PUMPFEST FOOOOOooooo!

hi welcome allllll koniciwaaa.. im RAZOR RAMONnnn SUMITANI FOOOoooooo! and i'll be your guest reporter for this years coverage of Pumpfest 06 FOOOOOooooo! OKAAAAYYyyyyy.. *ricky martin background music*..

ok. for the real report.. pumpfest was a BLAST.. it was forecasted to be teeth-gritting, nail biting, jaw dropping, head spinning, tail wagging??? stuff right from the start.. everyone was treated to a boulder fest full of superhyped climbers, spectacular routes and amazing comp atmosphere. sprc was worried that we wouldnt be able to cheer our loudest, cos the comp venue happened to be at the new NATIONAL LIBRARY.. but i guess the walls should be already heavy-duty-ly soundproofed.. national library waaat.. the event was held over 3 days beginning friday, where the Novice Men(FOOoooooooo!) and Novice Ladies qualifying rounds took place.. and out of the millions that took part in that category, Nuraini, Ayu and Yan emerged from that bunch , with great skill and finesse and bulging muscles, into the finals. Ayu flashed all 4 boulders, Noni did 4 routes in 5 attempts while Yan flashed ALL the routes.. and he said.. ALaaa, easy laaa pumpfest nothing la world cup is MY standard.. he say one. really.

on to the next day, where the qualifying rounds for both the Intermediate and Open category took place amidst the presence of 12 cows.. yea. stationary cows, they were having a "paint the cow' competition beside. Saturday saw non-stop action, as climbers in the intermediate categories dealt with 4 routes with 3 minutes climb time and 3 minutes rest per route. the 3 minute climbin time proved to be tough to struggle with, climbers do not have much time for several attempts and route reading has to be done ASAP. and in the end, Jinli, Yan and Eugene bouldered themselves into the finals. they had to contend with competitors from so many schools - NTU, NUS, this jc, that jc(too many to name ah).. the opens qualifying rounds came next.. and i think beatrix should join the mens event.. the routesetters were extremly cruel.. tricky routes and big moves were in store for the open category climbers. Irwan, Zaki and Hatta were immensely relieved to know that they made it to the top six finalists position, with Zaki topping out 3 boulders while the other two topped 2. Hatta says HENG AH. razor ramon says FINALS, FOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!

on sunday, the mood was so tense that the clouds cried under all the stress. it poured like nobody's business. but the comp trudged on, thanks to the national library's indoor location. and boy, this was one superb day. the routesetters cracked their EVIL brain to set routes of all kinds to torture competitors for their medal positions. wall 1 and 4 were the 'angled' walls while wall 2 and 3 were the 'flat' walls. this competition tested every climbers ability to the max, both physical and also technical abilities. there were no "easy" moves, everything was tailored for the climbers to be precise, yet explosive with power. there were several dynos, mini-dynos and even mega-dynos. under the tension, some climbers smiled their demure smiles while other raged and blew their top off. best of all, the crowd witnessed a showcase that rendered their emotions from HIGHS to LOWs.. from OOhs to AAhs to OH NOS to FOOOOooooooooooos.. and and and.. tell u eh.. sprc got medals for each and every category.. cept the women open(soon to come i BET).. CONGRATS to Ayu(Novice Women 2nd), Yan(Novice Men 3nd), Jinli(Intermediate Women Champion), Eugene(Intermediate Men Champion) and Irwan(Open Men 2nd) everyone of the competitors in Pumpfest did SPRC proud.. its a group effort everyone! words of a wise man.. "another comp another day"...

back to the WALLS! ;)