19 April 2016
Increase to 8 finalists in Boulder WCs
In many sports, as well as in Lead Climbing, there are 8 finalist but in Bouldering there are only 6. The main reason for this is time. With the current format two more finalist would lenghten the overall time from some 2 hours with another 30+ minutes, which obviously is too much.
So what about starting parallel with 4+4 finalist who rotate with 15 minutes of rest, add a fifth super final problem and a coffee break problem, and still in do it in 2 hours? It could look as below:
1. Top-4 ranked male or female start: Min 0 - 10
2. Ranked 5 - 8 male or female follow: Min 10 - 20
3. Boulder umber #2 for both male/female: Min 20 - 40
4. Boulder #3 for both male/female: Min 40 - 60
5. Boulder #4 for both male/female: Min 60 - 80
6. 20 min extra rest and analyses: Min 80 - 100
7. Super final for Top-4 on a fifth boulder: Min 100 - 120
The format can be either IFSC with reversed starting order or as it is done in Arco, counting all five boulders.
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
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Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ


