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Faders SUM Difficulty Nationals 2006 12-Aug-2006 At 9:02:19 PM hipster

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On 11/08/2006 Super Saiyan wrote:
>On 11/08/2006 garbie wrote:
>
>>Note that there are no qualification criteria – this comp is open to
>all.
>
>Great way to devalue the national championships guys! "hey rock up, do
>one comp and be national champ!" shit, lets just drop the state titles
>all together! wish i had of known there was no criteria, because i would
>have saved myself the money of booking flights to Adelaide from Melbourne
>to compete in a title to f'n qualify! get some brains!

Get some brains exactly Saiyan, if you'd written to the SCA before spending money going to Melbourne they would have told you to save your money....

>>What the hell is the point of having the Youth Championships if they can
>all compete in the Open Championships? Basically all it is doing is smothering
>the Open scene yet again with Juniors. Listen up all Juniors- If you are
>strong enough to compete in Opens eg Thomas, Libby and the like- compete
>in either the Youth OR the Opens! Step up permanently or get out of the
>kitchen. You want cash? leave the prizes of juniors to people who prob
>need the gear, not sponsored climbers.
>
Big fish small pond Saiyan....the strong young kids in the comps today are amazing. Let them kick everyone's arse if the're good enough. I like their enthusiasm, what's more the weaker kids are inspired by how good they are...they should compete in all divisions.
>>Prizes are offered for not just the Open A category but for Open B and
>>Masters. Spot prizes are also on offer – around 1 in 4 climbers will
>win
>>something!
>
>The way it should be!
>
>The comp is open to anyone who is turning 16 this year or older,
>>so Youth A & Juniors, come along & do the A or B category for some great
>>experience.
>
>Open championships should be for anyone who is not eligible for Youth/Juniors.
>eg 20 years and over! Compete in one or the other!

Rubbish
>
>SCA are a bunch of chumps. Get with the program!
You're the chump mate. Garbie bothers to put a post on about the nationals and you facelessly cut it down with rubbish drivel. I hope you're coming up the nationals....look me up
Ado