Western Cape Climbing reaches new heights

OWN Correspondent|Published 11 months ago

Team Western Cape’s Tatenda Mangwanda, a member of DreamHigher, a Cape Town-based social initiative that uses rock climbing as a means to uplift, in action in the senior division, at the SANCF Youth World Championship Selections 2024, held at CityROCK in Paarden Eiland and Bloc 11 in Diep River recently.

Western Cape Climbing (WCC) recently played host to the South African National Climbing Federation (SANCF) Youth World Championship Selections 2024, at CityROCK in Paarden Eiland and Bloc 11 in Diep River.

With over 110 athletes from all over South Africa competing in the Lead, Speed and Boulder disciplines for the chance to qualify for the Youth World Championships being held in China later this year, the stakes were high.

But with climbing in the Western Cape on the rise, the standard of climbing has increased dramatically over the last few years, and the Western Cape Climbing Team dominated proceedings, winning almost 60% of all medals on offer.

Gravity One Climbing and Fitness Club’s Jessica Fitschen, from Claremont, goes through her paces in the girls’ under-13 division at the SANCF Youth World Championship Selections 2024.

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Sara Adams, a member of Western Cape Climbing’s HIgh Performance programme takes a moment to gather her thoughts and strength during her stint in the girls’ under-17 division at the recent SANCF Youth World Championship Selections 2024.