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but yeah, it's boring

[bigironhorse]

Maybe it didn't come across on the stream but I was there and it was brilliant!

[Nibile]

Watched it on stream, absolutely brilliant.

[gingerninja]

some photos from the biff http://www.domworrall.co.uk/dom/biff2017/

[fatneck]

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed!

Maybe you had to be there and I did only watch the finals but there seemed to be a lack of order/rules and as the wife said (and I'm paraphrasing);

"I'd rather watch some beasts campussing up shit slopers than this crap..."

The highlight was Melissa () booting some poor girl in the foo foo (which gives you an indication of how much we enjoyed the rest...)

Sorry Ned and Shauna!

[Luke Owens]

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed!

I agree, I only watched the final and felt it was just too un-climbing related. I personally preferred it when they did the head-to-head deadhang thing.

Also would of preferred watching some nails campus problems where the competitors get a couple of minutes each to give them as many goes as they like.

[andy_e]

booting some poor girl in the foo foo

Dab.

[36chambers]

To be honest, I was a bit disappointed!

I agree, I only watched the final and felt it was just too un-climbing related. I personally preferred it when they did the head-to-head deadhang thing.

Also would of preferred watching some nails campus problems where the competitors get a couple of minutes each to give them as many goes as they like.

+1

It's like booking Yngwie Malmsteen for a gig but requesting that he only plays the flute.

[BID]

I went and enjoyed it, but looking back on it now, I think it was considerably worse than last year.

The problems themselves (which i don't think were televised) were a bit less epic, and several of the men did them all, which was a bit saddening. I'm fairly sure Jim and Louis flashed them all, and maybe Matt Cousins :S

Last year watching Janja make all the boys look crap on the boney crimp problem was awesome and no one at all topped that problem, which was epic.

This years final was probably better to televise but far less fun, throwing squishy balls at deadhanging wads is the way forward.

Mel on the buoy was indeed the highlight

Would go again, but it felt like it had lost something by televising it, perhaps the BM team trying to make it televisable neutered it a little.

Meh who knows.

[Johnny Brown]

felt it was just too un-climbing related. I personally preferred it when they did the head-to-head deadhang thing.

Errr?

[Luke Owens]

felt it was just too un-climbing related. I personally preferred it when they did the head-to-head deadhang thing.

Errr?

Deadhanging is more climbing (albeit training) related than some dodgey looking trapeze set up

[Johnny Brown]

I'd disagree. Climbing is by definition movement.

[Teaboy]

I'd disagree. Climbing is by definition movement.

Get with it grandad, how long you can hang on a mooring buoy and a lattice score are the ways by which all climbing performance shall be judged.

I watched the comp online and was bored, it seemed like the sort of make it up as you go along mini Olympics we used to do as kids. Melissa le N is very competitive. 

[tomtom]

Doesn't appeal - so I didn't watch it.. Saw the odd video clip and er meh...

Regular climbing comps I can relate to - and aspire/wonder at what the competitors do..

But BIFF feels as relevant to me and climbing as NinjaWarrior...

[galpinos]

Doesn't appeal - so I didn't watch it.. Saw the odd video clip and er meh...

Regular climbing comps I can relate to - and aspire/wonder at what the competitors do..

But BIFF feels as relevant to me and climbing as NinjaWarrior...

I absolutely f**king love Ninja Warrior.

[tomtom]

:D

[Stu Littlefair]

I think if you're discussing the relevance of the BIFF to climbing you've slightly missed the point, and the joke.

[tomtom]

I think if you're discussing the relevance of the BIFF to climbing you've slightly missed the point, and the joke.

The relevance is only relevant when making a comparison to a regular climbing comp. BIFF clearly isn't a regular climbing comp..  but it's not out of this world to make such a comparison given the personnel - where it's staged - who competes and attends etc...

I get the joke - just don't find it that funny ~ even when told for the third or fourth time.

Anyway - that's just me - and it doesn't appeal to me. No problemo- I'll do/watch something else..

[andy_e]

Nibs! Introduce some sanity into this thread please! 

[SA Chris]

I absolutely f**king love Ninja Warrior.

Likewise, compulsory Saturday night family viewing. All about movement - proper climbing skills

[Nibile]

Nibs! Introduce some sanity into this thread please! 

Ahahah! Only just seen this!
The understanding of the profund meaning and relevance of the B.I.F.F. will forever be denied to all those who aren't obsessed by pure physical performance.
If you're never lost your sleep over a poor one arm session (not that I know what it feels like  ); if you're never screamed with joy or jumped around after adding a couple of kg to your max; if you think that climbing is... just climbing, well you're missing loads and the B.I.F.F. will forever remain a mystery for you.
Otherwise, it will be a joy.