The Belgian Championships adults were held in Entre Ciel et Terre, a great climbing gym in Louvain-la-Neuve.

In the qualifications I could top out the first route together with other girls. Maëlys Gillart and Celine Cuypers topped too, they are actually too young for this competition but  could take part for the experience.

I found the second route very difficult but I could top it out together with Mathilde Brumagne. Unfortunately she was 2 seconds out of time.

In the final route the beginning was already very hard. I climbed up to a point where I hesitated to cross over. I got pumped and I fell in the next move. Mathilde Brumagne was very strong. She climbed almost up to the top, which is really great! She became Belgian Champion! I became 2nd and Chloé Caulier became 3rd.

Celine and Maëlys climbed very strong! Maëlys became 5th and Celine 4th.

In the male finals the route was also very hard. Loïc Timmermans became Belgian Champion. Jurgen Lis climbed also very strong and became 2nd. Jonathan Thomas became 3rd.

In speed Jurgen Lis became Belgian Champion with a very fast time! I won the female speed, Magali Hayen became 2nd and Chloé Caulier 3rd. It was sad for Emilie Guérit who injured herself during speed.

Report and photos at Belclimb (in French and Dutch) and Climb2Climb (in French).

Photographer: Hube