28 February 2021

47 % have almost not climbed this winter

The results of the 8a Poll, with almost 1 000 unique votes, "How has your Covid-19 training winter been like?", is quite chocking. 25 % did answer - "Almost no training at all" and 22 % answered - "Mainly hang boarding". In other words, half of the poll participants have had almost no climbing at all this winter. The big problem is of course that it seems many climbing gyms will remain closed until Easter but on the other side that the spring will make it possible to climb more outdoors.

25 % Almost no training
22 % Mainly hangboarding
16 % Mainly on private wall
14 % Mainly outdoors
06 % Mainly in a climbing gym
10 % A mix of everything
06 % Almost like last year
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