Quote from: cheque on April 01, 2014, 03:55:10 pmQuote from: GraemeA on April 01, 2014, 03:46:24 pmIt is/was Lonsdale China that was the sponsor, separate company from Lonsdale UK.Who, I assume, sponsor the Chinese bouldering team.Nope they don't sponsor the Chinese Team, they sponsored GB to get cred in China.
Quote from: GraemeA on April 01, 2014, 03:46:24 pmIt is/was Lonsdale China that was the sponsor, separate company from Lonsdale UK.Who, I assume, sponsor the Chinese bouldering team.
It is/was Lonsdale China that was the sponsor, separate company from Lonsdale UK.
I have a question for those who donated: What made you want to donate?
I'm intrigued by this thing, so I have a question for those who donated: What made you want to donate?(Secondarily: would you have contributed if this had been trying to get funding which had never been on the cards? Do you think you would have contributed if they'd been in the same situation but for a trip instead of the comp?) I just ask because I thought they were on crack when I saw it on facebook - asking climbers, who I think of as tight bastards, to fund you going on a climbing trip?? - but clearly was completely wrong, given how much money they've made. And I don't feel guilty raising the question now they've hit their target.
This is what I find interesting Lund - fundamentally, what is it you consider different about competing than trying a project? The training investment, financial investment, mental investment and nerves don't, to me, seem to be fundamentally different, which is why I was so surprised it's done so well, and why I'm quite happy to say I've got no intention of contributing without feeling guilty about it. To my mind, the fact that they choose to climb in comps on plastic and someone else chooses to climb outside on rock is just a personal choice. If Randall and P Widdy lose their sponsors I aint about to give them money for a trip..I appear to be more stingy and/or less nationalistically minded than most, or others are like you and see the competition aspect as making it different.
I'm guessing just based on UK facilities, zero?
I do find it slightly bizarre that we can find several million over the last few years to fund the Skeleton Bob team which has been awesome and may well inspire people to get involved in various sports, however in terms of direct British public participation is probably around...ooo, I'm guessing just based on UK facilities, zero? But they can't come up with a few grand to support UK bouldering with it's recent track record in world class level comps and with tens of thousands of regular participants across all ages.
and that's a very unfortunate photo...
I'm intrigued by this thing, so I have a question for those who donated: What made you want to donate?
Amazing response. I hope that they exceed it with alot of money, so they can have at least a beer or two after a good competition. And indeed, a bit strange for the government to not invest more, or via the BMC or via some other means.