15 July 2014

Fore runners to improve the WC show

The male final in Chamonix last week where all eight athletes falled mid ways actualities the debate about fore runners. Would it not be great if the route could have been tried by the #9 in the semifinal making last time adjustment possible improving the chances for a great show? This would also make it possible for the route setters to give a much better route description for the live streaming watching a replay of the fore runner. Now the route setter normally just say, "It is getter harder by hold 25 and from hold 35 it is small crimps". Based on last years finals, the show could have been improved in almost half the cases if the routes were made slightly easier or harder. In Chamonix the semifinal ended 12.00 and the finals started 19.00 and it is the same in Briancon this weekend so there is plenty of room for making at least one male and one female try the route and also give us better route description in the live streaming.
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