Woods, Saurwein Win 2012 Hueco Rock Rodeo

It’s no secret to anyone that has read this site over the years that I enjoy climbing comps.  And while I certainly enjoy indoor climbing comps, outdoor climbing comps are especially fascinating.  Where indoor comps pit competitors against one another on one-off boulder problems, outdoor comps allow climbers to repeat problems they’ve already done and that we, the general climbing public, have heard of, seen or even climbed on ourselves.  So, when the Hueco Rock Rodeo comes around each you know that I’m psyched.

This year’s event saw over 160 competitors testing themselves all across Hueco Tanks State Park, and by all accounts the day was a big success.  Of particular note are the astounding scorecards turned in by the open competitors:  218 V points for the top three men and 152 points for the top three women.  Behold the problems on their scorecards¹:

Men’s Results

1. Daniel Woods – The Machinist (V14), Crook By The Book (V14), Nagual (V13), Phantom Limb (V12), Full Monty (V12), Two Days With Gene (V11)
2. Jorg Verhoeven – The Machinist (V14), Nagual (V13), Two Days With Gene (V11), Sub Zero (V11), El Chupacabra Right (V11), Rumble In The Jungle (V11)
3. Sean McColl – El Chupacabra Right (V11), Rumble In The Jungle (V11), Subzero (V11), Full Monty (V12), Flamignon (V13), Nagual (V13)²
4. Dave Graham – Cut To The Quick (V12), Phantom Limb (V12), Two Days With Gene (V11), El Chupacabra Right (V11), Sub Zero (V11), The Hand (V10)

Women’s Results

1. Katha Saurwein – Rumble In The Jungle (V11), Focus (V10), The Hand (V10), El Chupacabra Left (V10), Russian Women (V9), Glas Roof (V9)
2. Angie Payne – Sub Zero (V11), A Good Day For Swiss Crisp Mix (V10), Focus (V10), Glas Roof (V9), Frogger (V9), Mr. Serious (V8)
3. Nina Williams – A Good Day For Swiss Crisp Mix (V10), Sex After Death (V9), Frogger (V9), Mr. Serious (V8)

Here are a few highlight clips from the day:

2012 Hueco Rock Rodeo Highlights

Daniel Woods’ 76 point day at the 2012 Hueco Rock Rodeo