CONTINENTALS DAY 1 REPORT

Hello Everyone, What a long, long day!! We had to be at the gym at 7am (left at 6:30) and we just got back (includes a dinner stop at Subway). And Kale and Victoria had to go straight to the evening's competitor's meeting (last until 9:30pm). They had one climb in the morning. The gym was closed from 2 to 3pm and they had another climb in the afternoon. The climbs were flash format, which we have never experienced. At 8am (after opening ceremony) there was a "forerunner" who demonstrated how to climb each climb. All the competitors could watch. Then they could watch all the other competitors climb until it was their turn! Kale flashed both of his climbs so he qualified for semi-finals tomorrow. Which is great but every other Male C and Male D (those categories shared the same routes) also flashed them (except for I am sorry to say, Dalton Fischer-Linnet from Seattle who fell and is devastated).

Kale is really excited to be competing again tomorrow, which will be an isolation format (I am not sure if it is only one climb or more - I should probably be at the meeting).

Victoria had a Killer day! She flashed her first climb and about 6 of her competitors took falls (Vic is climbing women's Open category against some of the world's top women climbers - the ones you see in the magazines). She was first to climb her second climb and she made it one hold from the end - it was spectacular. Before we left the gym one woman had flashed it and another had fallen less than halfway up. We are assuming Vic has made it to semis tomorrow but it won't be confirmed until later tonight because the climbing wont be over until after 9pm. Iso closes at 7:30 tomorrow morning and the day will not be as long as today. I think we will all sleep well tonight.

Good night, Katie