
If last week we saw a very old-school problem, today we gonna go to the other extreme. We gonna revisit a modern-style problem that got some climbers confused about how they were supposed to start the problem. Enjoy!
If last week we saw a very old-school problem, today we gonna go to the other extreme. We gonna revisit a modern-style problem that got some climbers confused about how they were supposed to start the problem. Enjoy!
Russian star Rustam Gelmanov offered a stellar performance during the 2014 IFSC World Cup in Laval, France. Let’s revisit the first problem in the final, which only Rustam could top.
Jongwon Chon, the young star from South Korea, has won the 6th edition of La Sportiva Legends Only with a perfect performance, 5 tops in 5 attempts. Kokoro Fujii and Alex Megos placed second and third.
To warm up before the event, here you have some interviews with the people involved in La Sportiva Legends Only 2016: The climbers, the setters, the organizer and an absolute legend from the good old days, Jerry Moffatt.
The most exclusive competition of the season is around the corner. La Sportiva Legends Only takes place this Saturday in Stockholm. 5 of the best boulderers on the planet will have 3 tries to send 5 very hard problems.
Here’s a short clip to get you psyched for one of the most special events of the season: La Sportiva Legends Only. As always, the line-up is mind-blowing: Jimmy Webb, Rustam Gelmanov, Kokoro Fujii, Alex Megos, Jongwon Chon and Tomoa Narasaki.
Russian star Rustam Gelmanov has pulled off an impressive quick ascent of Daniel Wood’s Hypnotized Minds. Considered one of the hardest problems in the world and possibly V16 | 8C+.
Well, this took a while… about 8 months… but it is finally here. I recorded all this back in June and, since it was almost impossible to upload videos from China, I never sat down to edit it.
Really hard problems in the semifinal round in Innsbruck. Many big names are out, and we have a very unusual lineup for the finals.
Hard problems in the men’s qualifying round. Out of 112 climbers only 58 managed to get a top. The big surprise is that Rustam Gelmanov is in 21st place, out of semifinals.