The Future of Indoor Climbing

About this episode

The episode discusses the future of indoor climbing with insights from various experts in the field.

Join the email list to get a FREE private finger training clinic with Dr. Tyler Nelson(normally $10) www.thestruggleclimbingshow.com/strong Support the Show on PatreonGet access to all Pro Clinics, bonus episodes, and more.https://www.patreon.com/thestruggleclimbingshow - In this live podcast from the CWA, we have Dylan Barks, Jamey Sproull, and Brendan Scorpio joining to discuss the future of indoor climbing, including: Are old school climbers stronger than modern climbers? What has contributed most to the progression of hard climbing? What will the ‘board generation’ mean for outdoor climbs? The future of board technology and specificity Will there be highball gyms? The future of ultra-adjustable walls How high can grades go? What is the ideal board angle? What will be the evolution of climbing comps? Two things gyms are sleeping on right now Shout out to the CWA for hosting a great event! If you'd like to get involved with their important work or attend a future CWA conference: https://www.cwapro.org/ - BIG THANKS TO THE AMAZING SPONSORS OF THE STRUGGLE WHO LOVE ROCK CLIMBING AS MUCH AS YOU DO: Kilter: Award winning, adjustable, light-up boards. I’m training on the Homewall…

People in this episode

Host: Ryan Devlin

Guests: Dylan Barks, Jamey Sproull, Brendan Scorpio

Topics covered

• indoor climbing
• climbing technology
• climbing competitions
• training techniques
• future of climbing

Keywords

• indoor climbing
• climbing progression
• board technology
• highball gyms
• climbing grades

Sponsors

Kilter, Asana

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CWA

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