A total of 58 climbers took part in the 2014 3ATC Open over the two days of the ARB Show. Nick Pott said, ‘Donations from competitors to Cancer Research raised£870, meaning the figure will be well over the £600 target. Thank you all and well done.’ And a massive thank you to all the helpers who make these events happen, especially the team of volunteer judges who gave up their time to set up and run the event. The winners in the three sections of the Open were:
Final results table for 3ATC 2014:
| Premiere Climbers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Time (mins/secs) |
| 1st | Graham Bird | 13.58 |
| 2nd | Geoff Pugsley | 15.07 (VW) |
| 3rd | Josephine Hedger | 16.08 |
| Expert Climbers | ||
| 1st | Michael Curwen | 1.23 |
| 2nd | Joel Grey | 2.19 |
| 3rd | Andrew Jenvey | 2.58 |
| Novice Climbers | ||
| Optimum climb time 6.47 | ||
| 1st | William Rhodes | 6.54 (7sec over) |
| 2nd | Jack Deely | 6.38 (9 sec under) |
| 3rd | Liam Holdsworth | 6.35 (12 sec under) |
(VW) = Very Wet the weather not Geoff!
Equal prizes at all levels
1st STEIN Vega Climbing Harness, Sawpod & Throwpod AA Winners Pack
2nd 37 meter Yale XTC Hedera lifeline AA Winners Pack
3rd ISC / STEIN Hitch kit AA Winners Pack
Every climber who took part also got an exclusive “I was Arb enough” T-shirt only available to competitors and a goody bag with products kindly donated by STEIN SAFETY and ISC.
Massive Thank you to all the helpers who make these events happen. Especially the team of volunteer judges who gave up their time this week to set up and run the event, you’re the best!.
