Man what a phenomenal comp!!!! Brian Maxson, EZ-P, Scott Prophett, and all involved with running this event deserve a huge round of applause.
To say that this was one of the toughest groups of competitors I have seen short of ITCC would be a huge understatement!!! It was a freaking murderers row of top notch, bad a$$, hugely experienced southern and kiwi climbers. This one made me wish I was still competing as I am always up for matching wits and getting by butt kicked by ridiculously talented climbers.
The addition of James and Scott from New Zealand really added to the ITCC feel of this event. And damn those boys can climb!!!!!! Their smart a$$ attitude fit in perfectly with the rest of the southern fried competitors and made an already fun event ridiculously more so. I hope to hell we cross paths with those guys again soon!!!
Cera and Camille put on quite a show with their excellent climbing and huge smiles. Abram had a super solid 16 second footlock...to earn second place in FL...YIkes!!!!!All the competitors were pumped for each other and the comraderie was terrific to be part of. I can't wait til next year....oh baby!!!!!!!
The masters climb was nothing short of spectacular. Next time I plan on wearing a next brace to keep my jaw from constantly unhinging. Lucas Drews' climb was super smooth, fluid, and well planned. You had better watch out for him at ITCC as there is no doubt in my mind that he has the game to do extremely well there. Rob, Odis, and Matt all had climbs that could have won on just about any other day except for this one. Good god what a stacked Masters that was!!!!! Awe inspiring to say the least.
Can't wait til Louisianna to do it all over again!!!!