Opening ABS comp - Gravity Vault, NJ

This weekend we attended the opening American Bouldering Series competition for this area. It was a juniors only competitions, so I didn't get to attempt the routes along with the guys, which was kind of disappointing. I think some of them like to try to beat me ;-) and sometimes they succeed.
Anyway, it was a learning experience for two of the guys, as they burned themselves out attempting many difficult routes and only completed 2 or 3 routes (instead of the required 5).
Only one of our guys climbed to his potential and had energy for the entire 3.5 hours of climbing. He took 6th place in his age group, a good start to the season for him.
The gym was excellent and the routes were good as well.
They are definitely excited to redeem themselves at the next comp, which is in CT on the 18th. Hopefully they'll have learned from their mistakes and get some points on their cards before trying to push their limits.