon will be travelling with the US Team in August to compete at the Youth World Championships in Singapore! A special congratulations to Kayla Leiuw for becoming the two time reigning Female Youth B Speed Climbing National Champion! Click here to view photos of the team!

We would like to thank USA Climbing and Stone Summit for hosting another phenomenal event, and a huge thank you to all the parents, volunteers, coaches and athletes who made the event possible and provided a great atmosphere throughout the week. Below are the full results from Earth Treks athletes: