Sunday, January 22, 2012

6th St. Stephen’s Open Sport Climbing Competition


The dates of 28th and 29th January, 2011 were memorable for the Hiking Club as we were hosting the 6th St. Stephen’s Open Sport Climbing Competition. Participants had come from all over the country to take part in this adventure sport event.

Our chief guest, the principal of the college Dr. Valson Thampu, began the event with an inspirational speech. The competition had three categories – men’s, women’s, and boys’, and participants in every category had to climb six routes, specifically, four difficulty routes and two speed routes. Each and every participant who took part in the competition gave her/his best effort.

Though all competitors put in superlative performances, as is the nature of competition, only a few could win medals. Our college ended up with a decent measure of success – two bronzes, one each in the men’s and women’s category and, along with Sruthi Johnson, I was overjoyed to be able to win a medal for my college. The judges praised the performance of the entire St. Stephen’s climbing team, saying that it was better than any performance put in by the college in the past five years.

Summing up, the event saw a great deal of enthusiasm and decent participation, and we hope to do even better next time.

-Jitender

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