Lord of the Rung 2016 - Results

This year's competition was our largest yet with over 100 competitors from eight climbing gyms. On the men's side, Connor Gurzi took first place - proving that this is a hard title to hold as no man has won the event twice. Last year's winner, Steve Lapen finished second with newcomer Rowland Chen coming in third. Whereas, on the women's side, Andree Areno won her fourth title followed closely by Deanna Lapen; with newcomer Laura Hechtlinger finishing third. For the first time, the team title involved serious competition with Earth Treks Climbing Center winning the big trophy.

Results: Lord of the Rungs 2015

Lapen. That would have to be the defining term for this year's competition. Steve "Wolverine" Lapen blew away previous first place scores in his first competition appearance. His wife Deanna (aka "Dee") finished second, almost beating now three time champion Andree Areno. Dee managed all the 2-finger combinations to 5 (1:2-5, 1:3-5, 1:4-5) forcing Andree to pursue her. But as an experienced Santa Barbara campuser, Andree managed 1:2-5 and 1:3-5 2-fingered as well as the 4-finger stack 1:2-5-6-9 for the narrow victory.

Results: Lord of the Rungs 2014

We had 61 competitors from four gyms - just about tripling our 2013 competition! The energy at Santa Barbara Rock Gym was insane - many personal bests! We also raised over $250 towards the Santa Barbara bolting fund. (We're always accepting more, in case you enjoyed the event and want to help out.) Thanks to everyone involved! Here are the final scores:

Results: Lord of the Rungs 2013

The first ever campus board competition was a huge success! We had 20 competitors from Santa Barbara and Diablo Rock Gym. We also raised over $150 towards the Santa Barbara bolting fund. (We're always accepting more, in case you enjoyed the event and want to help out.) Here are the final scores: