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Charlie Boscoe discusses his vision for reinventing competition climbing and the launch of the Professional Climbing League.

Just when you though you understood what a zone hold was … Hasn’t the comp climbing format already been “solved?” Some think there is room for improvement, including Charlie Boscoe, an alpinist turned World Cup commentator. He is the co-founder of the Professional Climbing League, a new comp series launching in London on February 28. But first, Chris sings praise of a crag where people know how to operate, and the wheat is separated from the chaff. Unfortunately, it turns out the chaff is Andrew. For our final bit, friend of the show Christopher Parker returns with the namesake track off his new album, Withered Roses, dropping January 30th.  Show notes Professional Climbing League:  https://www.proclimbing.com YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProClimbingLeague Follow the PCL:  https://www.instagram.com/proclimbingleague/ Follow Charlie Boscoe:  https://www.instagram.com/charlieboscoe1/ Western Sloper:  https://www.wolverinepublishing.com/shop-all-guidebooks/p/western-sloper-4th-edition Christopher Parker Music:  https://christopherparkermusic.com Spotify:&#160…

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