Josiah is going to Europe with the 13 strong (one of the biggest we've ever had) New Zealand National Youth Team in just over a week's time to compete in the Climbing World Youth Championship in Valence, France. He is very excited about going to Europe especially since he might get a chance to go outdoor climbing in Italy as part of the training that the team will be doing to prepare for the competition. In Imst, Austria, they will be attending a world cup competition which the older ones are allowed to compete in while the younger ones will watch the competition and train on the secondary wall.
Josiah has just started a blog in which he and Mum will be writing about the journey.
It will be rather different not having him at home for three weeks. I am probably going to miss him towards the end of his trip.
Josiah is the only competitor from Wellington in the team. He is training very hard for the competition.
Mum and Josiah are very busy doing things to prepare Josiah for going to Europe. This means that like before the Hangdog competition the house is in a bit of mayhem with school work not getting done because Mum is too busy to enforce it and I am too lazy to do it.
It is very interesting listening to all the stuff that Mum is reading to Josiah such as anti-doping and baggage restrictions.
29 July 2009
27 July 2009
The Rotorua Competition
The competition at Rotorua was lots of fun. My grandparents came up with us to watch the competition. It was very cool having the whole family competing. My first climb went really well because I topped out along with 11 other girls out of the 17 that were there. My second climb did not go quite as well because the hold I fell off was not as good as I had hoped and I didn't manage to go back down to the previous hold when I realised that it was not very good because the previous hold was even worse. I was coming 3rd equal into the final. I still need to work on my foot work because in the final I didn't think about my feet at the point where I fell off. I came third after the final. After the competition when we were at home we watched the videos my dad had taken of our climbs in slow motion and it was really cool to see the points where Josiah fell off because of his feet slipping off holds.
Last weekend we went outdoors to Turakirae Head and I got a V3 called "Palmer's Garden World". Josiah got four new climbs including a V5 flash and V6. A flash means you get the route first go having seen people try the route before whereas an onsight means you haven't seen anybody try it and haven't been given beta about it.
Hopefully I will soon be able to post some of the photos that my grandparents took of me and my family at the competition.
Last weekend we went outdoors to Turakirae Head and I got a V3 called "Palmer's Garden World". Josiah got four new climbs including a V5 flash and V6. A flash means you get the route first go having seen people try the route before whereas an onsight means you haven't seen anybody try it and haven't been given beta about it.
Hopefully I will soon be able to post some of the photos that my grandparents took of me and my family at the competition.
06 July 2009
The Hangdog comp
The Hangdog comp was really fun except for the fact that I got 8th which was quite sad, but one of my friends C got third in her grade and Josiah got second in his. Dad also came second in his grade placing him first equal in the series for his grade. Josiah is second in the series for his grade. Over all it was a very successful competition and I believe most of the people from out of town enjoyed it too.
My first qualifier was probably my best climb because I got to the second to last hold. I fell off because I didn't get my feet up high enough to reach the last hold. In my second qualifier my foot poped off a slopey little edge which I knew was insecure but I trusted it too much. My final was okay up to were I fell off when I seemed to forget that I had feet and just went for the next hold with my hand when my feet were too far down. J, the president of Climbing NZ, let Josiah enter Opens which was really cool. Josiah came 10th and impressed everybody with how well he climbed.
The next competition is in Rotorua. I am really exited about it. Me, Josiah and K, one of our climbing friends, are training really hard because we want to do better at the next comp.
My first qualifier was probably my best climb because I got to the second to last hold. I fell off because I didn't get my feet up high enough to reach the last hold. In my second qualifier my foot poped off a slopey little edge which I knew was insecure but I trusted it too much. My final was okay up to were I fell off when I seemed to forget that I had feet and just went for the next hold with my hand when my feet were too far down. J, the president of Climbing NZ, let Josiah enter Opens which was really cool. Josiah came 10th and impressed everybody with how well he climbed.
The next competition is in Rotorua. I am really exited about it. Me, Josiah and K, one of our climbing friends, are training really hard because we want to do better at the next comp.
16 June 2009
Science Fair
The science fair last week was tons of fun. This is my project:
How Dilute is Vinegar?
Hypothesis
I think the vinegar will be between 90% and 95% water.
Products
Moore Wilson's vinegar and Moore Wilson's baking soda.
Experiment
I will start with ½ mole (42g) NaCO3H (sodium bicarbonate), then pour vinegar into a container and weigh it. I will add the vinegar to the NaCO3H until the mixture stops fizzing. When the mixture stops fizzing, that means that ½ mole (30g) of C2H4O2 (acetic acid) has been added because in the reaction between C2H4O2 and NaCO3H, one molecule of C2H4O2 reacts for every one molecule of NaCO3H that reacts. So for ½ a mole of NaCO3H to react, ½ a mole of C2H4O2 is needed. I will weigh the vinegar again, the difference between the 2 weights of the vinegar is how much vinegar has been added.
Result
612g of vinegar was added, 582g of that was water. The vinegar was 95% dilute.
Conclusion
I was correct in thinking that the vinegar was between 90% and 95% water. My conclusion is that the Moore Wilson's vinegar is 95% dilute. Other types of vinegar could have slightly different amounts of acetic acid in them.
Josiah did a speech about his project.
Here are some of the photos that mum took of mine and Josiah's projects.
Josiah's project was about "How Successful are Spider webs?"
We are so busy this week with preparation for the competition this weekend.
How Dilute is Vinegar?
Hypothesis
I think the vinegar will be between 90% and 95% water.
Products
Moore Wilson's vinegar and Moore Wilson's baking soda.
Experiment
I will start with ½ mole (42g) NaCO3H (sodium bicarbonate), then pour vinegar into a container and weigh it. I will add the vinegar to the NaCO3H until the mixture stops fizzing. When the mixture stops fizzing, that means that ½ mole (30g) of C2H4O2 (acetic acid) has been added because in the reaction between C2H4O2 and NaCO3H, one molecule of C2H4O2 reacts for every one molecule of NaCO3H that reacts. So for ½ a mole of NaCO3H to react, ½ a mole of C2H4O2 is needed. I will weigh the vinegar again, the difference between the 2 weights of the vinegar is how much vinegar has been added.
Result
612g of vinegar was added, 582g of that was water. The vinegar was 95% dilute.
Conclusion
I was correct in thinking that the vinegar was between 90% and 95% water. My conclusion is that the Moore Wilson's vinegar is 95% dilute. Other types of vinegar could have slightly different amounts of acetic acid in them.
Josiah did a speech about his project.
Here are some of the photos that mum took of mine and Josiah's projects.
Josiah's project was about "How Successful are Spider webs?"
We are so busy this week with preparation for the competition this weekend.
10 June 2009
Lots of Things Going On
My Sugar free month is finally over, yay! But I still won't be able to have much sugar because me and mum agreed that after our sugar free month we would only have sugar once a month for things like birthdays and other special events. I don't really miss sugar that much which is good because it means that I have pretty much broken the craving. The hardest part is when people offer me food with sugar.
On Friday we are going to a science fair in Johnsonville. I am doing a project called "How Dilute is Vinegar?". I wasn't going to do one but I decided recently to do one when I had nothing else to do on free-choice school-work day. My brother Josiah is doing a project about spiders and their webs, how much prey they catch and so on. It will be lots of fun. Apparently there are tons of people coming and a few of them are doing speeches, Josiah included. I am not doing one, though I might film Josiah's speech so that we have a record.
This is me stiring some vinegar into the baking soda when I was doing my experiment.
The climbing competition at Hangdog is coming up soon and I can hardly wait. It will be lots of fun and I am training really hard so that the climbs will be easier. The people in my grade are really good and there are lots of them, so I don't make a big thing about where I get or anything. I just enjoy the climbs and the company of all the climbers. Dad and me are planning to film some of the climbs and the climbers from our club.
The Hangdog Winter Boulder Series kicked off to a great start last fortnight and the second round is tonight. Our friend B is setting and hopefully he will set some really nice routes. I hope to do well in my grade and I want to get some hard problems.
Technicraft is nearly over. I only have three more weeks of woodwork and then it will be over. On the upside I won't have to get up early and bike on Tuesdays, and I'll have more time for my school work, but on the downside I won't get to have lots of fun making cool things in all the different classes. I will miss seeing all my freinds and doing the stuff.
On Friday we are going to a science fair in Johnsonville. I am doing a project called "How Dilute is Vinegar?". I wasn't going to do one but I decided recently to do one when I had nothing else to do on free-choice school-work day. My brother Josiah is doing a project about spiders and their webs, how much prey they catch and so on. It will be lots of fun. Apparently there are tons of people coming and a few of them are doing speeches, Josiah included. I am not doing one, though I might film Josiah's speech so that we have a record.
This is me stiring some vinegar into the baking soda when I was doing my experiment.
The climbing competition at Hangdog is coming up soon and I can hardly wait. It will be lots of fun and I am training really hard so that the climbs will be easier. The people in my grade are really good and there are lots of them, so I don't make a big thing about where I get or anything. I just enjoy the climbs and the company of all the climbers. Dad and me are planning to film some of the climbs and the climbers from our club.
The Hangdog Winter Boulder Series kicked off to a great start last fortnight and the second round is tonight. Our friend B is setting and hopefully he will set some really nice routes. I hope to do well in my grade and I want to get some hard problems.
Technicraft is nearly over. I only have three more weeks of woodwork and then it will be over. On the upside I won't have to get up early and bike on Tuesdays, and I'll have more time for my school work, but on the downside I won't get to have lots of fun making cool things in all the different classes. I will miss seeing all my freinds and doing the stuff.
25 May 2009
The Tauranga competition
I went up to Tauranga for a climbing competition on the 16th and 17th of May.
It was the first competition of the year and it was really great to catch up with everyone from all over New Zealand. I came second in my grade. My brother came second in his grade too. The next competition is at hangdog and I am really looking forward to it as it is our home competition and all our club will most likely go to it, one or two of them did not go to the last one.
My sugar free month is going rather well. I have been going completely cold turkey for a while now and haven't had any sugar though several people have offered me things with sugar.
I recently requested the book Warriors Power of Three: Sunrise from the library. I am really exited because I will get to read it soon.
It was the first competition of the year and it was really great to catch up with everyone from all over New Zealand. I came second in my grade. My brother came second in his grade too. The next competition is at hangdog and I am really looking forward to it as it is our home competition and all our club will most likely go to it, one or two of them did not go to the last one.
My sugar free month is going rather well. I have been going completely cold turkey for a while now and haven't had any sugar though several people have offered me things with sugar.
I recently requested the book Warriors Power of Three: Sunrise from the library. I am really exited because I will get to read it soon.
21 April 2009
This Easter
Our climbing trip up north was really great. My brother got a grade 26 climb on our last day. I didn't get anything very interesting: just two grade 17 climbs.
I am very exited about the first National Cup competition of the year. It is at The Rock House in Mount Maunganui on the 16th and 17th of May. Our club is doing lots of pre-competition training.
I can hardly wait; the next book in the Warriors: Power of Three series is just about to come out in the US. It'll be a few days before it comes out in New Zealand but hopefully I should be able to reserve it at the library soon.
My sugar free month is going pretty well except that my Technicraft cooking classes ended up being this month so I am going to go completly cold turkey after they finish.
I am very exited about the first National Cup competition of the year. It is at The Rock House in Mount Maunganui on the 16th and 17th of May. Our club is doing lots of pre-competition training.
I can hardly wait; the next book in the Warriors: Power of Three series is just about to come out in the US. It'll be a few days before it comes out in New Zealand but hopefully I should be able to reserve it at the library soon.
My sugar free month is going pretty well except that my Technicraft cooking classes ended up being this month so I am going to go completly cold turkey after they finish.
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