PCA 2003 (2 of 3) - women

This was the third summer PCA and the circuit had proved many times it was making killer comps. Without Tori Allen (who placed second the previous year) or any high profile euros, the favorite was Lisa Rands. Flying under the radar was Brit (now american) Claire Murphy fresh from a winter in Hueco. She climbed really well the first day and you could see she was on the same level than Lisa. Claire was the only one to send the last problem and she placed first after the qualifiers. It was cool to see someone giving Lisa a good challenge.

The day of the finals we had only 2 cameras on the floor. When Nels Rosaasen and Claire Murphy came out of isolation, all eyes were for the big guns (especially with Sharma climbing on problem #2). We were totally took by surprise when then unknown Alex Johnson (who qualified around 10th) sent the last problem. The crowd sure did notice but Alex could only start celebrating when all the other girls fell 5 moves below her. It was Alex Johnson first big comp and she showed the years afterward that this was no fluke.

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• DrTopo
• bouldering
• competition
• PCA
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• Lake
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• Alex
• Johnson
• Lisa
• Rands
• Claire
• Murphy
• Megan
• Martin
• Lauren
• Lee

[martinmedeski]

love watching girls climb, they are really inventive with their legs

[peter357]

These girls got some serious grip strength! Wonder how many pull-ups they can do... ?

[DRT0P0]

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[MaxieNator]

awsome videos thanks!