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Competitive climbing is moving away from rock climbing - thoughts from Adam Ondra

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In the latest issue of Video series Road to Tokyo Adam Ondra talks about the development of the screw on bouldering competitions and explains why he still trained on small, scratchy bars and the campus board.

It is no secret. Adam Ondra Not only criticized the combined rating of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but also criticized several times over the new bouldering style at competitions. Because he but the gold medal in Tokyo In his sights, he faces up to the challenge and has been training intensively dynamic moves and jumps for a long time. With success, as his first two competitions showed (1. Place in Meiringen, 2. Square in Moscow).

Video of the series Road to Tokyo about New School Bouldering

Complete video series "Road to Tokyo" by Adam Ondra

You can find all videos of the series "Road to Tokyo" here in the overview.

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