Excelsior Sports Correspondent
JAMMU, May 18: Month long coaching camp in sport climbing organized by Mountaineering Association of J&K and sponsored by Sprawling Buds School, Chinore, Jammu concluded today with an open competition amongst the trainees at Tenzing Norgay Sport Climbing Wall in the school complex.
The competition was organized in only two categories of Boys and Girls in which all the participants were eligible irrespective of their age.
Two leading climbers of J&K Mrityunjay Sharma and Shivani Charak in boys and girls categories respectively stole the limelight by defeating climbers of the senior categories and bagged the top honours.
Arun Deep Singh, talented climber in the sub junior category also created an upset by clinching the second position against more experienced senior climbers. The third place was secured by Aman Dogra.
However, barring the first position, the results for the second and third places in the girls category were on expected lines with Muskan Abrol and Ambreen Fatima winning the silver and bronze medals.
The competition was organized under the overall supervision of Anil Kumar,a national belayer and coach of the J&K team. Manik Slathia, a trained mountaineer, Aman Arora, a trained belayer and Puneet Sharma, a senior sport climber were the route setters and belayers of the competition.
Ram Khajuria,a national judge in sport climbing and Secretary, Indian Mountaineering Foundation, North Zone Committee remained present throughout the competition and keenly watched the performance of all the competitors. He also honoured the winners with medals.
Meanwhile, Tawi Trekkers J&K has sponsored another coaching camp for 10 days which will continue up to May 28, 2015. For free registration for this camp interested climbers can contact Ram Khajuria on mobile No: 94191-96378.
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