I tackle a problem a move at a time whereas I see young guys slap there way up stuff in a kind of kartwheel motion (eg. Ondra).
Its actually a pretty small area of the sport these youths are excelling at - steep with small holds. I think its fair to say they are not generally good all-round climbers.
they'll all be crap when they find beer and girls........blah, blah...
Is this debate refine completely to bouldering?
QuoteIs this debate refine completely to bouldering?Judging by the OP being mainly about sport climbing, and then E2 being mentioned, I assumed it was the sport in general. When I said 'all-rounder' I didn't mean doing the odd slab problem ffs.
starting to train properly (or even just boulder all the time) from an early age makes an even bigger one.
I started at 14 and I'm shit so I think the training properly thing is the key
But then again, didn't Jerry reckon he was the best climber in the world aged 19? And not just from the perspective of his massive ego?