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Gejo's suggestion how to reduce eating disorders
"In order to reduce the number of BMI-critical cases and to avoid any further public discussions on this topic, I believe there are two things that could be implemented by the IFSC.
The first one would be mandatory education (included in youth categories too), which could be conducted internationally or nationally. Such education should cover the basics of athletic nutritional needs, the proper nutrition for climbing and the consequences and outcomes of disordered eating.
The second one is to define rules precisely, adding strict consequences (i.e immediate ban) for those under the defined BMI limits. It would be preferable to use a combination of fat percentage and BMI, rather than just BMI, measured by advanced scales with an 'athletic mode' (as the regular fat measurement scales fail to measure precisely the athletes' composition). An example of such rules is in the rulebook of the Austrian federation, with an immediate ban for measurements below the values in the first column. The ones in between the two columns need to have a medical checkup before registering for an international competition. The federation can order a BMI check at any time and such athletes are more likely to be controlled multiple times throughout the season."
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William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…
Katie Lamb makes history
Katie Lamb has become the first woman to climb 8C+ by completing Box Therapy (8C) in RMNP. Daniel Woods made the FA back in 2018, and only Drew Ruana and Sean B…
Schubert sends Project Big during his 6th Live attempt
"It was dramatic to the very end." On the 8a finish of Project Big in Flatanger, Jakob Schubert explains that a horn broke and he was close to falling. The last three minutes of the video show just how much this climb means to him."This horn could have ended my career... This was the biggest mental …
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William Bosi has made the second ascent of Daniel Woods’ Return of the Sleepwalker (9A) in Black Velvet Canyon, after projecting it for 12 sessions. This was th…