23 April 2020

Three Covid-19 possible climbing scenarios?

Nobody knows how Covid-19 will affect the globe and when it will be over. Here are speculations for three scenarios of how the climbing scene will look like the coming year. What do you think? Optimistic: (IFSC has now postponed July WC's IFSC still hopes that the Lead World Cup will start in Villars in Switzerland 3/7. This can only happen if the pandemic is over in 30 days and very quickly all gyms around the globe will be open. At the same time, the travel restrictions must be cut for all countries. This would also mean that we can start for summer climbing trips abroad. Neutral: Climbing gyms will be open this summer with some restrictions. No restrictions when it comes to rock climbing in your region and you are allowed to travel in between some countries starting from the autumn. Starting from 2021, everything will go back to normal and the World Cup will begin in the spring. Negative: Another three months delay compared to the neutral scenario. Tokyo Olympics at risk. In the long run, in any case, there will be a boom for outdoor sports including climbing and local exploration. Possibly, there will be development of easier routes and bouldering, via Ferrata and possibly hiking with rappel stations, etc. At the same time, there will also be a boom for outdoor climbing gyms, especially in areas with poor outdoor possibilities.
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