I was very happy that I could compete in an adult worldcup for the first time! On Wednesday 11 July  there was a nice opening ceremony with a presentation of all the climbers in Chamonix.

On Thursday it was the qualification round and also my father’s birthday! When I was warmed up my father and I walked from the warming up zone to the climbed wall which was on a square in the centre of Chamonix. Suddenly we saw that the girl before me was already climbing! It went really fast! So we ran to the wall and I quickly put on my climbing shoes. We were just on time so that I could climb. I am so happy that the first route went really well and I could top it.

The second route was really hard and I climbed the first part which was already very difficult. I fell at a move where a lot of climbers fell.

I was just in the semi-finals! This was a nice birthday present for my father! Unfortunately my friend Julia Chanourdie from France just missed the semi-finals.

The semi-final route was super hard and it was quite difficult to know how to take the holds. I became 24^th and I am very thankful because there were 55 girls and apart from Akiyo from Japan, all the top climbers were present.

Qualification round:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIknI8xkX2Q&feature=youtu.be

Semifinal round:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0B5pkYwEWM&feature=channel&list=UL

The worldcup was won by Mina Markovic (SLO). Jain Kim (KOR) was 2^nd and Momoka Oda (JPN) 3^rd. Sachi Amma (JPN) was 1^st in the men category. Ramón Julian Puigblanque (ESP) was 2^nd and Sean McColl (CAN) 3^rd.

On Friday 29 June we went with the team to Linz in Austria for the 4th European Youth Cup of 2012.

The competition wall (Photo: Timmermans)

The next day the qualifications went well and I could top the first route. I topped the second route as well although the technical part at the end was very difficult. Celine Cuypers from Belgium climbed super  in female youth B and got into the finals. So did Sébastien Berthe (male Juniors) en Loïc Timmermans (male Youth A).

In the first qualification route (Photo: Timmermans)

In the finals I could climb the first technical part and also a difficult move in the overhang. My feet came off twice at a certain point and I started hesitating because I thought I would not be able to clip if I moved on. I got pumped and fell. I ended up 4^th. Jessica Pilz (AUT) climbed very well and won! Hannah Baehr (GER) became 2^nd and Karoline Sinnhuber  (AUT) 3^rd.

The final route (Photo: Yves Guérrit)

Sébastien became 7^th and Celine 10^th. Loïc climb really strong en won the competition! It was a nice competition with very high temperatures!

EYC Linz (Photo: Timmermans)

female Youth A (Photo: Timmermans)