Planet Rock Climbing Gym

The Prehistoric Pulldown SCS Climbing Competition - Posted 04/16/2008
Saturday, April 19th 2008

The Schedule
9:00am - doors open
10:30am - competitors meeting
11:00am - the climbing begins
3:00pm - speed climbing
. . . followed by awards

The Divisions
youth D <= 11
youth C 12-13
youth B 14-15
youth A 16-17
junior 18-19

recreational <= 5.9
intermediate <= 5.10
advanced <= 5.11
open >= 5.12
masters >= 40yrs.

Entry fee is $45.00
Ann Arbor Treasure Island Climbing Competition - Posted 03/15/2008
Bouldering, Top Rope, Lead Climbing Competition

9:00 - Doors
10:00 - Comp Meeting
10:30 - 2:30 - Comp
2:30 - 3:30 - Speed/Dyno - Awards following

$400 Cash Purse and Prizes

COST:
$40
Pontiac Treasure Island Climbing Competition - Posted 02/23/2008
Bouldering, Top Rope, Lead Climbing Competition

9:00 - Doors
10:00 - Comp Meeting
10:30 - 2:30 - Comp
2:30 - 3:30 - Speed/Dyno - Awards following

$400 Cash Purse and Prizes

COST:
$40
or
$70 if you also Pre-Register for the March 15th Ann Arbor Comp
The Wizard of Ahhhz Bouldering Competition - Posted 01/12/2008
Come and climb or just come and watch some sweet climbing Wizard of OZ style.

Register at Planet Rock up to 12pm on Saturday

$45 competition fee if you are an ABS member
$50 competition fee if you are NOT and ABS member

Format:
3 hours to climb your top five climbs followed by a 3 problem on sight final.

SCHEDULE
8:30 Door Open
9:30 Competitors meeting
10:00 Climbing begins
1:00 Climbing ends
2:00 Finals followed by awards estimate 3:30

CATEGORIES:
Recreational
Intermediate
Advanced
Open
Masters (40 and up)
The 2007 SCS Youth Nationals - post comp - Posted 06/15/2007

Planet Rock would like to thank everyone who attended the competition. We had a great time and hope you did too!

Kirk Donaldson took some awesome photos. Check them out here.
www.kirkdonaldsonphotography.com
The Planet Rock Route Setting Competition! - Posted 05/29/2007
What it is:
A chance for Route Setters to engage in a friendly competition and find out who can set the most popular route… and win some money too.
1st place = $90.00
2nd place = $60.00
3rd place = honorable mention

How it works:
Sign up by Thursday, May 31st, 2007
You must be a Planet Rock certified or qualified Route Setter to participate.
When everyone is signed up the divisions will be determined.
- If 8 or less people participate, there will be only one division. 5.9.
- If 9 to 12 people sign up, there will be two divisions. 5.9 & 5.10 split equally.
- If 13 to 24 people sign up, three divisions split equally.

You can come in and set your route any time within the specified period. You may change, tweak, and modify your route as much as you like but it
…must be complete by 10:00 PM Friday, June 8th, 2007

On Saturday, June 9th
scorecards will be posted at the starts of all routes in the comp.
Customers will have one week to climb and then fill out the scorecards, rating the routes fun-ness on a scale of 1 to 10.

Friday, June 16th
The organizer will collect all of the scorecards and calculate the average fun-ness score for all of the routes.

Saturday, June 17th
The results will be posted on the bulletin board, the web, and the individual rating with each route. Also … 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will be labeled with ribbons on the wall.

Prizes will be awarded!

So what the hell are you waiting for? Sign up now!
ABC for Kids Spring Session begins March 25th - Posted 03/19/2007

Click the "Programs for Kids" link to your left (or this link) for all the info.
Planet Rock Summer Camps 2007 - Posted 03/19/2007

Can you climb in and out of bed? Can you climb on a jungle gym? Can you climb a tree? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then check it out! Climb walls five stories high at camp this year! Yep, just like spider man. Planet Rock has the largest climbing gyms in North America with over 38,000 square feet of climbing surface.

Planet Rock has been running day camps since 1996. Knowledgeable and experienced staff will instruct campers in proper safety precautions, skills and techniques for climbing. All the gear is provided (harness, ropes, helmet, etc.) all you need is comfortable clothes, gym shoes and a sack lunch.

Ages 8-15
Kids learn climbing safety, build self-confidence, and use new muscle groups while learning teamwork and communication skills. Limited to 30 campers with an average staff to camper ratio of 1 to 5. Camps run M-F from 10:00 to 2:00.

Ages 4-7
Our special Agility, Balance and Coordination (ABC) Camp for younger kids incorporates climbing skills and safety with yoga, gymnastics and educational games. Limited to 20 campers with an average staff to camper ratio of 1 to 4. Camps run M-F from 11:00 to 2:00.

The cost is $165 per week.

Register by phone. Ann Arbor (734) 827-2680, Pontiac (248) 334-3904
For questions or more info: campinfo@planet-rock.com

DATES – Ann Arbor
June 18-22 (Ages 4-7)
July 9-13 (Ages 8-15)
July 16-20 (Ages 8-15)
July 23-27 (Ages 8-15)
July 30-Aug 3 (Ages 4-7)

Pontiac
July 9-13 (Ages 8-15)
August 13-17 (Ages 8-15)

The Circus Bouldering Comp RESULTS! - Posted 01/24/2007
The comp was a big top success! Thanks to all of the sponsors, volunteers, competitors, and everyone who made it possible! We'll be posting some pictures soon! If you have some good pictures or video from the comp we'd love to include it. You can email it to Vince@Planet-Rock.com
And without further adieu ...

Attendance: Overall = 112 , Male = 70 , Female = 42
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Palmer, Maxwell	1239	Male Youth-D	5800

1	Rafkin, Maddie	2435	Female Youth-D	11540
2	Vince, Sasha	2861	Female Youth-D	9500
3	Pate, Catherine	1180	Female Youth-D	9370
4	Carr, Megan	154	Female Youth-D	9190
5	Vince, Beth	2862	Female Youth-D	3600
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Orourke, Michael	1271	Male Youth-C	12900
2	Libbe, Erik	1455	Male Youth-C	12160
3	Maher, Charles	2356	Male Youth-C	10970
4	** Kaufman, Jared		Male Youth-C	10930
5	Fuller, Griffin	3013	Male Youth-C	10590
6	Durham, Levi	1211	Male Youth-C	9660
7	Westerhoff, Nick	771	Male Youth-C	8590
8	Romig, Jordan	2847	Male Youth-C	8280
9	Morse, Zachary	1190	Male Youth-C	7870
10	Palmer, Ross	1238	Male Youth-C	3790

1	Stephens, Marissa	2952	Female Youth-C	14290
2	Pate, Emily	1139	Female Youth-C	13750
3	Kiersch, Michaela	1287	Female Youth-C	13170
4	Kadish, Izzy	1372	Female Youth-C	13100
5	Munk, Bobbi	352	Female Youth-C	11890
6	Janssen, Mackenzie	1419	Female Youth-C	9900
7	Johnson, Allison	2696	Female Youth-C	5280
8	Fowler, April	2822	Female Youth-C	3490
9	Salter, Sarah	3011	Female Youth-C	2090
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Hadley, Nathan	2340	Male Youth-B	19630
2	Munk, Bradley	351	Male Youth-B	18450
3	Wilson, Cory	396	Male Youth-B	17680
4	Johnson, Alex	966	Male Youth-B	16240
5	MILLER, JARED	2627	Male Youth-B	12620
6	Forchhammer, Patrick	1625	Male Youth-B	11850
7	Nauts, Kevin	3039	Male Youth-B	10630
8	Patton, Maxwell	2865	Male Youth-B	10500
9	** McVety, Maxwell		Male Youth-B	6700
10	** _, Patrick		Male Youth-B	0

1	Hawkins, Miura	1379	Female Youth-B	16590
2	Hoeper, Alyssa	1200	Female Youth-B	15480
3	Faus, Isabelle	2569	Female Youth-B	14030
4	Bridgewater, Hailey	1105	Female Youth-B	13180
5	Mesch, Kirsten	1197	Female Youth-B	10960
6	Herr, Olivia	513	Female Youth-B	10270
7	** Sabourin, Laura		Female Youth-B	3000
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Alexander, Kelsen	3055	Male Youth-A	20320
2	Frohmiller, Taylor	1194	Male Youth-A	16580
3	Brendamour, Grant	2864	Male Youth-A	10990
4	** Juliar, Nate		Male Youth-A	10070
5	** Reid, Brian		Male Youth-A	7680

1	Carr, Kate	153	Female Youth-A	14380
2	** Dalton, Melonie		Female Youth-A	13160
3	Mesch, Kendel	1198	Female Youth-A	12200
4	Snedeker, Annie	1360	Female Youth-A	10470
5	Drzewiecki, Lia	2818	Female Youth-A	4780
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	* Brock, Jon	1420	Male Open	21610
2	* Turnas, Dan	1411	Male Open	20910
3	** Robinson, Lee		Male Open	20790
4	Freaney, John	194	Male Open	19860
5	Slavens, Mike	1415	Male Open	19020
6	** Crewe, Ryan		Male Open	18680
7	** Johnson, Rob		Male Open	13640

1	** Pietras, Kasia		Female Open	22820
2	Olsen, Kirky	357	Female Open	20880
3	Ladlad, Lesley	336	Female Open	17930
4	Schneider, Margaret	1421	Female Open	16352
5	Sandweiss, Rhonda	1410	Female Open	14875
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	** Babcock, Tim		Male Masters	15430
2	** Downing, stuart		Male Masters	7880
3	Vince, Tim	3061	Male Masters	7820
4	** Dunn, Michael		Male Masters	1070

1	Vince, Sally	3060	Female Masters	1100
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Brown, Benjamin	468	Male Junior	21010
2	* Padovani, Greg	358	Male Junior	19640
3	Hoeper, Donald	2866	Male Junior	15990
4	Tibbetts, Cameron	1382	Male Junior	13980

1	Lingeman, Laura	1638	Female Junior	17940
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	** Ward, Eric		Male Adult-Rec	10990
2	* Lomonico, Mark	1501	Male Adult-Rec	10980
3	** Tan, Kevin		Male Adult-Rec	10190
4	Anderson, Marc	3132	Male Adult-Rec	7730
5	** Hinzmann, Chris		Male Adult-Rec	2280

1	** Cousino, Amanda		Female Adult-Rec	10200
2	McLeod-Dunn, Julie	1397	Female Adult-Rec	8070
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	** Sattler, Andrew		Male Adult-Int	14310
2	** Koska, Perry		Male Adult-Int	14170
3	** Smith, Jason		Male Adult-Int	13990
4	** Kineslt, Gus		Male Adult-Int	13560
5	** clouker, Ryan		Male Adult-Int	13500
6	* Peterson, Brian	1500	Male Adult-Int	13290
7	Crigier, Josh	1841	Male Adult-Int	13100
8	** Toth, Bill		Male Adult-Int	13080
9	** Mullins, Mike		Male Adult-Int	12520
10	* Dougan, Brett	186	Male Adult-Int	12350
11	** Bastian, Eric		Male Adult-Int	10980
	** Kunnath, Jeff		Male Adult-Int	10980
13	** Blackle, Josh		Male Adult-Int	10590
14	** Oulmet, Eric		Male Adult-Int	10390
15	** Gay, Adam		Male Adult-Int	7690

1	* Rossi, Michelle	1614	Female Adult-Int	12180
2	** Smith, Maggie		Female Adult-Int	12170
Place	Name	ID	Event Division	Points
1	Jensen, Jacob	1803	Male Adult-Adv	18750
2	bell, colin	3037	Male Adult-Adv	17890
3	Bingham, Ted	3032	Male Adult-Adv	17590
4	** Jackson, Dan		Male Adult-Adv	16870
5	Dawson, Lance	1828	Male Adult-Adv	16840
6	Dhuse, Alec	1156	Male Adult-Adv	16730
7	** Weaver, Josh		Male Adult-Adv	15560
8	* Shobe, Kyle	1416	Male Adult-Adv	15090
9	** Miller, Tim		Male Adult-Adv	14700

1	** Edwards, Rachel		Female Adult-Adv	17730
2	** Weaver, Kristin		Female Adult-Adv	16160
3	** Miller, Lynette		Female Adult-Adv	14840
4	** Mohrhardt, Jody		Female Adult-Adv	13160
5	Martin, Jenn	1144	Female Adult-Adv	12170

* Not a current member, or not a member of the ABS series. Could not find a match on name or ID in the membership database. *** Multiple matches found on first and last name. Could not determine member number. Note:** Event's Divisions may not coincide with the divisions in the ranking section.

Xmas Bouldedring Competition Results - Posted 12/10/2006

The competition was stellar! Gifts for everybody... and not just the kind you climb on! Be sure to check out the gallery for some pictures!
- - - - - - - T H E R E S U L T S - - - - - - -

Name	Score
Adult Recreational male
Elija K Sansom	2235
Josh Spielbusch	1923
Jimmy Warfup	1702
Jeff Kunnath	1516
Jonathan Bell	1402
David S Scott	598
Aaron Teutsch	0
Adult Intermediate male
Kyle Shobe	2062
Andrew Sattler	2061
Jeff DeWitt	1901
Jason Smith	1824
Adult Advanced male
Dan Turnas	2811
Jacob Jensen	2656
Colin Bell	2556
Adam Page	2496
Alec Dhuse	2468
Nathan Shobe	2345
Anthony M Byram	2264
Johannes Then	2121
Adult Open male
Joe Matecki	3028
Adam Currie	3015
Daniel Blake	2936
Mike Slavens	2839
Issac Pacheco	2551
Junior male
Youth A male
Victor Vazquez	2088
Youth B male
Neal Sipahimalani	2513
Lane Sipahimalani	2465
Patrick Forchhammer	1971
Youth C male
Erik Libbe	2184
Levi Durham	1914
Austin Imperial	1349
Charlie Maher	1217
Zach Young	361
Youth D male
Joey Kissinger	960

Name	Score
Adult Recreational female
Rebecca Frimenko	1459
Amber Robinson	776
Ana Franco	496
Adult Intermediate female
Adult Advanced female
Adult Open female
Margaret Schneider	2311
Rhonda Sandweiss	1784
Junior female
Youth A female
Youth B female
Miura Hawkins	2212
Danielle Twarozynski	1878
Youth C female
Marrisa Stephens	2203
Mackenzie Jansen	1968
Youth D female

The Xmas Bouldering Comp - Posted 11/14/2006

You heard it was coming to town... well here it is!

The Xmas Bouldering Comp
Saturday, December 9th, 2006

The Schedule is as follows:

9:00am - Doors Open
10:30 - - Competitor's Meeting
11:00 - - The Climbing Begins
2:00pm - Speed & Dyno Comp
3:00pm - Awards

The Divisions are as follows:

Youth <= 11yrs male and female
Youth 12 - 13yrs male and female
Youth 14 - 15yrs male and female
Youth 16 - 17yrs male and female
Junior 18 - 19yrs - male and female
Recreational (<= V2) - male and female
Intermediate (<= V4) - male and female
Advanced (<= V6) - male and female
Open (>= V7) - male and female

The cost is $35
Festive apparel recommended... but optional.

ABS... RockComps.com

Back to School Sale Starting September 4 - Posted 08/30/2006
The leaves are changing, book-bags are being packed, new shoes are being broken in...yes, it is time for some of us to prepare to hit the books once again with a new school year. In order to help ease this sometimes harsh transition, Planet Rock is having a Back To School Sale beginning Monday, September 4. Just in time to get some new gear to show off the first day of class.