More than 100 students from Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland took part in the annual Choc and Chalk competition hosted by the Cowichan Valley School District’s Climbing Academy on Jan. 7.
The full-day competition saw some of the best high school climbers in Canada take to the wall, with prizes of chocolate and climbers chalk up for grabs.
Top finishers:
Experienced women
1. Ellaina Coley, Stelly’s
2. Adrianna Hilton, Stelly’s
3. Sage Walstra, Surrey
4. Tyla Fraser, Cowichan
5. Maeve Carlin, Cowichan
6. Caitlin Thompson, Cowichan
7. Annika Savattic, Cowichan
8. Jillian Burrell, Stelly’s
9. Olivia Wakefield, Stelly’s
10. Kasey Walstra, Surrey
Advanced male
1. Dominic Fagan, Cowichan
2. Keiran Klettke, Cowichan
3. Jack Whitney, Quamichan
4. Geoff Arrowsmith, Cowichan
5. Nicolas Goble, Cowichan
6. Aidan Carrol, Stelly’s
6. Ethan Rutledge, Stelly’s
8. Tyler Ethier, Stelly’s
9. Jaden Coey, Stelly’s
9. Emlyn Pacholuk, Cowichan
Advanced female
1. Danica Williams, Cowichan
2. Kate Arrowsmith, Cowichan
3. Alyson Denis, Cowichan
4. Sarah Walker, Stelly’s
5. Elyse Rutledge, Stelly’s
6. Salome Mauesre, Cowichan
7. Lara Elmer, Stelly’s
8. Sierra Fraser, Cowichan
9. Mia Rzehulka, Stelly’s
10. Maria Gilbert, Stelly’s
Rec female
1. Amanda Gerber, Surrey
2. Kaia Lord, Quamichan
3. Julia Bellarimo, Stelly’s
4. S. Richardson, Stelly’s
5. Ava W. Loewen, Stelly’s
6. Kaitlyn Hall, Quamichan
7. Jaida Lewis, Stelly’s
8. Holly Sloman, Stelly’s
8. Abigail Collins, Stelly’s
10. Brianna Davies, Stelly’s
Rec male
1. Koen Langer, Stelly’s
2. Brenden Ethier, Stelly’s
3. Dylan Sawatsky, Lake Cowichan
3. Hudson Lebold, Surrey
5. E. Kulmeyer, Quamichan