The British Junior Bouldering Championships and the final round of the Junior Boulder Cup took place at the Bloc climbing centre in Bristol on Saturday 27 June 2015.

The high temperatures inside the Bloc did not seem to sap any energy out of the competitors as it seemed to do from the spectators and organisers and there was some fantastic displays of bouldering on display.

The usual groups of young strong climbers made it through to the final along with some unheard of names that will give the GB team management some pause for thought. The exception being the Youth C girls were an incredibly strong field of 9 girls had flashed everything in the qualifiers meaning they all qualified for the final tied for first place, exceeding the standard final quota by 3!

The finals were fantastic with some determined performances in what were approaching sauna conditions on the Bloc fantastic competition wall. Stand out performances came from Molly Thompson-Smith latching the final hold of her problem 2 in a two handed full body leap and Silvia B who fell off her last problem, caught the hold below her on the way past, reloaded and calmly finished it off with style!

This event was both the British Bouldering Championships (the winners on the day) and the 3rd round of the BMC/MCofS Junior Boulder Cup and overall winners of the series were crowned as well.

British Junior Boulder Championships results

Junior Female

1st - Molly Thompson-Smith
2nd - Tara Hayes
3rd - Rachel Carr

Junior Male

1st - Alex Waterhouse
2nd - Hamish Potokar
3rd - Billy Ridal

Youth A Female

1st - Hannah Slaney
2nd - Sofya Yokoyama
3rd - Alexia Basch

Youth A Male

1st - Jim Pope
2nd - Luke Murphy
3rd - Aidan Roberts

Youth B Female

1st - Sienna Wonng
2nd - Eugenie Robinson Lee
3rd - Kitty Morrison

Youth B Male

1st - Jack Ramsden
2nd - Max Milne
3rd - Nathan Whaley

Youth C Female

1st - Emily Phillips
2nd - Robin Casey
3rd - Crystal Hulls

Youth C Male

1st - Hamish McArthur
2nd - William Wakefield
3rd - Xavier Caine

BMC/MCofS Junior Boulder Cup 2015 Overall Series Results

Junior Female

1st - Molly Thompson-Smith
2nd - Tara Hayes
3rd - Rachel Carr

Junior Male

1st - Alex Waterhouse
2nd - Hamish Potokar
3rd - Billy Ridal

Youth A Female

1st - Hannah Slaney
2nd - Sofya Yokoyama
3rd - Imogen Horrocks

Youth A Male

1st - Aidan Roberts
2nd - Jim Pope
3rd - Euan McFayden
 

Youth B Female

1st - Izzie Hough
2nd - Gwyneth Uttlely
3rd - Eugenie Robinson Lee

Youth B Male

1st - Max Milne
2nd - Jack Ramsden
3rd - Nathan Whaley

Youth C Female

1st - Emily Hall
2nd - Emily Phillips
3rd - Robin Casey

Youth C Male

1st - Hamish McArthur
2nd - William Wakefield
3rd - Ben Smith

Full results from both events can be found here.

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