SPRC Online.

boulderactive

2007-03-26T14:42:00.000+08:00

people people,

I'm very sure we are very much motivated by boulderactive. while we look forwrd for the future, you can claim your effort for the present!

send you FULL name, adm number and category to ms pretty jinli..alternatively, if you dun have her very mysterious number, you can tag your particulars on this blog. she's a big fan of SPRC and will definately get your infor from the tagboard.

Thank you all you prettiers and handsomers.

for commitee members: rockmaster

2007-01-20T21:08:00.000+08:00

Good day gracious ladies and gentlemen, those who wish to hand in invoice to Kelly, please include your name, "department", name of item and price, and send to kellim88@gmail.com.

Let get things done and make this a rockmaaster never before!

NUS mock comp2

2006-12-22T00:11:00.000+08:00

sorry for the mistake in the previous post. my email is... carenetkl@yahoo.com.sg. there's sg at the back.
pls mail me ur name, adm number, contact number and indicate the category u are interested.
yep, only NOVICE and INTERMEDIATE. =)

NUS mock comp

2006-12-17T00:50:00.000+08:00

There will be a mock comp held at NUS on the 6th of January 2007. There will be 2 categories: Novice and Intermediate. Those interested please confirm with carene @ carenetkl@yahoo.com. thanks.

state your name, admin number, contact number and the category you would like to join. Thank you

Climbaprix CCA points

2006-11-08T11:02:00.000+08:00

please claim your Climbaprix CCA points from Jinli, give her your FULL NAME AND ADMISSION NUMBER. As usual, you can gather your friends and write it all on a piece of paper then pass to her, sms, or msn her to give her this piece of vital information.

climbaprix update

2006-10-29T00:18:00.000+08:00

another climbaprix meeting to be held on coming monday, 30th october 2006; 5.15 pm. appear in preferably halloween suit. and dun hate me if you really did.

climbaprix meetg

2006-10-17T16:39:00.000+08:00

thr'll be a meeting regarding climbaprix on 19th Oct, Thurs, 530pm at Rockgym.
everyone is expected to attend.

friendly comp

2006-10-05T21:53:00.000+08:00

sorry, friendly competition with nus has been changed to a climbing interaction session.
Do drop by if u're free on 14 oct.=)

ClimberPrix 2006

2006-09-28T01:09:00.000+08:00

We will be having our annual friendly competition called ClimberPrix soon. Organised by our SPRC committee for our small knit of invited institutes, it is gonna be held in our cosy SPRC gym on the 4th November. For those lost in the urban jungle looking for a bullseye, perhaps you can use this to motivate you to improve yourself. (Not a healthy motivation, but let's juz use this to substitute beofre you find your very own defination of climbing).

ClimbOn Results

2006-09-22T22:42:00.000+08:00

hey people!! time to redeem your CCA points people for ClimbOn Singapore!! Please give me your FULL NAME and ADM NUMBER by the end of the first week to JinLi. By hook or my crook, i'll try to make myself as available as possible. Results of ClimbOn are here: http://www.climb-asia.com/

CCA DRIVE

2006-09-21T13:46:00.000+08:00

hey peeps, due to some wierd reasons, there will be another CCA drive this yr.
It'll be from 25/9(mon) to 27/9(wed), 12-5pm

Help is needed to run the booth and belayers.
year 1s to year 3s.
anyone.
Feel Free to drop by the booth at SAC wall when ure having ur breaks and help out with the advertising of the club

climb on confirmation

2006-09-03T00:15:00.000+08:00

These are the confirmed people and teams that i have helped registered for climbon singapore:

Team Alfiyan!

-Alfiyan

-KarMeng

-Hasrul

-Nuraini

Bouldergivin!

-Hans

-Gary

-Sufiyan

-Jinli

Zap!

-Ayuni

-Hatyati

-Kathy

-Zhen Hui

Spoon!

-Azmil

-Wayne

-Johnathon

-Hazmi

Aloha!

-Sal

-wei cong

-kelly

-wei heng

Oh Yeah!

-Hulbert

-Hakeem

-Joel

-Nurasilah

Dot dot!

-Yati

-Syu

-fayyadh

-izzat

-sam
-waheda
-firdaus

*team names were givien by the team's respective team members

Climb On Singapore

2006-08-04T00:00:00.001+08:00

Hey people!
Calling for volunteers for Judges between 8-10 Sept 2006 for CLIMB ON Singapore.
You will be able to get Climb On Shirts for FREE! Lunches provided and you are given the priviledge to jump queues!

Anyone interested, pls contact Irwan at irwan_16@hotmail.com or 81278954, with your name, contact number and IC number.

CLIMB ON...The Next Big Thing..............

Some background informations on Climb On Singapore.
It is a climbing carnival. There are a gazillion routes on different walls to try out! Red point system and it'll be held at Expo.

Climb On Singapore

2006-08-04T00:00:00.000+08:00

training: Final decision

2006-07-30T23:55:00.000+08:00

Okay, this is a very debatable topic; to continue with training or not?

so this is the final decision we have made; year ones will be attached to the seniors like previous trainings anymore. We have taught you whatever you have to know and you have finished the textbook of "climbing for dummies". Now it's time for you to "practice makes perfect", and explore into the 7 seas of climbing with you being the captain of the ship.

some seniors will be around from 5-8pm during Fridays to provides routes, spot mistakes, teach when neccessary and sometimes climb with you guys. No more spoon feeding of different aspects of climbing.

but this doesn't mean you can't climb on other days! you can climb on other days and set routes for among yourselves... The gym is like a library for passion. It's up to you to seek out the magic in climbing.

training

2006-07-28T00:52:00.000+08:00

In view of speed competition on the next few days and year ones just got through their mini comp. there will not be training on this friday (Yes, i know it's another morning post). However, not much is changed cause there'll still be seniors around to provide guidance and perhaps some routes too..

anyway... there'll be a senior mini comp next week. date and time is to be posted. Be there to support!!=)

CAlling for Supporters!

2006-07-27T23:34:00.000+08:00

Hey people!

National Inter School Sports Climbing Championship will be taking place in EXPO HALL 5 on Saturday 29/7 and Sunday 30/7.
It will be quite a spectacular event as many schools will be taking part too. Not to forget support our own people like, Jinli, Ayu, Nuraini, Carene, Iza, Zaki, Hanif, Leonard, Garvin and Gary.
Special Prizes will be awarded to the Best Supporters!=)

SP team will be taking part in the OPEN division.
Sat 29/7 :

1515-1915 : Open Individual Qualifying
1945 : Open Individual Round 2

Sun 30/7:

1120-1310: Open Team Qualifying
1320-1400: Open Individual Semi-Finals
1345: Open Team Semi-Finals
1520-1535: Open Individual Quarter Finals Placing
1650-1710: Open Team Quarter Finals Placing
1710-1725: All Individual Finals
1725-1755: All Team Finals

AGM: CCA points

2006-07-18T21:37:00.000+08:00

ooookkaayy. so after i took the list, i realised there is about a million people who went and didn't write their name in the list provided during AGM. Hence, this is a shoutout to all those whose name is not below or did not write their FULL name in the list or left their admission number out..

people with their name below, please check whether the information, both the full name and admission number, stated below is correct.

Way to get your information to jinli: give her when you see her, or write on the tag board, or on the board in the gym.

aloysius wong 0506621

carene tan 0505659

chan kar meng 0640776

chee kwan yong 0633772

chan yuan ting kathy 0644585

denan shaer 0609748

fayyadh muhammad 0515375

garvin ng 0401557

hong tian yuan 0648295

hulbert ee 0609540

ho jia wei joel 0609636

jerome tan 0505617

johnathan teo 0628220

kelly lim 0517504

lim yik shi 0617165

lim jin li 0507226

leonard kow 0430854

low hui ping 0607861

m. isammudin 0650773

mohammad hanif bin suandy 0529264

muhd azhairul 0640536

muhd firdaus 0637185

muhd azim 0404310

nur idayu 0524917

nurul ashikin 0611916

suzanne lee 0657879

sal leong 0546913

shum khum wayne 0657035

terry lim 0609946

yeo jun sheng 0660358

please get to jinli (the one with thick eyebrows) by end of this week, 21 july' 06. thanx.

A BUNDLE OF INFORMATION:mini competition, training and AGM CCA points

2006-07-17T21:54:00.000+08:00

MINI COMPETITION
There will be a mini competition for the year 1s on the 26th of July '06.

Time:

girls: 4-5

boys: 6-7 plus

Location: rockgym

You, ladies and gentlemen, will only be competing in bouldering, 5 mins per wall of 4 with 5 mins interval. Tiles will be marked by tapes (HENCE open your eyes!! do not step on redundant tiles!!). This is probably your first time experiencing the excitment and fun of a bouldering competition, so have fun with the routes, tiles, mental torture and the crazy audience.

TRAINING
There is a probability of ending trainings after the mini competition, so please do bring your research on how to improve and we can all share it with everyone during debriefs(lacy ones. okay. lame) this week!!This is to be updated after the decision is final. Oh, do not hestitate to ask any of the seniors on how to improve before, during and after trainings. We're sure we can learn something from you too..

AGM CCA points
ATTENTION!! Whoever or whatever did not write their name in the list for the T-shirts or chalet (21st July'06, scroll down for further details) after the AGM'06 on 5th July, please approach Jinli(you know the one with really thick eyebrows??) or write your particulars in the tagboard (full name and admission number). For if she does not have it, you will not get the CCA points. Please inform her by 21st July, if not you will have to cry over spilt milk. Shank Kiu.

2006-07-16T18:06:00.000+08:00

SOCCER MATCH SPRC vs ALUMNIS

We had the soccer match between the young and the old(er) club members.. weather was weird, we had a whole range from hot sizzling sun to thunderstorm blizzard snow.. meaning the pitch was dry in the first half and a water park in the second half.. the score is negligible, but i think the alumni's won by a half-goal..

thanks to all those who made it to the event.. ther'll be more matches in the future.. since we dont run that often, soccer matches are a good way to compliment our climbing training..

some match highlights.. yazid aka cannavaro swept all offense from the sprc members.. hazlee aka materazzi got head butted by syu aka zinedine zidane in the second half.. and no one was able to dribble more than 5 metres due to the growing number of puddles..

aight sprc signing out..

Farewell Chalet

2006-07-11T18:36:00.000+08:00

Hey peeps,
Please take note that there’ll be a farewell chalet on 21st July, 6pm, at Aloha Changi, Biggins Hill. Everyone from SPRC are invited to this party night. This chalet is basically a farewell retreat for our seniors who have served the club earnestly for the past year. You will also be able to get to know more of our SPRC alumni’s and seniors in this chalet.
Peeps can opt whether to stay over or not. Keep this date free in your calander! cya thr!

2006-07-06T12:50:00.000+08:00

AGM Video.

For all to see, thanks to the many who helped make it successful..

-germ

AGM

2006-07-05T01:49:00.000+08:00

Annual General Meeting.. 5th july[3.30-6.00pm] @T17A

if not sure where to meet, go to rockgym by 3.00pm.

1st National Inter-school Sports Climbing Championship

2006-06-24T00:49:00.000+08:00

Event: 1st National Inter-school Sports Climbing Championship,15m speed climb

Date: 29th -30th july @ singapore expo hall 5b

Event categories:

A division (under 20)

B dividion (under 17)
Open (IHL's, ITE, International and Private schools)

Registration: 28th april to 3 july 2006 (not much time left!!)

Fees:

$6 for individuals
$15 for teams

Participation: max. of 15 individuals
one relay team for various divisions
(can compete in both individual and team, participation is to be endorsed by schools)

Prizes:
Challenge trophy will be awarded to overall winning school

Special trophy for fastest female and male climber
Champion:

$200 inidividual

$300 team
2nd:

$150 individual

$200 team
3rd:

$100 individual

$150 team

2006-06-23T16:39:00.000+08:00

DELICATE
in the prev post Aloysious touched on how akin climbing is to dance moves.

this time we'll chat about the word - delicate. not delicacies ah(damn im hungry). delicate. the image of climbing is very highly connected to FUIYO, MACHO, STRENGTH and the likes. those who perceive climbing as such has to have their heads flushed down the toilet bowl. instantly.

y delicate? as we should already know by now, or those who've their heads just rinsed in the toilet bowl should also know, words such as PRECISION, SENSITIVITY, CALMNESS, play a huge role in ensuring completion of routes or are essential requirements in a climbers progress. these are the 'delicate' points in climbing few take into consideration.

imagine you're rushing through a route, cos youre afraid of pumping out. and in the process you rush through the process of stepping with caution. cos u think you'll pump out. and you get past that move. eventually you finish the route. what about that footwork? if this is the scenario, you WILL NEVER learn to use your feet properly. and why? cos ur afraid of pumping out. and where does all these lead to? POOR FOOTWORK. and it'll be like this forever. just putting things into perspective. its a fact. GET YOUR FOOTWORK AND TECHNIQUES RIGHT.

girls generally have better technique, because they do not use strength, mainly because they started weaker than most guys. but they gain more in terms of technique and that will help them in the long term. guys who just uses strength will have the worst difficulties learning the simplest techniques.

remember this word. delicate.

think before u act -sprc-

climbing is like dancing

2006-06-12T11:03:00.000+08:00

why do some climbers say that climbing is like dancing... ?

-u need to know your dance-steps(techniques) first before u can dance gracefully...
-u cannot hantum* only or u'll screw your dance steps(patience) u need to feel
-u've got to constantly evaluate your moves(where have i gone wrong?)
-when all your steps are in place.. put them all together and u'll have the whole piece (coordination)
-practice makes perfect *if u do it correctly*(your body will learn how to react accordingly)

beest regards
aLoY

2006-06-10T03:24:00.000+08:00

TRAINING ON 14th and 16th JUNE
to ALL. Training sessions for the freshies will still continue as per normal.. which means wed 330pm and friday 530pm.. on wednesday we'll be focusing on the technique - flagging.. just dont bring down your singapore flags on that day..

yeah.. sprc gonna brainwash all ur brains.. make you guys think like monkeys.. thats the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.. FOOOOOOoooooooooooo..

events coming up
- ROCKclimbing and bouldering in Bukit Timah and France and Spain
- mini-competition for the first year
- high wall climbing (where you'll understand the meaning very high and shrinking balls)
- climbing WORLD CUP FOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo in August in SINGAPORE

another thing.. please inform and then force your fellow climbers.. those who are in HOLIDAY mood.. and hav no idea that training is going on.. to come and participate in the training.. they'll be missing on a lot of things. tks..

-is your footwork good enough?-

Training

2006-06-06T06:00:00.001+08:00

TRAINING
Just to keep everyone informed, especially the fresh freshies, training will resume as per usual during your ho ho holidays.. its on WED 330-530 and FRI 530-730.. a new system is in place, where you'll be strongly encouraged to attend both sessions.. no more once per week sessions for the freshies who were previously allocated wednesday and friday batch..

at this moment, there'll be loads of stuffs to be learnt in the areas of technique.. we'll be exploring this part of climbing in the weeks to come.. cya soon guys..

- a climber looks for the easiest and most efficient ways to tackle any routes -

PUMPFEST FOOOOOooooo!

2006-06-02T03:06:00.000+08:00

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! ;)

[Training]

2006-05-24T00:26:00.000+08:00

Hey peeps!

There'll be a slight change in the training schedule for Friday. Wednesday remains the same [3.30-5.30pm].
After last Friday training, we have realised that people who ends class after 5 wanna come down for training too. So we have decided to change training time to [5.30-7.30]. All yo people, hands up for SPRC benefitting in mass!

To bring:
Running shoes, (we not only climb, we also run at times)
Climbing shoes
Chalk bag
Attire
Basically your climbing stuffs.

THERE'LL BE NO TRAINING ON 26th MAY'06 DUE TO PUMPFEST! Don't anyone dare say we did not inform!! *growl*

The gym is our second home. (This is not a propaganda). Hence, pleaasee do keep the place neat; bags= in pigeon hole; shoes = in the boundary; litter = in the bin; equipments after use = in original place. We nag, to drill this in your head. and IF you are still not clear about it, we'll drill your head.(We do have a Black&Decker for your information.)

As all of us know, Pumpfest'06 is this weekend. starts at 2pm on Friday, 8am on Saturday and Sunday morning. From experience, a competition usually do not end on time, so make yourself free for the whole day! We'll need you guys in mini skirts and pom-pom, you girls in your cloth-made muscle suits to give us the moral support. Roar the house down with SPRC spirit man! We'll be meeting up on all 3 of those days to go to the destination, further details to be posted.

It is really good to see some enthusiasm from the eager-to-learns, strive hard people!! You reap what you sow!! It'll be really good if you work with a goal in mind too, like for example: to be able to climb the 6A endurance route we have on our 45 degree wall, to be able to lap for 20 mins and so on or to win some kampung-treeclimbing competition.

compulsory training for freshies

2006-05-18T22:47:00.000+08:00

Compulsory training for all freshies

every wednesdays
from 3.30pm-5.30pm
every fridays
from 5.30pm-7.30pm

*bring running shoes, stationery, your climbing stuff and proper sports attire.
dont be late...

one of many posts in yr 2006.. SENTOSAaaaaaaa

2006-05-16T18:02:00.000+08:00

hello evelibodi,

SPRC online apologises for the lack of posts. we admit it hasn't been a regularly updated club blog. First and foremost.. the club wishes to welcome the hordes of FRESHIES of year 2006.. yes, we are going to have more sweat and chalk on the SPRC gym handholds.. but its all good.. SPRC welcomes the new blood in the team..

SENTOSA gathering - we are going to have a humongous club outing at sentosa this weekend.. 20th may.. Saturday 10am meet at harbourfront hawker centre.. yes. sp invasion.. can boulder a bit there too. Bring yourselves, food, frisbees, balls(both kinds), sunblock, suntan lotion, chalk rockshoes??? you get the drift.. its gonna last till sunset.. any enquiries.. leave a tag.. or head to the rockgym..

PUMPFEST NTU bouldering competition - an annual boulder slugfest.. showcasing EVERY climber in singapore from the novice, intermediate and open categories.. young and old.. long and short.. thin and fat.. hansem not hensem.. pretty not pretty.. YESsssss.. come and watch it.. gonna be held on the 25, 26, 27 may @national library roof.. y not toilet.. out of all places.. the roof.. the roof the roof the roof is on fire..

SPRC signing out..

-to climb well.. you mus spend every day with the monkeys at singapore zoo-
words of wisdom from orang utan

stretching

2006-05-13T13:51:00.000+08:00

Stretching b4 your climb

https://www.moonclimbing.com/index.php?form_action=school&school_id=13

announcement to all freshies

2006-05-12T21:27:00.000+08:00

ANNOUNCEMENT TO ALL FRESHIES
{IMPORTANT THINGS TO NOTE}

-wednesday and fridays are the official training days from 3pm-5pm.

-can come every other day... just make sure there's a senior.

-if u are thinking a getting your own equipment, mainly rockshoes... ask a senior to follow.... they can recommend good ones.

-safety first.... always keep that in mind... cover the area where you will climb over... better safe than sorry.

*climb smart.... use techniques... plan your route... have sufficient rest... warm-up... drink water.

aloy

photos

2006-05-12T00:00:00.000+08:00

ROCKMASTER MEETING PART DEUX II

2006-01-01T22:23:00.000+08:00

OLA members of SPRC. another notice for you to take notice.

ROCKMASTER meeting this TUESDAY, 3rd JAN, 5.30 pm at our beloved rockgym.

this'll be the final meeting for ROCKMASTER 11. The finest details of everyones duties will be covered this time round. All is encouraged to attend. Lets make this a success.

any enquiries dont hesitate to contact Irwan at 81278954. hell if you're lonely and in need of a chat you can still call him up. say hi at least.

its coming whether you're ready or not -sprc-

ROCKMASTER MEETING

2005-12-25T21:38:00.000+08:00

ok URGENT news. i repeat. URGENT. i repeat twice more. URGENT URGENT.

there'll be a meeting covering details of ROCKMASTER 11 this wednesday, 28th december at 5pm. meet first at the rockgym.

it is compulsory that all SPRC members attend meeting if they want to be involved in ROCKMASTER event. no attendance means no rockmaster involvent. kapish. kapush.

SPRC needs your full cooperation and compliance, as rockmaster is drawing near. no one wants a cock-ed up comp.

as for those who can't make it please inform irwan at 81278954. SPREAD THE WORD.

comp season is approaching =rubs hands in glee= -sprc-

Selamat Hari Raya to all. Plus Deepavali too.

2005-11-03T01:15:00.000+08:00

After a month long fasting period, the Muslim climbers of SPRC can now EAT in the daytime ahhhhhhhhhh.

So no more of "Ehhh i canot climb ar, my muscles went on strike cos i didnt feed them.."

SPRC wishez to all, especially the Muslim climbers a good Hari Raya. Do visit their homes to taste the deleeecious treats of all sorts. Put on a few pounds, dont shy. Can burn them off later with jus a 1000 pull ups.

'Slamat Hari Raya' - sprc

We're baaaaaaaack

2005-10-25T02:52:00.000+08:00

SPRConline update is back. We've taken a break from blogging cos we've been training too hard. Finger pain, canot type. aaaaand pigs can fly."oink swoosh"...

but we have been training, havent we all? the lazy asses out there DO NOT answer yes. tk u. why o why do we train.. why do we climb..(we shld quit climbing and play darts instead eh?BULLSEYE!) Is it because of the upcoming competitions, because of the unlimited rock out there waiting for our magic touch khekeh, because of the changes, feelings, moods, motivation, agony, success that we get session after session, because of our targets, be it short or long term. Because of another million 'becauses' unique to every climber, we have our reasons y we climb.

Many apologies for the postponement of the Sport Climbing Level 1 & 2 courses to November, which was initially planned to be held during the October holidays.

back to updates. Mark your calendars, phone schedulers, diaries, alarm clocks, secretary(wah) for these dates.
1) 7th January 2006- Rockmaster XI. Startin next years competition events with a bang.
2) 25th-26th Nov(Fri-Sat)- Need helpers for fri-sat event. Hordes of secondary school students invading SP by the millions. We'll conduct a belaying clinic and probably some demonstration perhaps? Day long event to promote SPRC to the kids.
3) 30th Nov (Wed) - Helpers needed from 3-5 pm.

for the GUYS, there's a training session wednesday Oct 26th . from 8-5 pm. meet at boulderwall at 8 sharp. we're gonna go BA first half of the day. Spread the word. Bring your running shoes, you may need it for later.

GIRLS, they'll be climbin as usual 1, 2, 4 and 5. Wah, wat endurance they have ay?

Gym cleanliness. There has to be periodic maintenance of the rockgym. Or it'll get covered with a mountain of dust and chalk of all brands. There will be a simple Duty Roster (yes, back to our primary school days we shall reminisce) put up once school starts. The basic plan is to do your 'chore'(dont you jus hate that word) when you are required to. Failing which, the responsible party will be thrown into the bottomless pit just behind our 45 degree wall. (i'll be the first volunteer for THAT job!) we love our gym dont we all? "we LOVE to clean up our gym too." ok repeat that 10000000 times.

Look out for the next update..

"What doesn't kill you make you stronger" - SPRC

SPRC blog welcomes our first pics

2005-09-20T20:58:00.000+08:00

dont we ALL look good.

lobsters in the making.

Sentosa trip, the first of many outings to come. there'll be more pics up, as requested by many 'monyets' (monkeys).

Exams. Studying is SO MUCH FUN!

2005-09-16T01:57:00.000+08:00

The exam period is looming ominously above SP. As much as we love/hate em, it jus the inevitable part-and-parcel of that white scroll we spend our 3 years for - the diplomaaa. those times of the year where we totally focus on merciless chucking into our brains, pages and pages of notes, theories and calculations and totally forget about anything related to climbing. hmm, there may be a mistake in the earlier sentence. cos we can't EVER forget climbing can we?

SPRC wishes to all the 'climber muggers' a prosperous chinese new year. eh wait, wrong message. SPRC wishes to all the climber muggers all the best in the upcoming exams. study smart. stop coming to the rockgym too much. well, maybe for a short while. which will lead to a few hours. standarrrd.

"study climb study climb study climb" - SPRC-

CLIMBAPRIX 05

2005-09-11T15:28:00.000+08:00

this article'll satisfy u news-hungry sprc mongrels. heh.

well well, Climbaprix is finally over. For the first time, Climbaprix adopted the "bouldering" format as compared to difficulty at the SAC wall two years ago. it took a one year hiatus in 2004. it was an opportunity for SPRC to showcase its 3-month old stunning bouldering wall, which is probably one of the best in Singapore. Around 120 climbers took part and they were made up from SP, TP, RP, NP, NYP, NUS(NTU duno go where), NTU-NIE, ITE Bukit Batok, ITE East, ITE Macpherson, ITE Dover, ITE Tampines.

Women Novice
Miss Jinli started the SP winnin streak with a first placing in Novice Chabors, with 6 superrrb tops, followed closely in second place by partner-in-crime, 'Striker Girl' Carene. A top 3 finish was not possible as a Nurafiqqa from ITE Simei stepped in to take 3rd. Our Ayu(super close 4th), Sal(6th), Kelly(8th) and Anna(13th) did v well too amongst the novice bunch. 'Miss no butt' Hayati and 'miss Lam-bat' Noraini unfortunately missed the opportunity to give the competition their run for their money. Next time ahh.

Men Novice
Next up, Mens Novice. The competition was tough with several top novices from the schools competing. Overall the routes were highly flash-able, with route 2 thwarting most of the novice monkeys off. Route 4 flat wall required a highly dynamic finish to a taped box on the ledge. Uzair from ITE BB stepped up and locked off on the 2-finger pocket for a powerful static finish and our Hanif, the frog, flewww and caught the box with a spectacular 2 handed grab. two contrasting styles. Toing. In first place we have our Eugene Low, packed, powerful and handsome, with an impeccable 6 tops in 6 tries! Close by is Uzair(2nd, lost by one attempt), and Hisham and Khairu Ariffin in shared 3rd place. Hans came in a shy 4th(next time don't be too shy ah), Aloy(7th), Francis(10th), Hasrul(11th), Hadi(17th), Astroboy Sufiyan(18th), Ze Rong(20th), Izzat(24th), Clarence(25), SS(26th), Jeremy(27th), Syukri(27th), Alfiyan(31st), Syu(32nd) and finally Luke 'Skywalker'(39th). (Jerome u are somewhere inside i not sure what place).

Women Open
Women Open was next. This was probably the event where the routes chewed the climbers alive and spit them back ruthlessly to the crashpads. more than 3/4 of the field ended up with only 2 cute little bonuses. with only 1 top from our Mimi Luuuuuuucinda, the event saw many near 'top' misses which were quite nerve-wrecking. it was the flat wall's 4th route again, requiring all of the competitors to take that leap of faith and grab the unforgiving grey ledge. Mimi kept in line with SP's streak of golds, with tall Ruixian(NUS) in 2nd and dynamic Xiang Lim(ITE Central) in 3rd. In 4th place we have Cheryl Kong(NUS), who was a strong and experienced competitor, being the only one to reach the tile above the roof on route 2. All in all, the route-setters could've been much kinder and moderated the routes slightly so that the moves would be more manageable and we might have seen more tops instead of drops. eh, rhymes.

Men Open
MENS OPEN. Mens open employed a slightly different format that the other categories, to the surprise of all those in isolation. they'll be dealing with 2 routes at one time, with 7 minutes climbing time and break. the routes were varying in styles and drove many climbers crazy. some were laughing, some shouting, some even crying inside. route 2 was known to be the 3-roof tile route, route 3 was the toughest with a two handed dyno finish with no one completing that, route 4 has a desperate jump diagonally to the right, route 5 hides a 'trick' misleading tile and route 6 made everyone extract their worst expletives towards the most cruel starting move. yeah, the routes grinned and snarled at the competition. the last climber exited the isolation zone at 1130 and the last climb was around 1151pm. SP wiped out the competition with 'Rocketboy' Hatta clinching 1st place, Irwan "the President" in 2nd and 'one finger pull up' Zaki in 3rd. Leonard(9th), Eugene(9th, wow), Sufian(14th), Idris(15th), Keith(17th), Asri(21st), Aloysius(21st) and Azmi(27th). Well done guys.

The event was scheduled for a one-day finish. ETF(estimated time finish) 9pm. WAKAKAKA. no way 9pm. literally we took one day. the shutters were shut at almost 12am, SPRC groggy heads could'nt care less about tidying up the place. "shove everything inside and pull the shutters down", Irwan lamented.

The club wishes to thank many many ppl for their contribution to make this event a success. especially to the MCs- Ashri, Zaki and Hafiz, who had to keep the records playing and humour the crowd with their super entertaining crap, and the routesetters - Yazid aka Gollum, Winson, Weida(SP alumni), Hafiz(National), Su ann( Bouldering National), Beatrice(our national climber who recently clinched 4th place in X-games, Korea), Irwan, Luqman, Zaki, Azmi Burn, Faizal(SP alumni), whom without them we won't be able to witness the climbing spectacle of Climbaprix. and not forgetting each and everyone of the spotters, registration helpers, judges, spectators as well.

to the members of SPRC, the club is always working on making its whole team a strong contingent, which should not to be taken lightly. it was a resounding success on the medal tally, with SPRC clinching 8 out of the possible 12 medals. it will be an interesting next few months, and SPRC will be closely following everyone's progress.

'Climb, as if its the last thing u'll ever do' -sprc-

urrrrgent

2005-09-06T23:09:00.000+08:00

a little last minute..

Wednesday, Sept 7 - Freshie Meeting @ 4pm.

updates on Climbaprix coming up sooooooon.

-sprc-

What if Russel Peters is a climber?

2005-08-30T03:13:00.000+08:00

Nope. I cant do it, i hurt my back.

Here's vad vee'll do.

Youuu, go and campus.

And I, will collect the prize money.

And togedaaa, we will have chendol at foodcourt 3.

(courtesy of Lenny and Hatta over an MSN conversation)

"ever wondered why we get addicted to climbing? its unexplainable, its magic." -SPRC-

Club Bouldering Comp - Seniors

2005-08-29T06:05:00.000+08:00

We jus had the senior's internal competition. Some rockstars joined our event, Chris Sharma, Malcolm Smith, Andy Earl, Danial Dulac, Gerome Povreau, Kilian Fischuber and Salavat Rakhmetov. YEA RRRRRRITE.

Some of the alumnis and Hafiz(special invitation) came down and took part in the event. Yazid aka Golumm and Munir aka Incredible Hulk, set 3 routes each. The routes were torturous(as always expected from a competition) and competitors had to compete through forearm busting moves, crazy stuff. Top 3 are Irwan, Zaki and Hatta. Full results out soon.

Reminder. Juniors Internal Comp Events = Girls - Tues 5+pm and Guys - Wed 3+pm. Psyche urselves up, be prepared.

Mayor of Southwest CDC Visit

2005-08-25T23:00:00.000+08:00

On 25th Aug, the rockgym was visited by Dr Khor Sth Sth, the SP Principal and a few VIPs. it was an opportunity for the club to showcase some club unity, discipline and some climbing prowess and skill. and in the end, it was a resounding success..

heres a brief summary of the days proceedings.

1200 - Meeting to discuss event.
1300 to 1500 - Preparation (Arrange crashpads, major arranging and cleaning and wiping and sweeping and mopping and waiting for participants of the HANGING and PULLUP comp)
1530 - not one participant turned up. we panicked and went around school to get "competitors". managed to drag some ppl down. most from the canoeing club.
1530 to 1715 - watched participants pull and hang. Dyno demonstrators practised till happy.
1716 - ARRIVAL OF Guest of Honour.
1720 - Dyno SHOW.
1730 - Bye bye to GOH.

VIP was greeted by erhm erhm "Senior Advisor" Hatta and led into the rockgym. and then she approached the bunch of freshies and asked them a few questions, jus like National Day. She got a good look at our "Entertainment Section" where Chris Sharma was probably doing some sick route, playing on DVD. Then she was led to sit in full view of the wall, where the club has planned sth SPECIAL for those tired VIPS, who had spent a whole afternoon watching the Track N Field event at the stifling stadium.

Irwan started things off with some roof climbing action. the Principal of SP went WHOA WHOA WHOA, followed by the same sounds of fascination by the other VIPs. then Zaki campused up the 45 degree and then double campused up the blue volume and down. Surprising no one commented on his "flowing-like-waterfall" hair though. and then began the dyno fireworks. jinli, azmi, mimi, yan, lenny, luqman, idris gave one hell of a show. the VIPs, still hungry for more action, then asked Genie, our alumni member who STARTED SPRC yyyyears ago,to show what she's got. and in true SPRC "old school" style, she traversed the roof, to the incline and down to the flat wall. after all these years, she's still as strong as ever. wow.

to everyone who were there, tks for helping out. this has been a very encouraging success and the club is sure to benefit in the future someways.

"climb hard, harder than the rest." -SPRC-

WOIT MEETING AH

2005-08-24T04:44:00.000+08:00

Once upon a time, there was a meeting. no, no seeds. it began on a wonderful tuesday afternoon, dated aug 23rd @ 1730hrs right on the grey, dusty steps above the climbing gym. there were a bunch of katie browns and chris sharmas from the first years whom we call freshies and some francois legrands(we call them old birds). for the benefit of those who were not present at the meetin, here are some points of the stuffs that were discussed.

1. Safety is of the highest priority
- Before ur climb, check your landing space. and no, SPRC do not and will never employ servants to arrange the crashpads for u, monsieur and mademoiselles, while you are huffing and puffing up the routes. but of course we do it out of concern and cos we do not want to see any broken wrists, ankles and necks. touch wood many many.
- Considering the possibilities of how u may fly off the route, do ask for spotters to ensure u do not fling urself onto the 3mm thick red rubber coated flooring. do not be shy to ask for spotters, resist and u will fly far far. without spotters of course.
- Be proactive. If you spot someone in need of a spotter, go immediately and help. trust me, you dont want to see him fly too far. Protect your brudders and sisters mannn.
- Make this a habit before EVERY CLIMB! climb! climb! climb! (like echo)

2. Cleanliness is simple - repeat after me, cleanliness issssss simple!
- Please do not litter. Its courtesy day everyday in the rockgym. and we will start HANGING culprits by the neck. We're flexible, we let the culprit choose from our many climbing ropes.
- Keep the place neat, do your part. See rubbish on the floor. Do pick it up. Worry not abt the person who left it there. Bad karma. *Nods* like russel peters dad.
- we may ROSTER ppl to take care of the gym. pending further discussion. we love our rockgym. we love our rockgym. we love to clean our rockgym too.

3. Official opening ceremony with Mr Director of SP visiting
Requiring everyones assistance. Be present on the day to help whatever is needed. Event starts from 3 till 5? Footwear is allowed in the gym.

4. Internal Competition and Climaprix
- Discussed comp format - isolation to climbing to review(crying like a baby after competition).
- Comp tactics and strategies
a) Planning of routes - Ensure uv planned as much as u can, before attempting the climb.
b) No of attempts counts - More attempts lower your ranking. and tires you more.
c) Conservation of energy - Refer to the above. Keep attempts to the minimum side.
d) Focus on whats ahead, dont look back - During rest inbetween routes, ignore the prev route. Its time to REBOOT, focus on the next route. Stretch, breathe, drink water.
e) Warming up - do not injure, overstretch or understretch. half hour or less before your turn should be enough time.
f) Mental preparation - not to defeat yourself by "chanting" negative words during isolation.
examples, "wah their muscle big", "die la die la die la" or "i climb only 3 months, they climb over a year already".
- positive examples - "i can do it i can do it", "no expectations", "focus focus focus", "im chris sharma/katie brown today" or "i feel 1000000%(a MILLION percent) today".

5. Climbers feedback (to be updated)

6. Climaprix - 3rd Sept, 0800hrs to 2100hrs
Its gonna take some effort and organisation from the club to ensure this event runs as smooth as possible. We'll need full assistance from every member. Stay tuned for more meetings, updates. More to come. NO, we dont mean "come".

Climb hard, climb smart ppl. -SPRC-

Comps Comps Comps

2005-08-23T02:41:00.000+08:00

so here we go.. dates for F1rst SPRC Internal Bouldering Competition has been set and confirrrmed.

Seniors Internal Bouldering Comp
- 26th Aug, Fri 5+ pm
Juniors Internal Bouldering Comp
- (Katie Browns) 30th Aug, Tues 5+ pm
- (Chris Sharmas) 31st Aug, Wed 3+ pm

We're havin this for all to wake up to the seriousness of competition. yes, for some, competition is chicken feet but to others, they'll pee in their pants. Climaprix is drawing near. Gotta be focused like never before. Learn from your mistakes. what doesnt kill you make u stronger.

Crashpads Part II

2005-08-23T02:10:00.000+08:00

Seemed that the cleaners took a weekend vacation to boulder at Fountainbleau or sth. and forgot bout the cleaning job. yes, the flooring is still as dusty as ever. so, final word by Mr Johnson(our teach-in-charge of SPRC) will be that the cleaning will be done on wed morning. which means that the crashpads will have to be RE-stacked again on tuesday evening. the flooring will definitely be wet following the cleaning, so the crashpads will be re-arranged again only after the floor has sufficiently dried up. if not stinky stinky mannn.

Crashpad-less

2005-08-20T00:52:00.000+08:00

The crashpads hav all been nicely stacked. tks to those who've helped lift those gigantic mattresses into huge stacks into one corner. as planned, the flooring will be swept and cleaned and by monday evening the crashpads should be back in place after all the cleaning(need help on this!).

New addition to the gym from Hatta. he's brought some peices of weights(some diving belt lead weights(2x6lbs, 2x3lbs and 1x2lbs and 2x3kg dumbells) to the gym for all to use, totalling abt 20 kilos. handle with care.

Tribute

2005-08-19T00:34:00.000+08:00

a little tribute to our b'day boi, our 2004-2005 Vice President, mr Winson Teo Boon Hao. his favourite words are "no la where got strong" and "luck luck". cmon man, u got titanium tendons. canot hide the secret from us. currently, he is the trainer in charge of the chabos(together with irwan) while at the same time workin hard on his climbing as well. he got to where he was only through hard work, all those campusing and bouldering much. never say die right, winson?

from his gd friend, the club president irwan, in his exact words, when asked for some words on mr Teo, "entah eh.... juz hope he have a smashing bday". loosely translated, it meant winson i wanna hug you. please. erm. and there you go. the club wishes you a SMASHING 19th. happy birdday winson.

Uuuuuuuuupdates, SP monkeys!

2005-08-18T06:18:00.000+08:00

some stuffs.

1. Rockgym maintenance - 19th Aug(Fri)
The super dusty flooring will be specially cleaned the following monday by the cleaning contractor(y? cos of opening ceremony director visiting on the 24th). and yes, all the dust is starting to kill us. the crashpads will have to be unstrapped and arranged one side. climbing stops at 9pm, and chop2 arranging till 9.30. after the hardwork, we can all go attack holland v for dinner or sth.

2. SPRC's rockgym official opening ceremony - 24th Aug(Wed)
Event will be graced by the Director's presence. Main structure of this event includes - free for all climbing fer SP estudiates(will need crowd control), unknown VIPs climbing, may include Director(steven spielberg, ahmad nisbu, eric khoo). "whocanhanglongest and pull up" competition, demonstration climbing showcasing SPRC skills(dyno and the likes) and a lucky draw for the lucky ones. will need club members to be present to witness such a *remarkable* event. and for the club meeting afterwards.

3. Club meeting
Might be taking place right after the opening ceremony. Meeting place and time yet to be confirmed. updates on meeting agenda coming soon. attendance is COMPULSORY. alumnis excluded. heh.

4. KL Bouldering competition - 28th Aug (Sunday) NOT CONFIRMED .Out of country trip. jus like sentosa. Some seniors are headin up to KL for this. we welcome anyone whos interested to tag along. and compete of course. travelling plans still under discussion.

5. Internal bouldering competition - 30th-31st Aug(Tues)/////pending confirmation/////
this will be our first internal FIGHT of the academic year. will be the first real taste of competition climbing. everyone is strongly encouraged(kindly forced) to participate.

6. Climaprix - 3rd Sept(Sat)
Back after last years absence, this competition pits the best of the best amongst the polys, ites and unis. inter-tertiary fist fight. secondary sch and jc can go relek one corner and wait for rockmaster 11. since SP is organisin this event, each and everyone of us will have to help gettin things done for preparation and on the day itself.

till more updates, stay tuned. its gonna be a busy two weeks till climaprix...

testing!

2005-08-17T09:43:00.000+08:00

sprc goes online! finally...
a great amount of thanks to Ashri for the web's skin and Zul for the web settings... after a period of waiting, we're finally online.. dont worry.. we promise to come up with something better than what we're having now..
there'll be more links, info, updates and and comp pics to look forward too...
if time permits (amidst our busy schedule) perhaps a forum! no promise though..
so do drop by often ( bookmark us if you have to) !

see ya all at the walls...