17 March 2017
The world's fastest 8c+ climber, Steve Townshend, is 36 and 190 cm
Steve Townshend, member of 8a since 2000, has done four trips to Railay projecting Greed 8c+. This January he made another high point with his amazing speed climbing perfectionist style and he is 190 cm tall.
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Speed and the importance of breathing
Steve Townshend, the fastest 8c+ climber in the world, has always used speed to do hard routes and here he explains the importance of breathing. Adam Ondra, known for his Speed, agrees with Steve and have also given some comments in the end.
"Generally fast is better as long as you don't sacrificโฆ
Steve Townshend, ฤlen 8a komunity od roku 2000, navลกtรญvil Railay a svoj projekt Greed 8c+ dokopy 4krรกt. V januรกri tohto roka sa dostal zatiaฤพ najฤalej vฤaka perfektnรฉmu a rรฝchlemu ลกtรฝlu, ktorรฝ v ceste pouลพรญva. Treba takisto dodaลฅ, ลพe je celkom vysokรฝ, mรก 190m.
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23 March 2017
Speed and the importance of breathing
Steve Townshend, the fastest 8c+ climber in the world, has always used speed to do hard routes and here he explains the importance of breathing. Adam Ondra, known for his Speed, agrees with Steve and have also given some comments in the end.
"Generally fast is better as long as you don't sacrificโฆ
Steve Townshend, ฤlen 8a komunity od roku 2000, navลกtรญvil Railay a svoj projekt Greed 8c+ dokopy 4krรกt. V januรกri tohto roka sa dostal zatiaฤพ najฤalej vฤaka perfektnรฉmu a rรฝchlemu ลกtรฝlu, ktorรฝ v ceste pouลพรญva. Treba takisto dodaลฅ, ลพe je celkom vysokรฝ, mรก 190m.
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