On Wednesday 20 March, eight pupils travelled to the Rockstar climbing centre in Swindon to represent Bristol Grammar School in the Independent Schoolsâ Climbing Competition.
Competing as BGS âAâ and BGS âBâ teams, all our climbers put on a great display against some very strong opposition. Climbing for the BGS âAâ team, Sixth-former Zac made it into the head-to-head final, an experience he described as âstressfulâ, adding âIt was my first time getting to into the final round against schools like Eton and Harrow, however it was a great experience!â
At the end of the day, the final results saw BGS âAâ finish in fourth place overall, with BGS âBâ just one place behind in fifth. This is a fantastic achievement, with our climbers competing against the very best and finishing ahead of some excellent school climbing teams (see below).
Congratulations to Immy, Zac, Finlay and Felix (BGS âAâ team) and Molly, Alessio, Sam and Anthony (BGS âBâ team) on a great dayâs climbing.
Final results:
1. Eton A
2. Hurst A
3. Tonbridge A
4. Bristol Grammar A
5. Bristol Grammar B
6. Harrow
7. Tonbridge B
8. Hurst B
9. Westminster
10. Hampton
11. Malvern College
12. Bredon School
13. Tonbridge C
14. (MCS Oxford)
15. Sevenoaks
16. Cheltenham Ladies College A
17. Eton B
18. Wellington A
19. Cheltenham Ladies College B
20. St. Johns
21. Charterhouse A
22. Cokethorpe A
23. Uppingham Boys
24. Charterhouse B
25. Wellington B
26. Sherborne + Cokethorpe B
27. Charterhouse C + Highgate 1
28. Trinity
29. Uppingham (Girls)
30. Berkhamsted
31. Highgate 2