Give it a try. The sport is fun very chill and the community is very welcoming and warm. The spirit of competition is definitely not absent, but friendly. You cheer for your opponents, and they cheer for you back. You try to figure out problems (wall routes) with strangers and push each other further. Try BOULDERING!
I think my favorite part was just watching them all analyzing the bouldering challenge and talking through it with each other and laughing and smiling. They all just seem like they're really friendly with each other and just in general having a good time and happy to be there :')
I had lucky fortune to have Natalia Grossman as a student last year at Fairview High School. Not only is she an absolute monster on the wall, but she is also one of the nicest, kindest, and humblest human beings I've run into. Congrats kiddo!
At 3:02:05 y’all really thought she was excited with those hand movements but she was really expressing “how the heck am I supposed to clip in to That, now that Im here, when the next move is over There, and I couldn’t clip in before?!” It was like the purest “Oh Sh*t. BUT HOW?!?” Expression. Condie, I feel youuuu. 😭
So Megan made a comment about one of the competitors being the first woman to put up a 5.15 like it was no big deal, but I'd like to put that in perspective for the non-climbers watching. This is easy to watch and with the camera angles think "It doesn't look THAT hard"; I'm here to tell you just how hard it is. Your average, reasonably healthy, non-overweight person, with no experience, can walk into a climbing gym and climb 5.7-5.8. Give that person a few weeks of practice and they'll have no trouble putting up many 5.9s. If they keep at it for a few months, they'll break into the easy end of 5.10. From there, progress slows considerably (and varies greatly), but depending on talent, fitness, and motivation you can expect to break into 5.11 in 6-12 months of climbing hard ~3 times a week. 5.12 takes years and hard training, but it is doable. I'd say it's the hardest "normal person" grade; i.e. the hardest you can climb and still have a life outside of climbing. The hardest routes you see in an average gym are (in my experience) in the mid-5.12 range. 5.13 is not for normal people. You might see one in a gym occasionally, but it's like the 100lb dumbbell that nobody ever touches. At this point, all you have done for the past several years is climb. You need to be exceptionally motivated. 5.14 is not something that mortals can hope to do. In addition to all of the above, you also need to be young and exceptionally talented. There are probably fewer than 50 people in the world to ever climb 5.15. They represent the hardest climbs in the world completed by humans. These are only done by the best climbers in the world, on their best days, after months or years of working that particular route. So the difference between first-day (5.8) and king of the gym (5.12) is 4 number grades. 5.15 is 3 more number grades BEYOND that. Keep in mind that the higher in grades you go, the harder it is to progress! Don't let the camera angles fool you; these athletes are pushing the limits of what human physiology is capable of.
Great comment, thanks for posting. As a non-climber I for one appreciate the clarification. If I may ask a question - you say ‘person’ throughout your post. Do you mostly mean ‘male person’? Because the mention of being the first woman to climb a 5.15 would then seem like it should be front-page news.
Hi I’m a 14 year old girl climber and I’ve been climbing for like 4ish months? I’ve always been pretty fit but I’m assuming that a pretty regular male or female can fit into that range I climb almost every day and after 4 months I’m now breaking into 5.12s I will say tho each gender has their own strengths Females might be lighter and more flexible and males might be more stronger and powerful
@@hutchmusician It varies, but in my experience women tend to start out better than men because their first instinct isn't to just muscle through everything. There is a gender disparity in climbing, but it's not as big as other sports IMO.
Robert I assumed, watching this, that the male and female challenges would be the same since all the climbers in each gender climb the same stuff. Do you know by what criteria they vary?
@@ManishSingh-xo1fb I disagree. Sportsmanship is fundamental to all competition. There is no reason why you wouldn't want it in every sport. If you cannot compete without integrity, decency, humility and a good nature, then you will not win.
Y’all bugging about the male commentator - considering he doesn’t pick himself for the segment he was very respectful to his cohort - didn’t interrupt her, overpower Megan, their voices were on the same volume level, and asked questions when he didn’t know and contributed his knowledge in the best way he could. I’ve heard commentators where I literally watched an hour in silence because of how annoying they were. So why am I reading comments where negative thoughts are being influenced on me so that I find myself picking up every little minuscule thing you guys don’t like and I don’t usually mind? Stop it
@@christrickett3291 I don't think so. Climbers are somewhat of an outcast group on the whole, which tends to create an unspoken bond. If you play basketball and you meet another guy who plays basketball, no big deal, so many people do. If you climb and meet someone who climbs, it's much more rare and you'll inherently understand something deep about the person. Especially with trad climbing. Even though there are climbing competitions, climbing is primarily about self discovery and overcoming one's personal limitations. There's also the desire to simply be in and move through the mountains. I think most sports are fundamentally more competitive in nature.
Growing up near Joshua Tree, I spent much of my youth on the rocks climbing. In this time of shelter in place, watching this is therapeutic. Thank you.
This is great. Had no idea this existed. Thanks to the tube for putting it in my feed. Well done everyone there. And what a great community there supporting.
Young athletes being amazing and trying their hardest. Commentators: "a disappointing climb, she looks tired, she's struggling, her worst performance, she takes too long...". Sport is about effort, encouragement, and achievement! Show some respect and kindness!
The holds are always chalky even for the first competitor. The setters climb them and leave their chalk so even the first climber may have to brush. It's a part of bouldering.
Some people have sweatier and oilier skin than others and it's more of an issue. I don't even use chalk. I use an organic compound that bonds to the oils in my skin, but doesn't leave the chalk residue. I'm surprised it never caught on. In the eighties, when I was at my peak for strict rock climbing, my friends and I hated climbing routes with chalk on them. It's like climbing by the numbers. We especially looked for routes that had never been climbed before at all.
Megan Martin was a really good commentator. She made this enjoyable to watch for a novice. The women were really amazing to watch. I wish the National Team the best of luck in the coming worlds.
i really enjoyed this.. especially how they all route plan together it's lovely to see in a competitive event. i wish there was this kind of event in England when i was younger - i did lots of sports and gymnastics and would have loved this!
This sport climbing is gaining momentum all over the world only recently, maybe like around 5 years. So yeah, it's not like only popular in USA. I'm pretty sure if you're back to England, there are some new and upcoming sport climbing athletes.
They only had the opportunity for 2 medals in the category in rock climbing this Olympics. 1 men's and 1 women's. They made due by combining all aspects. Next Olympics they are already approved for 2 medals so speed climbing is going to be it's own category.
I think it's more like asking a marathon runner to do a sprint. It's still climbing and even in sport or trad climbing, speed can be paramount. Saving energy, getting up and down before weather, etc. I'm mainly a mountaineer and ski mountaineer and even in the early morning, speed is important because you never know what difficulties may cause complications and getting to the top is only half the game.
@allied67 It is pretty easy to make a sport fair. That doesn't make it something people want to watch or compete in. Speed climbing has an initial novelty like the 100m dash but becomes pretty mundane after watching a few runs. There is no variation, depth, or nuance. I can't imagine anyone watching a speed climb and getting into the sport. It makes the sport look boring and inaccessible.
This is my first time watching climbing (very random decision) and I'm absolutely hooked! It's 2am and I can't stop watching. Does anyone know how new of a sport this is? I heard them announce it will be in the next Olympics for the first time. Also, why are all the competitors so young?
This sort exists since Many years. The competitors are Young because they have Real talent ( Brooke and Ashima are known since they have 12 yo ). And yes that's a great sport try it !
Lmao climbing has been around for a longgg time People just don’t know about it And they’re really young because a lot of them started when they were really little I know som people on my climbing team who started out when they were like 5 They were really strong from a little age and now we’re all like 15 and strong and experienced
Lol RUclips recommending this weirdly after i started getting interest in the anime named IWA KAKERU!: SPORT CLIMBING GIRLS.. to watch the real thing after never seeing the sport in real life.. makes you appreciate the effort that is put in the anime..
I have no idea why RUclips recommended this video but holy crap, this is awesome. I want to try! Unfortunately I’m an overweight, disabled blob with no upper body strength but man it looks fun. My arms are aching just watching them, wow
I definitely recommend taking it up, I do climbing and its so freeing and a great feeling. I’m not going to promise that you’ll get to her level tho, she was incredible!
First time i watched climbing sports and i managed to learn the difference between, speed climbing, bouldering and leads lol😂.Im my home country, this kind of sports is rare. I am really enjoying it that i completed the 3-hour video lol. Congratulations to the winners, i love the speed climbing and leads. Bouldering is not easy, but a very entertaining moment to see this bunch of girl athletes participating. And shout out to Ashima something, she really performed very well. As an Asian, i am happy to see her trying her best❤
This was super exciting! Very good female commentator with great insight into the climbers strengths and weaknesses as well as technical insight of climbing routes and taking holds.
That lead route (at 2:21:31) seems to get progressively more difficult. It looks like it starts at like 5.10 and goes into hell territory near the top. That 'rose' move is savage!
I don't like the Olympic format since it might result in some of the best in an individual discipline (like ashima in lead) not even competing in the olympics. It should be like gymnastics with individual disciplines and an overall. BTW Megan Martin was an excellent commentator.
Holli Wood it’s because climbing was given only one medal in the 2020 olympics, but they wanted to give all three disciplines some representation. I would think their hope is for the sport to grow and be given three medals, one for each discipline.
Also the speed format is unfair, you could be second in terms of speed but still get fifth place. Edit: I mean second fastest time but still place fifth in speed
Afla Dilfle that’s the case for all three disciplines I think the IFSC is doing a good job to try to find balance and a way to have representation in the olympics for all three disciplines by creating this fourth competition format, “combined.”
@@richardlee5794 Makes me think of Toni Sailer (Austria) and Jean Claude Killy (France) who won Gold in all three disciplines (slalom, giant slalom, and downhill) in skiing in the 1956 and 1968 Olympics respectively. Skiing was included for the first time in the 1936 Olympics with a combined event consisting of slalom and downhill. In 1948 there was slalom, downhill and the combined. Giant slalom was added in 1952 and super G was added in 1988. I'd like to see all three disciplines in climbing, plus a combined to honor the best specialist and the best all around climber.
midi510 I think that’s the goal for climbing! I’m not too familiar on sports being added to the games, but it’s encouraging to hear that another sport had a similar path of inclusion!
Wow , They are all really good at climbing. Love to here that Olympic going to introduce this as a game to the world. Looking forward guys. Great game.
"She can definitely probably do this .. " what exactly is that supposed to mean..? How many times can a duo use the word definitely in a 3 hour period.. Great job to all the girls climbing was great to watch id like to get my grand daughter into this sport it looks very fun to do and not so physically damaging as Gymnastics which my daughter excelled in. You need the strength of a gymnast and the agility of a cat, amazing to watch these girls.
There's the added element of maintaining mental focus while climbing higher and higher. It's not as much of an issue in the gym, but on real rock, especially while trad climbing, it can be the crux.
its cool to see how much ashima has beefed up! been watching her climb since she was a scrawny 13 year old. the angles her ankles she was making on that second boulder were insane
Im glad they had a commentator who did not know what was going on to have the pro explain things but as a rock climber it makes me irrationally upset lol
I feel like it's a little unfair because the competitor before them is the one who may have made it slippery but maybe brushing it off is part of the sport
The reason it's timed is because as they are brushing they are trying to get beta for the route. And by brushing the holds themselves, they can't blame someone else for a bad clean
It does give them time to de-pump. I thought I was going to pee my pants after one route, because I was so pumped I couldn't get my zipper down. It took both hands and I finally got it open, but I thought for a moment I'd have to ask my partner to unzip me.
sometimes they actually make the first route a little bit harder. this tests the climber’s mental game to see if they can recover mentally from a boulder that didn’t go their way
I remember when I first started climbing and was nervous because I was overthinking about being the new guy. First day I was at the gym I tried a route and was somewhat stuck at a height of 2-3 foot 😂. Some stranger came over and gave instruction in where to place next hand and feet. While doing exactly what he said, and believing I was in for a horror fall, I started to here some people cheering and giving encouragement. Wasn't sure what was happening but when I got to the top (about 10-12foot) I realised they were cheering for me. Climbers really are disappointed if another falls or fails an attempt. More so outside of competition
Was excited about Megan. Maybe she can take the male announcer on the wall and explain the basics to him. It's really annoying otherwise. Imagine watching football and the mega alpha male voice asks things like 'is this the ball', 'do athletes have to throw the ball'?
It's really annoying when elitists whine about irrelevant things. There are nonclimbing people watching the video and super glad to understand the sport, but you wouldn't understand that...
@@davinderc There's a difference with knowing what's going on and explaining it in a way inexperienced people can still understand and learn, and just being completely clueless.
I don't get what you mean by "mega alpha male voice". He asked questions. He clearly accepted and treated the female commentator as the expert. Are you so brainwashed by feminazis that you perceive the sole fact that someone is male as evidence for mansplaining? Maybe get your own prejudice and sexist agenda checked...
i find the routes set by the other world competitions to be way more dynamic, thought-out, and interesting. these ones weren't horrible, but a lot of them were hit and miss
It’s 1 am. I’ve never seen or tried rock climbing in my life. WHY AM I HERE. I enjoy it anyways but WHAT
Samantha Midgley Same lol
Give it a try. The sport is fun very chill and the community is very welcoming and warm. The spirit of competition is definitely not absent, but friendly. You cheer for your opponents, and they cheer for you back. You try to figure out problems (wall routes) with strangers and push each other further. Try BOULDERING!
I started it at 3am lol. How did I end up here?
1 am, same. If am is night. Why am I watching this too? I enjoy it too. RUclips said you may also like... :D
Your comment hit too close to home...
Guess I’m gonna have to try bouldering😁
thank you google, I actually watched and enjoyed the whole 3 hours of it.
also, #GirlsCanRock
So did I! It was awesome to watch.
I was misled into viewing this...and I watched the entire thing!
I didn’t realize it was 3 hours until I saw your comment omg
I think my favorite part was just watching them all analyzing the bouldering challenge and talking through it with each other and laughing and smiling. They all just seem like they're really friendly with each other and just in general having a good time and happy to be there :')
I had lucky fortune to have Natalia Grossman as a student last year at Fairview High School. Not only is she an absolute monster on the wall, but she is also one of the nicest, kindest, and humblest human beings I've run into. Congrats kiddo!
At 3:02:05 y’all really thought she was excited with those hand movements but she was really expressing “how the heck am I supposed to clip in to That, now that Im here, when the next move is over There, and I couldn’t clip in before?!” It was like the purest “Oh Sh*t. BUT HOW?!?” Expression. Condie, I feel youuuu. 😭
My hands are getting sweaty just watching them trying to grab onto such small holds
i've got a giant bag of chalk on my side while watching these
Must be how my wife feels :(
@@Richie311 ooof
@@Richie311 Does she use a giant bag of chalk?
Chalk
When Piper Kelly started to practically *fly* up that wall in the first few minutes I lost my shit!
I swear I thought for a minute that they were being towed
@@fivetimesyo honestly, still can't believe they weren't
I looked away for a second and when I looked back they were done wtf
And got better boobs
@@Zierch wth ur a creep
So Megan made a comment about one of the competitors being the first woman to put up a 5.15 like it was no big deal, but I'd like to put that in perspective for the non-climbers watching. This is easy to watch and with the camera angles think "It doesn't look THAT hard"; I'm here to tell you just how hard it is.
Your average, reasonably healthy, non-overweight person, with no experience, can walk into a climbing gym and climb 5.7-5.8.
Give that person a few weeks of practice and they'll have no trouble putting up many 5.9s.
If they keep at it for a few months, they'll break into the easy end of 5.10.
From there, progress slows considerably (and varies greatly), but depending on talent, fitness, and motivation you can expect to break into 5.11 in 6-12 months of climbing hard ~3 times a week.
5.12 takes years and hard training, but it is doable. I'd say it's the hardest "normal person" grade; i.e. the hardest you can climb and still have a life outside of climbing. The hardest routes you see in an average gym are (in my experience) in the mid-5.12 range.
5.13 is not for normal people. You might see one in a gym occasionally, but it's like the 100lb dumbbell that nobody ever touches. At this point, all you have done for the past several years is climb. You need to be exceptionally motivated.
5.14 is not something that mortals can hope to do. In addition to all of the above, you also need to be young and exceptionally talented.
There are probably fewer than 50 people in the world to ever climb 5.15. They represent the hardest climbs in the world completed by humans. These are only done by the best climbers in the world, on their best days, after months or years of working that particular route.
So the difference between first-day (5.8) and king of the gym (5.12) is 4 number grades. 5.15 is 3 more number grades BEYOND that. Keep in mind that the higher in grades you go, the harder it is to progress! Don't let the camera angles fool you; these athletes are pushing the limits of what human physiology is capable of.
Pathetic, I bet it's easy
Great comment, thanks for posting. As a non-climber I for one appreciate the clarification. If I may ask a question - you say ‘person’ throughout your post. Do you mostly mean ‘male person’? Because the mention of being the first woman to climb a 5.15 would then seem like it should be front-page news.
Hi I’m a 14 year old girl climber and I’ve been climbing for like 4ish months?
I’ve always been pretty fit but I’m assuming that a pretty regular male or female can fit into that range
I climb almost every day and after 4 months I’m now breaking into 5.12s
I will say tho each gender has their own strengths
Females might be lighter and more flexible and males might be more stronger and powerful
@@hutchmusician It varies, but in my experience women tend to start out better than men because their first instinct isn't to just muscle through everything. There is a gender disparity in climbing, but it's not as big as other sports IMO.
Robert I assumed, watching this, that the male and female challenges would be the same since all the climbers in each gender climb the same stuff. Do you know by what criteria they vary?
I love how friendly they all are to each other :)
Mary V me too 😊
That's women for ya.
@@Goodpatron there is sportsmanship in every sport between every gender lol
Being nice has no value in competition
@@ManishSingh-xo1fb I disagree. Sportsmanship is fundamental to all competition. There is no reason why you wouldn't want it in every sport. If you cannot compete without integrity, decency, humility and a good nature, then you will not win.
Bouldering starts at 36:56 and Lead starts at 2:23:06
Thanks
Thanks, skip the speed as always..
Jacob Schmitz why skip speed? Genuine question lol
renee claude pretty boring if you ask me. Not a lot of technique or originality
Haha found the salty slow climbers trying to cope
Y’all bugging about the male commentator - considering he doesn’t pick himself for the segment he was very respectful to his cohort - didn’t interrupt her, overpower Megan, their voices were on the same volume level, and asked questions when he didn’t know and contributed his knowledge in the best way he could.
I’ve heard commentators where I literally watched an hour in silence because of how annoying they were.
So why am I reading comments where negative thoughts are being influenced on me so that I find myself picking up every little minuscule thing you guys don’t like and I don’t usually mind? Stop it
1:18:36 her smile when she made it
So PRICELESS 😍😁😄👏
Amazing - Watched all 3 hours of seemingly impossible climbing tasks. It's awesome and humbling to know such talent exists in the world.
Love the sportsmanship between these ladies!!!!
That would soon change if they were climbing for footballer type salaries.
@@christrickett3291 I don't think so. Climbers are somewhat of an outcast group on the whole, which tends to create an unspoken bond. If you play basketball and you meet another guy who plays basketball, no big deal, so many people do. If you climb and meet someone who climbs, it's much more rare and you'll inherently understand something deep about the person. Especially with trad climbing. Even though there are climbing competitions, climbing is primarily about self discovery and overcoming one's personal limitations. There's also the desire to simply be in and move through the mountains. I think most sports are fundamentally more competitive in nature.
i was rooting for ashima. she seems talented ^^
Growing up near Joshua Tree, I spent much of my youth on the rocks climbing. In this time of shelter in place, watching this is therapeutic. Thank you.
This is great. Had no idea this existed. Thanks to the tube for putting it in my feed. Well done everyone there. And what a great community there supporting.
These young ladies ALL killed it! Phenomenally great job girls!
That was awesome. First time seeing a video of an event like this.
Me too. So fun to watch.
The bouldering was definitely my favourite.
quarantine is going nicely, thanks to this video.
Huh I used to think the Assassin's Creed games were unrealistic...
+1 :D
I'm surprised that bouldering is so exciting to watch
Young athletes being amazing and trying their hardest. Commentators: "a disappointing climb, she looks tired, she's struggling, her worst performance, she takes too long...". Sport is about effort, encouragement, and achievement! Show some respect and kindness!
The bouldering was great. Really surprised to see there weren't people to brush these holds off between competitors.
The holds are always chalky even for the first competitor. The setters climb them and leave their chalk so even the first climber may have to brush. It's a part of bouldering.
@@Knightfall3000 ask you mum what went wrong during your childhood that lead up to this comment pls thanks
gabs I like boobies!
@@KawaiiFan100 imagine writing that with your fingers while having an animeavatar
read like an epic zinger twitter comment
Some people have sweatier and oilier skin than others and it's more of an issue. I don't even use chalk. I use an organic compound that bonds to the oils in my skin, but doesn't leave the chalk residue. I'm surprised it never caught on. In the eighties, when I was at my peak for strict rock climbing, my friends and I hated climbing routes with chalk on them. It's like climbing by the numbers. We especially looked for routes that had never been climbed before at all.
We have been watching some of these climbers come up from childhood. Very fun
Megan Martin was a really good commentator. She made this enjoyable to watch for a novice. The women were really amazing to watch. I wish the National Team the best of luck in the coming worlds.
These are NOT women! They are TEENS and PRE-TEENS
@@MrRossT1 why are u so pressed lmao their age is teens but their gender is woman. if thats a problem with u go cry about it
@@aqua1040 Why are YOU by his comment? XD Get a life!
@@elbigotesdelatienda u still use "XD' go to bed ur 12
@@elbigotesdelatienda also i commented this 2 months ago
3 hours later and it is 3am but I am so incredibly excited to (hopefully) see some of these ladies compete for team USA.
Them: being pro and doing outstanding things in chill fashion.
Me: lying in bed at midnight as tense as a board from watching them.
why is this so relaxing to watch
i really enjoyed this.. especially how they all route plan together it's lovely to see in a competitive event.
i wish there was this kind of event in England when i was younger - i did lots of sports and gymnastics and would have loved this!
This sport climbing is gaining momentum all over the world only recently, maybe like around 5 years. So yeah, it's not like only popular in USA. I'm pretty sure if you're back to England, there are some new and upcoming sport climbing athletes.
The competitive camaraderie is just so enjoyable.
Asking Bouldering and Lead Climbing specialists to do Speed Climbing is like asking Marathon Runners to also do Rhythmic Gymnastics.
They only had the opportunity for 2 medals in the category in rock climbing this Olympics. 1 men's and 1 women's. They made due by combining all aspects. Next Olympics they are already approved for 2 medals so speed climbing is going to be it's own category.
I think it's more like asking a marathon runner to do a sprint. It's still climbing and even in sport or trad climbing, speed can be paramount. Saving energy, getting up and down before weather, etc. I'm mainly a mountaineer and ski mountaineer and even in the early morning, speed is important because you never know what difficulties may cause complications and getting to the top is only half the game.
Thank you! As a climber, I relate
Same lol
@allied67 It is pretty easy to make a sport fair. That doesn't make it something people want to watch or compete in. Speed climbing has an initial novelty like the 100m dash but becomes pretty mundane after watching a few runs. There is no variation, depth, or nuance. I can't imagine anyone watching a speed climb and getting into the sport. It makes the sport look boring and inaccessible.
This is my first time watching climbing (very random decision) and I'm absolutely hooked! It's 2am and I can't stop watching. Does anyone know how new of a sport this is? I heard them announce it will be in the next Olympics for the first time. Also, why are all the competitors so young?
This sort exists since Many years. The competitors are Young because they have Real talent ( Brooke and Ashima are known since they have 12 yo ).
And yes that's a great sport try it !
Lmao climbing has been around for a longgg time
People just don’t know about it
And they’re really young because a lot of them started when they were really little
I know som people on my climbing team who started out when they were like 5
They were really strong from a little age and now we’re all like 15 and strong and experienced
im so high how did i get here
Butch Rider bruh I been thinkin the same shit for like the last 2 hours
they snagged us. happily trapped
Bruh same lmao
Dragon Rider bro I was just trying to watch some World Chase Tag and yet here I am in climbing lmao
Me too
4:50 OMG
Like spiders!
I've never seen this competition before. Can't believe I watched it all. Incredible athletes.
Wow, put me to shame.
these bouldering routes are insane...here i am struggling to do a v0 at my local gym and i'm not even out of shape
Lol RUclips recommending this weirdly after i started getting interest in the anime named IWA KAKERU!: SPORT CLIMBING GIRLS.. to watch the real thing after never seeing the sport in real life.. makes you appreciate the effort that is put in the anime..
Okay, DUDE. It's Ashima ShiRAIshi. Not "Shirishi" -__-
thank youuu I literally was correcting him out loud every time, they should have to learn that
I have no idea why RUclips recommended this video but holy crap, this is awesome. I want to try! Unfortunately I’m an overweight, disabled blob with no upper body strength but man it looks fun. My arms are aching just watching them, wow
BROOKE REPRESENTIN SHORT GALS
Kyra is amazing! This makes me want to take up climbing. I've never done so before.
I definitely recommend taking it up, I do climbing and its so freeing and a great feeling. I’m not going to promise that you’ll get to her level tho, she was incredible!
First time i watched climbing sports and i managed to learn the difference between, speed climbing, bouldering and leads lol😂.Im my home country, this kind of sports is rare.
I am really enjoying it that i completed the 3-hour video lol.
Congratulations to the winners, i love the speed climbing and leads.
Bouldering is not easy, but a very entertaining moment to see this bunch of girl athletes participating.
And shout out to Ashima something, she really performed very well. As an Asian, i am happy to see her trying her best❤
This was super exciting! Very good female commentator with great insight into the climbers strengths and weaknesses as well as technical insight of climbing routes and taking holds.
She was a competitive climber.
That lead route (at 2:21:31) seems to get progressively more difficult.
It looks like it starts at like 5.10 and goes into hell territory near the top. That 'rose' move is savage!
Its fascinating to see them inspecting the wall together and discussing. So fascinating.
I can't even stand on the shed roof without feeling uneasy let alone climb up one of these.
its so cool during bouldering to watch how they learnt from each other's mistakes and successes
Brooke Raboutou on the 2nd boulder. Amazing.
First time viewer and hooked all the way. Not a climber myself but found I needed the chalk for sweaty palms anyway.
I'm so proud of those who do well :D And I feel sorry if they don't make it. This was fun!
this will be great to watch at the Olympics. fantastic viewing.
Why am I jus now discovering this I love it
It’s 11:30 never seen rock climbing before and now I’ve watched 3 hours of it.. thx RUclips recommended
Watching this at 1 am rn I got school tomorrow😭
Another random video going into “liked” playlist...
I don't know how I ended up here. I'm kinda enjoying it but at the same time I dont wanna watch it. Lol
-Was just randomly on my ish too 😆. Maybe kuz I was watching NFL Highlights 🤔
Same. I was on the edge of my seat and loved every minute!
The female commentator Megan Martin is good. Ignore the guy.
I never saw anything like it. i think it's amazing
Way to go Kyra! Glad to see you’re still rocking it.
Huh I used to think the Assassin's Creed games were unrealistic...
Mike Weiss dude this is uncharted level climbing😭😭😭😭😭
Haha, just maybe oversimplified. XD
@@ahoycaptain5065 💀😩
I just love the spirit of climbing 🧗♀️
As a climber this makes ne sweaty just to watch.
Sienna is so adorable, so smiley and full of energy!
I don't like the Olympic format since it might result in some of the best in an individual discipline (like ashima in lead) not even competing in the olympics. It should be like gymnastics with individual disciplines and an overall. BTW Megan Martin was an excellent commentator.
Holli Wood it’s because climbing was given only one medal in the 2020 olympics, but they wanted to give all three disciplines some representation. I would think their hope is for the sport to grow and be given three medals, one for each discipline.
Also the speed format is unfair, you could be second in terms of speed but still get fifth place. Edit: I mean second fastest time but still place fifth in speed
Afla Dilfle that’s the case for all three disciplines
I think the IFSC is doing a good job to try to find balance and a way to have representation in the olympics for all three disciplines by creating this fourth competition format, “combined.”
@@richardlee5794 Makes me think of Toni Sailer (Austria) and Jean Claude Killy (France) who won Gold in all three disciplines (slalom, giant slalom, and downhill) in skiing in the 1956 and 1968 Olympics respectively. Skiing was included for the first time in the 1936 Olympics with a combined event consisting of slalom and downhill. In 1948 there was slalom, downhill and the combined. Giant slalom was added in 1952 and super G was added in 1988. I'd like to see all three disciplines in climbing, plus a combined to honor the best specialist and the best all around climber.
midi510 I think that’s the goal for climbing! I’m not too familiar on sports being added to the games, but it’s encouraging to hear that another sport had a similar path of inclusion!
One of my favorite videos of you rock climbing guys. Thanks.
These people can go faster straight up than I can run on the flat. I am an amputee, but still.
have you checked out amputee climbing?
@@richardli4038 of course
I shouldnt have laughed as hard as I did
@@hetchbeats You can laugh as hard as you want. My comment was meant to be funny.
Wow , They are all really good at climbing. Love to here that Olympic going to introduce this as a game to the world. Looking forward guys. Great game.
Take a shot whenever the guy says “we haven’t seen anyone ____ yet” on the first or second competitor
Wow the commentator, Megan is so good! She gives useful information and helps us understand.
Is the male announcer the same guy doing terrible commentary on all the ESPN climbing comps?
Absolutely phenomenal setting on W2
3:02:55 more like she didn't see the draw hanging behind her. seconds later you can see her gesturing "who put that draw there?!"
I never thought I would enjoy this, but wow,
I loved it
"She can definitely probably do this .. " what exactly is that supposed to mean..? How many times can a duo use the word definitely in a 3 hour period.. Great job to all the girls climbing was great to watch id like to get my grand daughter into this sport it looks very fun to do and not so physically damaging as Gymnastics which my daughter excelled in. You need the strength of a gymnast and the agility of a cat, amazing to watch these girls.
There's the added element of maintaining mental focus while climbing higher and higher. It's not as much of an issue in the gym, but on real rock, especially while trad climbing, it can be the crux.
@@midi510 oh I could totally believe that and to add a bit of fear to the equation as well
Просто поразительно! Какая воля к победе... над собой! Спасибо!
what an awesome second boulder by Ashima! You go girl!
its cool to see how much ashima has beefed up! been watching her climb since she was a scrawny 13 year old. the angles her ankles she was making on that second boulder were insane
I had amazing whole 3 hours! thanks girlzz!
Me too
this ignited the desire of doing climbing and I'm damn sure, I gonna do it once in my lifetime 🔥🔥
It's funny hearing them talk about the 2020 Olympics like they are going to happen.
They’re happening now! Just not in 2020
@@holly4554 They are not the 2020 Olympics though. They are the 2021 Olympics. Also, they hadn't happened yet when I wrote this.
Im glad they had a commentator who did not know what was going on to have the pro explain things but as a rock climber it makes me irrationally upset lol
OMG Kyra Condie!! Your amazing!
I feel like brushing the chalk off shouldn’t come out of the contestant’s time.
I feel like it's a little unfair because the competitor before them is the one who may have made it slippery but maybe brushing it off is part of the sport
The reason it's timed is because as they are brushing they are trying to get beta for the route. And by brushing the holds themselves, they can't blame someone else for a bad clean
It does give them time to de-pump. I thought I was going to pee my pants after one route, because I was so pumped I couldn't get my zipper down. It took both hands and I finally got it open, but I thought for a moment I'd have to ask my partner to unzip me.
I’m from Plano, TX and I can promise you if anyone does ANY rock climbing there it’s in a gym like this
imagine when Ashima Shiraishi gets to mid 20s, with longer limbs and more muscles
She’s 17. Pretty much done growing.
I'd just be happy if the commentator could pronounce her name even remotely correct... I cringed every time he said "Sha-REE-shi".
How did I get here.. Never seen anything like this. Much respect! it looks difficult 👏
Damn, the speed climbing part was so intense
Before I watched this I thought the best Piper was the one from Charmed.
Really good format to climbing. Very fun to watch.
Really weird setting on the bouldering. Criticisms of parkour aside, you know there is an issue when no one could even top the first problem.
sometimes they actually make the first route a little bit harder. this tests the climber’s mental game to see if they can recover mentally from a boulder that didn’t go their way
I don't like that
@@ytfeelslikenorthkorea Its a course designed for women..
I've only ever done bouldering but speed climbing is something I really want to try one day!
Not sure, but I watched all 3 hours...
They are not befuddled......The course is too dang hard. These ladies are amazing!!
Love the camoradary and sportsmanship.
Comradery or camaraderie
I remember when I first started climbing and was nervous because I was overthinking about being the new guy.
First day I was at the gym I tried a route and was somewhat stuck at a height of 2-3 foot 😂.
Some stranger came over and gave instruction in where to place next hand and feet. While doing exactly what he said, and believing I was in for a horror fall, I started to here some people cheering and giving encouragement. Wasn't sure what was happening but when I got to the top (about 10-12foot) I realised they were cheering for me.
Climbers really are disappointed if another falls or fails an attempt. More so outside of competition
They are amazing
Was excited about Megan. Maybe she can take the male announcer on the wall and explain the basics to him. It's really annoying otherwise. Imagine watching football and the mega alpha male voice asks things like 'is this the ball', 'do athletes have to throw the ball'?
It's really annoying when elitists whine about irrelevant things. There are nonclimbing people watching the video and super glad to understand the sport, but you wouldn't understand that...
@@davinderc someone who doesn't know shit is bad for everyone - non climbers would want someone who knows what they're talking about as well...
@@davinderc There's a difference with knowing what's going on and explaining it in a way inexperienced people can still understand and learn, and just being completely clueless.
Yes thank you OIFernrirOI
I don't get what you mean by "mega alpha male voice". He asked questions. He clearly accepted and treated the female commentator as the expert.
Are you so brainwashed by feminazis that you perceive the sole fact that someone is male as evidence for mansplaining?
Maybe get your own prejudice and sexist agenda checked...
Very impressive
Bouldering-Kyra Condie
1:00:21
1:29:16
2:02:16
CMON SISI!!! YOU GOT THIS!!!
so cool how they help each other
Why does this look even cheaper than bouldering nationals when it's now on Espn. How strange.
i find the routes set by the other world competitions to be way more dynamic, thought-out, and interesting. these ones weren't horrible, but a lot of them were hit and miss
I like how humble these ladies are...no screaming out or jumping around like animals when they make their goal!
Seems the climbing wall is the thing to beat and the competitors see each other as compatriots facing that common challenge. Nice to see.
You both have used up your quota for the word "definitely" for the rest of this decade and the next.
for sure, without question, no doubt, absolutely
definitely
indubitably ^^
I climb for recreation, seeing this makes my hands tingle