WINNIPEG, MB – Students, faculty and staff gathered today on the front lawn of The University of Winnipeg for the 40th Annual Great Rock Climb. Nine teams of three took the challenge to climb to the top of the infamous Rock of Remembrance, a 25-ton granite boulder that rests on UWinnipeg’s front lawn. This annual test of physical endurance and ingenuity began in 1972.
The team to get all three members to the rock’s summit in the fastest time was the Wesmen Baseball Team. This triple hitter trio Josh Drews, Brandon Kuzyk and Caleb Smith, secured the Great Rock Climb Trophy with a time of 16.9 seconds.
The team ran down the 50.3 metres from the steps of Wesley Hall to climb to the top of the Great Rock. The record set by a team in 1979 of only 9.8 seconds remains the best time on record.
The top three teams received cash prizes, provided generously by the family of President Emeritus the late Dr. Henry E. Duckworth, the founder of the event.
