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Title: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: crimpinainteasy on February 27, 2021, 11:01:56 pm

Amusing to think that one day you'll have a bunch of old farts in their 50's, complaining about their local climbing wall doesn't set enough run and jumps, and paddle dynos :-[. It will be interesting to see where comp climbing goes on from here

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: Wood FT on February 28, 2021, 07:51:08 am

They'll be presented by Dave Benson Phillips, climbed above gunge pools. The crowd can also vote out a competitor regardless of their ranking.

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: Fiend on February 28, 2021, 08:47:23 am

All done remotely over VR Zoom after President Thurnberg has banned international travel.

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: Wood FT on February 28, 2021, 08:48:52 am

I guess Moonboard Masters has set the standard for that already?

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: Will Hunt on February 28, 2021, 08:56:48 am

Hosted by an aging Niall Grimes.
"Nice to see you, to see you next Tuesday."

Tim Palmer can be the mean judge.
"You mangled that 5mm edge, Daahling."

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: teestub on February 28, 2021, 09:22:10 am

https://www.instagram.com/p/CLzTX6oLgoW/?igshid=hajkp54xtpwb

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: SA Chris on March 01, 2021, 08:26:01 am

Ninja warrior style courses, above a foam pit.

Continuous rotating compression problems that you need to keep moving on to get them to roll to the next platform.

Flying campus boards on pulleys.

Rows of hanging balls that you need to swing from one to the other on, each one bigger than the last.

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: Fiend on March 01, 2021, 09:22:10 am

 :agree: :badidea: we have a winner!

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: tomtom on March 01, 2021, 09:35:26 am

Retro.

It’ll be a 10 degree overhanging wall made up of 5mm edges and smears on waxed plywood for feet.

A true battle of fingertip pulp endurance.

Title: Re: What will indoor/competition climbing look like in 30-40 years?
Post by: lagerstarfish on March 01, 2021, 09:56:08 am

Marvin Bore