The MCofS Scottish Youth Championships will be held at the Extreme Dream climbing wall in Aviemore on Saturday (31st May) with dozens of teenagers vying to be crowned overall Scottish Champion.
 
In addition, the conclusion of hard fought regional rounds in the MCofS Youth Climbing Series has seen the following three athletes in each age-group progress through to the (BMC) British Youth Championships Final to be staged at the National Climbing Centre, Ratho, Edinburgh on 28th June.
 
2008 Scottish Team
Category North South
Girls 8-10 Karyna McCormick
Amy Ryan
Lauren Sandbach Rachel Tennant
Elle Hogarth
Gabriella Stewart
Boys 8-10 Rory Cargill
Henry Kerr
Jamie Peden Angus Davidson
Stuart Leith
William Bosi
Girls 11-13 Nikki Addison
Dawn Longworth
Sofie Hvide Jaime Davidson
Sophie Stanistreet
Eleanor Hopkins
Boys 11-13 Dylan MacKenzie
Steven Addison
Ruairidh Macaskill Euan King
Jake Scollay
Alexander Bosi
Girls 14-16 Jade Longworth
Ellen Macaskill
Ellen Barber Jessica McCaskey
Jasmine Ryan
Eilidh Baird
Boys 14-16 Alisdair Johnstone
Scott Grosdanoff
Tom Jones Jonathan Field
Ross Kirkland
Paul Williamson
 
 
 
In addition, 15 year-old Jonathan Stocking from Kilwinning is continuing to make an impact on the British indoor climbing scene after retaining his Junior (12-15 year old category) crown at the British Lead Climbing Championships in Blackpool last weekend.
 
Not short of self-belief, earlier this year the rising star and former winner of the MCofS Youth Climbing Series, confirmed he can't wait to turn 16 next February to have the chance to beat climbers in the Senior category!
 
Stocking led an almost all Scottish sweep of his category at the championships, with 16 year-old Ross Kirkland finishing 3rd and fellow Edinburgh based climbers Paul Williamson and Jonathan Field placing 4th and 5th respectively.

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