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My First Competition

My first competition was at Planet Granite, Belmont the gym was really nice and I was a bit over whelmed when I saw how huge it was compared to Twisters. At first I was a bit nervous not knowing how it worked but the set-up was really simple. You were divided into categories based on your age and gender. I was categorized in female youth D. You then got a scorecard and there was a top ropes side and a bouldering side. You did as many top ropes and boulder problems as you could with three attempts at everything. They took your top three climbs for top ropes and the same thing for bouldering and added up your total amount of points. You also had a chance to do the speed climb, which I am not very good at. I did not do great in the competition, but I had lots of fun and it was a great experience. The climbs were different than at my regular gym, Twisters, which made the whole thing more fun.