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skitch
Gym climber
Bend Or
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Sep 28, 2015 - 07:12am PT
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Good, it goes right well with Dressage, Sailing and being a rich white kid with too much money and no athletic abilities!
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looking sketchy there...
Social climber
Lassitude 33
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Sep 28, 2015 - 07:57am PT
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I didn't know baseball was even considered a sport...who would have guessed.
Lead, speed and bouldering combined should spur interest even if lead climbing is not exactly much more exciting to watch than baseball.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 28, 2015 - 09:58am PT
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Sweet, I like climbing and I like the Olympics. Hope it happens even though I'm sure it will lead to every imaginable slippery slope terrible catastrophic worst case scenario for the future of climbing!
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jogill
climber
Colorado
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Sep 28, 2015 - 11:33am PT
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American Ninja Warrior would be more entertaining. Skinny youngsters on a climbing wall, not so much fun.
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healyje
Trad climber
Portland, Oregon
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Sep 28, 2015 - 11:51am PT
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Will be a clear sign climbing has completed its journey to the dark side.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 29, 2015 - 08:41pm PT
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Clearly, it is time to bring back a former Olympic sport: jeu de paume. However, in this day
and age most will relate more to the sport's inspirational head: Madame Paume, n'est ce pas?
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Sep 30, 2015 - 03:29am PT
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gym climbing =zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Climbing for competition is not my thing...
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patrick compton
Trad climber
van
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Sep 30, 2015 - 04:35am PT
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The ultimate pussification of a once proud sport.
Is Caitlin Jenner a competitor?
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 30, 2015 - 06:40am PT
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I live for the Olympics.....but ONLY for track and field.
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Spider Savage
Mountain climber
The shaggy fringe of Los Angeles
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Sep 30, 2015 - 08:53am PT
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How about Trad climbing in the Olympics:
Sandy 5.8 over hanging chimney with pro at 40 ft intervals.
Flaring 5.9, water polished
Pro pockets that only take static TriCams
Run out 5.11A face with just enough bolts than any fall ends 6 inches from the ground.
And lastly, 150 feet of 5.10C crack with hexes and stoppers only.
Now that would be some climbing competition that would get me interested.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Sep 30, 2015 - 09:04am PT
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Sandy 5.8 over hanging chimney with pro at 40 ft intervals.
Flaring 5.9, water polished
Pro pockets that only take static TriCams
Run out 5.11A face with just enough bolts than any fall ends 6 inches from the ground.
And lastly, 150 feet of 5.10C crack with hexes and stoppers only.
:))))
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Reeotch
climber
4 Corners Area
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Sep 30, 2015 - 09:51am PT
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It should be held on the Gritstone with points for difficulty, style of ascent and probability of death/disfigurement in a fall from the crux.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Sep 30, 2015 - 10:31am PT
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It's TV folks, visuals rule.....neon Lycra will be required. Hmmm....that sounds old school.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 30, 2015 - 11:38am PT
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Jim, beach volleyball garb will be de rigueur, bien sur.
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jgill
Boulder climber
The high prairie of southern Colorado
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Potential unroped long falls, like 60 to 80 ft into foam block landings, . . .
Like Ka in Vegas!
I thought you'd be more for it, considering your gymnastics background, John
I had quite a bit of interest in gymnastics 60 years ago, before the media focus of the sport shifted to little girls. And even the men these days are very short, though incredibly muscular.
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Mike Friedrichs
Sport climber
City of Salt
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I think the psicobloc comps have been highly entertaining. They involve speed, technique, strategy. And even though the climbers aren't crab-walking up a California slab, the one's who win are usually the best climbers. It's the perfect format for the Olympics. I'd love to see it.
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