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Team PRG
Goes Pro! Emily Ziffer, Rob D'Anastasio & Mike Feinberg place Top 10
in Professional Bouldering Event.
On Saturday, March 29 two
former and one current Team PRG member attended the Gravity Brawl at
the New Jersey Rock Gym in Fairfield, NJ--part of the Mammut
Professional Bouldering series. After battling some of the hardest
boulder problems in the East on Friday (along with 85 other
hopefuls), all three climbers qualified for Saturday night finals.
Finals were some of the
toughest problems yet, tossing strong men and women alike, including
Nationally Ranked Climbers such as Lizzy Asher, Paige Classen, Grady
Bagwell and Vasya Vorotnikov. In the end, Team PRG finished strong.
First to finish was 16 year old Emily Ziffer, placing 5th in Women's
Open and confirming her place among of the strongest climbers in the
country.
Next were the men, with equally
impressive performances. Both Rob and Mike are recent college
graduates, forced, finally, to join the ranks of "normal" people
with "real" jobs! Despite this crimp in their training style, both
pulled down hard--Mike taking 7th, and Rob crimping his way to a
stellar finish, taking home the Bronze and 3rd place!
Congratulations to all of
our climbers! The PRG is proud of you all!
Team PRG Mammut Bouldering Results
Emily Ziffer -- 5th Place,
Women's Open
Rob D'Anastasio -- 3rd Place,
Men's Open
Mike Feinberg -- 7th Place, Men's Open
For more information or
complete results, go to
http://www.boulderingcomps.com/.
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