Rope comps are here!! MetroNorth in Newburyport is holding an SCS Toproping Competition on Saturday, April 2nd. Our finest routesetters will be putting up some brand spanking new routes for you all to flail around on. All climbers of all different abilities are welcom. Here's the deal:

• Date: Saturday, April 2nd
• Time: Registration 10a-11a, Climbing 11a-2p
• Cost: Pre-registration ($35), Day of ($40)

**There will be a $5 USA Membership fee to those without a valid USA Membership**

Call ahead for registration or any questions that you may have.

Newburyport - (978) 499-7625
 

Have you heard about the coming expansion to the Everett gym? In early January, we began work on new climbing area adjacent to the current climbing walls. The new space will turn Boston’s premier climbing gym into one of the best in the country, if not the world.

The expansion includes sick new climbing walls and other facilities to enhance your climbing experience. We are adding 6,000 sq feet of additional climbing area featuring:

Date:  Saturday, March 5th, 2011

Where:  MetroRock in Everett

Time:  Registration opens at 10:30a, Climbing time from 11a-3p, Onsight Finals 3:30p-4:30p

Costs:  *Pre-registration ($20), Day of Registration ($25)

Info: Redpoint Format for the Citizen’s Comp. Each competitor will be given a scoresheet with all boulder problems listed at registration. Your top five climbs will count towards your overall score. All scores will be tallied up at the end of the climbing time at 3p. At this time competitors will be placed into one of three divisions; Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. The top three scores in each division will receive prizes!

Make sure you call and preregister to get a discount now!!!

*Call to pre-register at (617) 387-7625 

Hosted by University of New Hampshire

Date: Saturday, February 26th, 2011 

Time: Registration opens at 10:30a, Climbing time from 11a-3p, Onsight Finals 3:30p-4:30p

Costs: *Pre-registration ($25), Day of Registration ($30), UNH Students ($20)

Info: Redpoint Format for the Citizen’s Comp. Each competitor will be given a scoresheet with all boulder problems listed at registration. Your top five climbs will count towards your overall score. All scores will be tallied up at the end of the climbing time at 3p. At this time competitors will be placed into one of three divisions; Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced. The top three scores in each division will receive prizes!

There will be an Onsight Finals for the top 4 males and females of the Advanced Division to see who takes the top spots. They will have five minutes on/five minutes off on some sick problems we're setting for you all. Make sure you call and preregister to get a discount now!!!

*Call to pre-register at (978) 499-7625
 

It's not too late to see the action. Check out Jon Glassberg's video from Louder than 11 (LT11.com) put together for us. It's sick!! Also check out what Dave Wetmore had to say about the madness that went down and how it all unfolded.

Check out video and Dave's Blog here...

Francesca Metcalf topping out number 4 on her way to victory

The 2011 Dark Horse Championship Round went off on February 5th at MetroRock in Everett. 150 competitors crammed into the bouldering area to throw down on some serious plastic! When the chalk dust settled Lady Sasquatch took the main stage and rocked the house during the changeover period between the citizen's comp and the Young Guns Finals. 

While people's eardrums were ringing and faces melted, the top Young Guns (competitors 15 and younger) took over and gave it there all on some crazy boulder problems set by MetroRock's finest. This set the mood for what was the greatest finals showdown that we could put together. Top climbers from all over the country including Daniel Woods, Francesca Metcalf, Vasya Vorotnikov, Sasha Degulian, Rob D'Anastacio, Natasha Barnes, Brian Kim and Carlo Traversi put on a show for over 200 spectators. Dave Wetmore and his crew put up some of the sickest problems I have ever seen on a climbing wall proving that they among the best route setters in the country.

Francesca maintained her reign on top with yet another win over the strongest female showing we've had! The score was close as Francesca stepped up to the unclimbed #5 Final problem. In no time she cruised through the initial burly moves and didn't stop at the crux, a big deadpoint cross move to a fat pinch. The next couple of moves came and went just as quickly, and as Francesca pulled herself on the top of the boulder after her onsight, the crowd knew that no scores needed to be tallied...she had done it again.

Hey Everyone! Quick update: 

MetroRock will be open Monday, January 17th (Martin Luther King Jr. Day) from 10a-10p. Make sure you come in and beat the cold in either one of our facilities. Newburyport will have some brand spanking new problems left over from the ABS Regionals this Saturday. See you there!

Cheers,

The MetroRock Staff

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Still talking about how sick last years Dark Horse series was?!? Then get ready because the 2nd annual series is right around the corner, and even better than last year!  Over $8,000 in cash for the pro-finals and $10,000 in non-cash prizes for the citizens comp are up for grabs!