Daniel Krippner, NZ Rock Climbing Champion
On the 2nd and 3rd of April Daniel Krippner (Yr 13) travelled down to Wanaka to compete in the first round of the Climbing New Zealand National Cup. Daniel took out the under 20 and Opens Speed Climbing categories and placed second in the under 20 Lead Climbing category. He also entered the Opens Lead Climbing category and went on to win the Opens category, which he considers to be his greatest achievement to date. Daniel is looking forward to Round 2, which will be on in Rotorua on the 7th and 8th of May, where he will be joined by Zach Schuster (Yr 11) and Duncan Barnard (Yr 13).
What is competive climbing?
Climbing is a sport involving one of the primal skills, like running or walking it comes naturally to us all. Climbing New Zealand is the National Body responsible for driving the growth of sport climbing in New Zealand. With proud links to the International Federation of Sport Climbing their athletes aim for the top. Climbing New Zealand has a number of training opportunities, and runs several competitions throughout the year. Visit them at www.climbing.org.nz for details.