Sorry for the delay in getting the results, it has been a strange and wonderful couple of days!
The decision to go for it on Saturday came at around 9:16 AM Saturday morning. The weather reports we were seeing called for all hell to break loose beginning at 9 AM Sunday. This was confirmed by many a cell phone app.
So by 11:30 AM we had our first rotation started. 30 climbers total. We finished the prelims just before 5 PM. By this time, the weather forecasts for Sunday were turning ridiculous, talking about fire and brimstone, cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria....
All the while, the weather on Saturday could be described as quintessential TCC weather, sunny with temps in the 60s.
We had the Masters tree set up by 5:30, a monster Willow Oak on the opposite side of the park that I am positive no one other than judges had seen. The top three finishers of the prelims were Cormac Nagan, Odis Sisk, and Ary Fun.
To say that the Masters challenge that we were treated to that day was exceptional would be selling it short. Scott Prophet said it was the best Masters he had seen in a decade. Sun going down, drama with every climb, and a very intimate crowd made for a magical experience. I was drinking Miller Lites.
I found out this evening the results of the Masters, just before the awards ceremony. I asked Vince (Urban Legend) not to tell me who won because these lips sink ships. I do not envy the position the scoring judges were in for this Masters. All three climbs were phenomenal in their own right.
But their must be winners.
1. Cormac Nagan
2. Odis Sisk
3 Ary Fun.
See ya'll next year in Savannah.
SZ
