E189: The Pro Climbing League, tactics and general chat

About this episode

The hosts discuss the Pro Climbing League and its potential as a new competition format.

We got stood up! Some say we should send links and reminders to our guests but we've never bothered before, and now it's cost us! So Aidan and I just chatted happily amongst ourselves. Largely about the Pro Climbing League which is a new competition format that recently happened in London. Could this be the new more exciting competition format we've been hoping for? If not could it be something the organisational previously known as 'IFSC' and now WCWCWC or something, could pick up a few poin...

People in this episode

Hosts: Sam Prior, Aidan Roberts

Topics covered

• climbing
• competition
• Pro Climbing League
• sports tactics
• general chat

Keywords

• climbing
• competition
• Pro Climbing League
• IFSC
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Climbing League, IFSC, WCWCWC

Places: London

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