The second round of the BMC/Climb Scotland Paraclimbing Series took place last Saturday with record numbers of competitors at Manchester Climbing Centre

With 40 competitors in attendance Manchester Climbing Centre was packed with paraclimbing action. The Paraclimbing series now in its fifth year having a growing loyal group of competitors and it was great to see those numbers rise once again at MCC at the weekend. 

There were 14 categories represented and 8 of those had full podiums which shows that the sport of paraclimbing has a really strong following and support. 

Each of the climbers gave it maximum effort on their 3 climbs and 3 boulders, and the route setters had set some tricky routes for them to try, even the customary easier route 1, was the walkover it normally is. The standout performance came from newcomer Mikey Cleverdon in the Male NPD category who top all the routes and boulder problems for a perfect score - the only one of the event. 

Everyone had a great time there was fantastic support from the spectators and great camaraderie from the competitors. 

Full results from this event, round 1 and the overall standings in the series so far can be seen by clicking here. 

The BMC would like to thank Manchester Climbing Centre and its staff for hosting the event and all the routesetters and volunteers who made the event such a great success. 

The next round will be at the Castle Climbing Centre, London on the 18 October, with the final round of the series being hosted by Newcastle Climbing Centre on the 10 December - for full details please click here. 

The Paraclimbing Team are sponsored by Berghaus and Birchall Blackburn Law.

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