Team Newsletter | June 2022
End of Season Recap & Try-Out Registration!
A round of applause to all of our amazing climbers this season! The Edgeworks Climbing Team has grown significantly this year and it has been an honor to see everyone come together. Thank you for an awesome season of improvement and growth!
A huge congratulations to Austin Elliot, Robyn Avis, and Em Lion, who qualified for the Youth National Championships in Chicago. Team Edgeworks is very proud of all our competitors and we hope you will tune in to cheer them on while they compete in July!
We are continually working on ways to improve our program and want to hear from you. Please follow the link in your email to fill out an end of season survey. We appreciate everyone’s feedback and are excited for what the next season holds for Team Edgeworks!
Team Try-Out Registration!
Try-outs for 2022/23 season are now open for registration! We ask that all current and future Team members participate in tryouts each year.
If your climber is unable to attend tryouts at your home gym, they are welcome to register for a different location on a different day. There will also be more opportunities to tryout for any athletes who are unable to make one of the scheduled times.
Please follow the links provided in your email to register. Registration will open to the public at the end of this week, so reserve your spot today!
Summer Practice Schedule
We are keeping it cool this summer with a summer break and a few days of no practice.
We will continue to practice throughout the summer and into the start of the new season, on September 1st. This is a great time to improve and work on skills that are hard to focus on during the regular season.
Please see the dates below and reach out if you have any questions, thanks!
Practice Cancelled:
July 4th | All locations; early gym closure due to holiday
July 15th | Tacoma only; try-outs during the day
July 25th – 29th | All locations; summer Break for National Championships and Admin
August 5th | Bellevue only; try-outs during the day
August 12th | Seattle only; try-outs during the day
USAC Climbing C/D Youth Festival
This season’s C/D Youth Climbing Festival will be held from July 22nd to July 24th at the brand new First Ascent – Arlington Heights gym in Chicago!
The Youth Climbing Festival will combine fun, skills-based competitions and convention-style presentations and workshops for athletes, coaches, and parents from top climbers, industry leaders, experienced coaches, and other experts.
All C and D category climbers who qualify for and compete at Regional Championships will be eligible to attend the Festival regardless of their qualifying status for Youth Nationals. The Registration Fee for the 2022 Festival will be $200 and will open on June 13th.
If you have not done so yet, please follow the survey provided in the email to let me know if you will be attending., thanks!
