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Today we gonna see, for the first time, a clearly illegal top. During the 2013 Munich Bouldering World Cup, Russian climber Rustam Gelmanov topped the 3rd semifinal problem after an invalid start. The judge noticed the incorrect start, but for some reason didn’t stop Rustam!
Although most of us enjoy a good triple dyno and other circus tricks that we often see in modern competition bouldering, some of us have a special place in our hearts for old-school, crimpy, rock-like problems. This week we gonna see Mina Markovic climbing one of those gems from Munich 2013.
Today we gonna see Crimp Master Dmitry Sharafutdinov doing his thing: making crimpy, finger-breaking boulders look easy. This week’s ascent showcases Dmitry’s legendary finger strength.
This week’s Sunday Sends episode is dedicated to David Lama, Jess Roskelley, and Hansjörg Auer, who died in an avalanche in Canada a few days ago.
Today we gonna see one of Austria’s most prolific climbers in action: Katharina Saurwein. She retired from comps at the end of last season, after almost 2 decades competing internationally. We gonna see her improvise her way up a very insecure, volume-based, slab from the 2016 World Championships.
Today we feature an ascent by Japanese star Rei Sugimoto, to celebrate his bronze medal in Meiringen last week. Sugimoto has been competing internationally for about 14 years (his first final was 8 years ago) and he’s still performing at the highest level (despite the many changes in the sport).
The season has started on a very high note. The competition in Meiringen has been great and the final was a memorable one. Adam Ondra and Janja Garnbret won the competition and team Japan walked away with 3 medals.
This week we gonna look back at a hard ascent by Guillaume Glairon-Mondet that took place during the semifinals of the 2014 World Cup in Grindelwald, Switzerland. The last pull to grab the top was very very hard!
Great semifinal round in Meiringen. Perfect difficulty and overall a great show with hard, powerful problems. Great results for Japan. Adam Ondra, Janja Garnbret and Akiyo Noguchi, the only climbers with 4 tops.
The World Cup has started in Meiringen. Easy problems for the guys and a brutal round for the women. Nathan Phillips, Janja Garnbret, Nathaniel Coleman and Kyra Condie lead the board. Schubert and Pilz are out.
