27 August 2016

16 double tops in Arco - Semi Live at 12 and Final at 20

In contrast to Imst last weekend with only two double tops in the qualifications, nine male and seven female topped both routes in Arco, including Adam Ondra who did his debut in the WC 2016. Here is a video from Arco where he talks about what he has been up to lately. Qualification results. The only two top climbers who also go for the Speed, Charlotte Durif and David Firnenburg, qualified as #23 and #30 respectively. Charlotte had also the best result being #24 out of 29 in the Speed with 10.54. Live-streaming of the Semi starts at 12. The Speed final starts at 18.15 and the Lead Final 20.00.
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