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La Sportiva Legends only
November 29, 2014, 03:23:14 pm
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#1 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 09:52:28 am
The largest collection ever assembled of people who have done AD but failed on Hubble :lol:

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#2 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 11:50:29 am
Good to see the two route climbers spanking the boulderers  :P

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#3 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 12:00:57 pm
The format made them do a lot of quite hard moves in a short time. Being able to onsight 9a seemed to help for coping with that...

That said, Ondrawad was clearly in a league of his own yesterday.

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#4 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 01:38:44 pm


That said, Ondrawad was clearly in a league of his own yesterday.

He really was! Especially the pauses he took on the last problem, just seemed to be so comfortable on everything. Loved it when he said that he had already sent it during practise!

I thought it seemed a good event but a little odd at times. There were lots of pauses in the presenting and nothing seemed to be fully planned with regards to questions etc. Could have flowed a lot better. You've six of the top climbers in the world there - I thought that they might capitalise on that a big more and have some proper interviews with them at least.

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#5 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 06:55:04 pm
Clif bar could have had a field day for getting new athletes

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#6 La Sportiva Legends only
November 30, 2014, 08:15:43 pm
Clif bar could have had a field day for getting new athletes

Some of those reckless young reprobates were almost 15 feet off the ground without ropes!
Clif bar would never be so irresponsible as to be seen to condone such society shattering behaviour.

For Gods sake think of the children!

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#7 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 02:17:52 pm
Good to see the two route climbers spanking the boulderers  :P
that being said they both pathed the move on the last problem jan and alex couldnt touch in three goes: jimmy got unlucky with not switching his hand at the top and daniel just isnt good at doing things first go.

I thought it seemed a good event but a little odd at times. There were lots of pauses in the presenting and nothing seemed to be fully planned with regards to questions etc. Could have flowed a lot better. You've six of the top climbers in the world there - I thought that they might capitalise on that a big more and have some proper interviews with them at least.

was a bit to do with how little chat they, and pro climbers in general (with the exception of obe maybe), all had...

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#8 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 03:42:16 pm
I watched chunks of it and heard mention a few times of pre-practice - did they get to play on the problems a lot, or just individual moves while setting was going on, or?

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#9 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 04:18:34 pm
From what I could gather they had two or three hours to work all the problems. The setters also put jugs up so they could easily get to every move.

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#11 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 04:25:51 pm
that being said they both pathed the move on the last problem jan and alex couldnt touch in three goes: jimmy got unlucky with not switching his hand at the top and daniel just isnt good at doing things first go.

Apparently Jimmy popped his A2 pully on the last problem. source: http://instagram.com/p/wBrrVqqI8Y/?modal=true

I don't quite understand why only the 3 highest scoring competitors were allowed to officially try the final problem. In just his one attempt Jimmy looked way closer to finishing the 5th problem then Alex and Jan, which could have put him second.

It also means that reports are skewed when they quote 5 out of 5 tops from Ondra against everyone else's n tops. Considering most of them were not allowed to try the 5th problem, it gives a unfair (potential) bias towards the top 3 climbers, if reported in this way.

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#12 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 04:29:48 pm
It's not maths, it's a competition. ;) In many competitions there are knockout rounds.

I think they were just playing around with the format to see if a new approach would work.


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#13 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 04:42:11 pm
I'm just bitter because I was hoping someone would show Ondra up.  :ang:

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#14 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 08:28:33 pm
Just don't have a juggler on

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#15 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 08:38:30 pm
Just don't have a juggler on

 :lol: :lol:

I watched this thinking what the fuck is dense going to say about the juggler...

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#16 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
December 01, 2014, 08:56:18 pm
that being said they both pathed the move on the last problem jan and alex couldnt touch in three goes: jimmy got unlucky with not switching his hand at the top and daniel just isnt good at doing things first go.

Apparently Jimmy popped his A2 pully on the last problem. source: http://instagram.com/p/wBrrVqqI8Y/?modal=true

Damn that's a bummer, didn't  seem to stop jakub schubert from having a pretty good comp season...

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#17 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 12:03:32 am
Just seen on Shauna's instagram that La Sportiva Legends 2015 is happening tomorrow. I don't know how I haven't heard anything about it until now.

Anyway, this year appears to be females only (I thought they already had an event for that with a different name?) and starts on Saturday 28th 8:00pm UTC+1. So 9 pm in the UK.

https://www.facebook.com/events/902263663137236/ 

http://www.klattercentret.se/event/legends/



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#18 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 01:43:39 pm
starts on Saturday 28th 8:00pm UTC+1. So 9 pm in the UK.

Or 7pm in the UK, if you want to watch it live.

OnBouldering have also produced a quick preview film to get you all whet

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#19 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 02:17:36 pm
starts on Saturday 28th 8:00pm UTC+1. So 9 pm in the UK.

Or 7pm in the UK, if you want to watch it live.


*which is obviously what I meant :whistle:. I was posting past my bedtime.

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#20 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 06:59:29 pm
Anyway, this year appears to be females only

that explains why neither Dense, nor I, have had invites

pretty liberal of them to send one to the the daywalking southerner though, eh?

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#21 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 09:57:23 pm
Charismatic and knowledgeable commentry! Hopefully Liam will be poached for the IFSC comp season....

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#22 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 28, 2015, 11:59:48 pm
Blimey, Janja was good. Hope she's doing the bouldering world cups next year.

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#23 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 29, 2015, 09:00:40 am
Better than Spiderman was the verdict from my friend's six-year-old son

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#24 Re: La Sportiva Legends only
November 29, 2015, 03:56:21 pm
Props to Melissa Le Neve on problem 4. What a battle.

 

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