Our friendly Christmas in July Pumpfest was a success, with a great community turn out and all entry categories filled with eager climbers. As a result, we raised $345.00 for CliffCare.
CliffCare, an organisation based in Victoria, has been working tirelessly to educate the climbing community about proper land use etiquette. It has also been advocating for climbers in meetings with Parks Victoria over the recent climbing bans implemented in Grampians National Park. In addition to their work in the Grampians, CliffCare is also responsible for many projects at Mt. Arapiles, including rebuilding and realigning major tracks and revegetating campgrounds.
The competition was fierce (and fun), and the winners should be proud of their accomplishments! Here are the podium results:
Women’s A results
1. Sasha Faul
2. Cait James
3. Ally Hocking Howe
Men’s A results
1. Rory Blackbourn
2. Alex Clubb
3. Diego Andres Barragan Quintero
Women’s B results
1. Nova Marmion
2. Cass Bryl
3. Feona Sims
Men’s B results
1. Michael Kozakos
2. Rod Horan
3. Peter Searle
Women’s C results
1. Samantha Hitchman
2. Sabine Toohey
3. Rhianna McNamara
Men’s C results
1. Josh McNabb
2. Tulley Lewis
3. Zack
Girl’s Under 10 results
1. Ada Reid
2. Inara Azavedo
3. Hayley Reis
Boy’s Under 10 results
1. Harry South
2. Luke Withington
3. Jasper Campbell
Thank you to our sponsors!
We also have our sponsors to thank for making this event such a success. The wonderful prizes they provided helped to draw more people out to the event and raised the stakes for the competitors.
Mont Adventure Equipment, Australia’s own gear company, has all your outdoor and climbing needs covered. Climbing Resoles will take your worn out and scraped up climbing shoes and make them good as new! You can drop off your shoes for pick-up at our gyms. Guided Outdoor Adventures is ready to take you out of the gym and put you on real rock at wonderful crags and caves in the ACT and surrounding regions. Kale McCauley Bowen Therapy offers healing physical therapy specifically tailored to climbers. You can contact Kale for bookings on Facebook. Flip Out Trampoline Arena is a great place to take the kids and keep everyone in the family active! And lastly, Café Bolívar, located in Florey and Scullin, is roasting and pouring delicious coffee in celebration of Latinoamerica.