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As the Combined Olympic event will take place over three days, it would be best to select who will participate in Tokyo based on qualifications run in the same format. On the other hand it is practically impossible to make World Cup organizers set up such 3-days events. The World and Continental Championships would be as close as you could come but even so, such championship with several hundreds of athletes doing qualifications, semi and final will not be the same as the Olympics with just 20+20 participants. At the same time, it would be important for both competitors and IFSC to organize a pre-Olympic rehearsal event that also could make the final selection for the 20+20 that will compete in Tokyo. Such event could run early in 2020 in Tokyo as the Combined World Championship where only 50 + 50 selected can compete. Possibly the 6 + 6 best that have not qualified to the Olympics in 2019 yet, could be selected from the pre-Olympic event. During 2019, 8 + 8 can qualify through the Continental Championship with extra spots for Europe and Asia. The remaining 6 + 6 could qualify through the Combined ranking that already IFSC are running. The selection for the 50 + 50 to the pre-Olympic Combined World Championships in early 2020, could be based on the 8 + 8 qualified from the Continental Championships and the rest from the Combined World Cup 2019. Another possible qualification way could be that the three World Champions from 2018 are guaranteed a spot.

Keฤลพe Kombinovanรฉ Olympรญjske preteky sa budรบ konaลฅ poฤas troch dnรญ bolo by najlepลกie vybraลฅ รบฤastnรญkov do Tokya na zรกklade kvalifikaฤnรฝch kรดl, ktorรฉ by boli organizovanรฉ v takom istom formรกte. Na druhรบ stranu by bolo pre organizรกtorov Svetovรฉho pohรกra prakticky nemoลพnรฉ zorganizovaลฅ niekoฤพko takรฝchto trojdลˆovรฝch pretekov v jednom roku. Svetovรฉ a Kontinentรกlne majstrovstvรก sa tomuto konceptu pribliลพujรบ asi najviac, no aj napriek tomu sa na nich zรบฤastลˆujรบ stovky pretekรกrov, ktorรญ sรบลฅaลพia v kvalifikรกcii, semifinรกle a finรกlne, kdeลพto na olympijskรฝch pretekoch uvidรญme len 20 muลพov + 20 ลพien. Takisto by bolo pre sรบลฅaลพiacich aj pre IFSC dรดleลพitรฉ zorganizovaลฅ pred-olympijskรบ "skรบลกku", kde by sa zรกroveลˆ mohol konaลฅ koneฤnรฝ vรฝber 20+20 pretekรกrov, ktorรญ by sa zรบฤastnili pretekov v Tokyu. Takรฉto preteky by sa mohli konaลฅ na zaฤiatku roka 2020 priamo v Tokyu ako Kombinovanรฝ Svetovรฝ pohรกr, kde by sa mohlo zรบฤastniลฅ 50 muลพov a 50 ลพien. Je tu aj moลพnosลฅ, ลพe by tieto preteky rozhodovali len o 6 + 6 najlepลกรญch, ktorรญ nemali ลกancu kvalifikovaลฅ sa na Olympiรกdu v poฤas roka 2019. 8 + 8 pretekรกrov by sa mohlo kvalifikovaลฅ uลพ v 2019 na Kontinentรกlnych majstrovstvรกch, priฤom Eurรณpa a รzia by mohli dostaลฅ extra miesta pre viac pretekรกrov. Zvyลกnรฝch 6 + 6 by sa kvalifikovalo na zรกklade Kombinovanรฉho rebrรญฤka, ktorรฝ uลพ v sรบฤasnosti vedie IFSC. Celkovo by to znamenalo, ลพe sa na Olympiรกdu kvalifikuje 6 + 6 najlepลกรญch spomedzi 50 + 50 sรบลฅaลพiacich v pred-olympijskรฝch pretekoch na zaฤiatku roka 2020, 8 + 8 pretekรกrov z Kontinentรกlnych majstrovstiev a zvyลกok budรบ najvyลกลกie umiestnenรญ pretekรกri v Kombinovanom rebrรญฤku v 2019. ฤŽalลกia moลพnosลฅ organizovania kvalifikaฤnรฝch pretekov pre Olympiรกdu by bola garantovaลฅ miesta trom vรญลฅazom Majstrovstiev sveta v 2018.

V sรบฤasnosti sa v databรกze 8a nachรกdza cez 4.1 miliรณna prelezov oznaฤenรฝch hviezdiฤkou ako peknรฉ ฤi hodnotnรฉ. Prรกve tieto prelezy mรดลพu napomรดcลฅ pri hฤพadanรญ najkrajลกรญch ciest a bouldrov v danej oblasti alebo dokonca na celom svete skrze Inventรกr. Existujรบ tri spรดbosy pouลพรญvania Inventรกra: 1. Priamo na strรกnke - cez odkaz na hornej liลกte a nรกsledne vyhฤพadรกvanie oblastรญ. Potom uลพ staฤรญ len vybraลฅ obtiaลพnosลฅ a uloลพiลฅ ฤi vytlaฤiลฅ Inventรกr. 2. Cez naลกu mobilnรบ strรกnku beta.8a.nu - moลพnosลฅ zvoliลฅ najbliลพลกie oblasti alebo vyhฤพadaลฅ konkrรฉtny rozsah obtiaลพnostรญ pre ลกpecifickรบ oblasลฅ ฤi sektor (napr. od 6c po 7a na Slovensku, oblasลฅ Sรบฤพov, sektor Tabuฤพa). 3. Cez naลกu 8a.nu aplikรกciu - Inventรกr sa dรก jednoducho stiahnuลฅ.

The 8a Olympic format in three steps
Many federations, coaches and top climbers have forwarded different Combined Olympic format suggestions to IFSC, or are about to do it. Some suggestions are just impossible as IFSC has made some promises to IOC; One set of medals, no new disciplines, the best climbers must take part, 20 + 20 climbers, Lead/Boulder/Speed, easy to understand, podium ranked in the final. Here is an easy format schedule to be carried out over three days using the existing IFSC formats. How to qualify in three steps will be presented later. Day 1. Qualification Lead + Qualification Speed Day 2. Qualification Boulder: Calculate Combined Top-8 ranking Day 2. Final Boulder Day 3. Final Speed + Final Lead: Calculate Combined Top-4 ranking Day 3. Duel Semi & Final on a 10 meter long 8a route.

Olympijskรฝ formรกt podฤพa 8a v troch krokoch
Viacerรฉ lezeckรฉ federรกcie, trรฉneri a top lezci podali alebo sa chystajรบ podaลฅ na IFSC svoje nรกvrhy, ako by mal vyzeraลฅ Kombinovanรฝ Olympijskรฝ formรกt. Niektorรฉ z tรฝchto nรกvrhov sa vลกak nebudรบ daลฅ uskutoฤniลฅ, keฤลพe IFSC uลพ mรก istรฉ zรกvรคzky voฤi Medzinรกrodnรฉho olympijskรฉmu vรฝboru (MOV). Sรบ to naprรญklad: Jeden set medailรญ, ลพiadne novรฉ disciplรญny, zรบฤastniลฅ sa mรดลพu len tรญ najlepลกรญ lezci, รบฤasลฅ 20 muลพov a 20 ลพien, Obtiaลพnosลฅ/Boulder/Rรฝchlosลฅ, formรกtu bude jednoduchรฉ porozumieลฅ a vรญลฅazi budรบ vyhlรกsenรญ a zoradenรญ ako pri vลกetkรฝch ostatnรฝch ลกportoch na pรณdiu. Tu je nรกvrh na zorganizovanie pretekov poฤas troch dnรญ, ktorรฉ sรบ na ne vyฤlenenรฉ, zahล•ลˆajรบci uลพ existujรบce zรกvodnรฉ formรกty IFSC. Tรฉma ako sa kvalifikovaลฅ poฤas troch krokov bude rozdiskutovanรก v neskorลกom prรญspevku. Deลˆ 1: Kvalifikรกcia Obtiaลพnosลฅ + Kvalifikรกcia Rรฝchlosลฅ Deลˆ 2: Kvalifikรกcia Boulder: Zoradenie Top-8 pretekรกrov v Kombinovanom formรกte Deลˆ 2: Finรกle Boulder Deลˆ 3: Finรกle Rรฝchlosลฅ + Finรกle Obtiaลพnosลฅ Zoradenie Top-4 pretekรกrov v Kombinovanom formรกte Deลˆ 3. Semifinรกle & Finรกle v ลกtรฝle Duel na 10 metrov dlhej 8a ceste

Jednou z najvรคฤลกรญch zmien v lezeckej komunite poฤas poslednรฝch rokov bol nรกrast v poฤte lezcov, ktorรญ sa sรบstredia na vรฝkonnostnรฝ trรฉning. Moลพnรฝm ลกtartรฉrom tohto trendu bol Adam Ondra pred niekoฤพkรฝmi rokmi a teraz sa mu venuje naprรญklad aj Chris Sharma. O trรฉningu a spรดsoboch, ako posunรบลฅ svoje lezenie na vyลกลกรญ level sa dรก doฤรญtaลฅ skoro vลกade a nechaลฅ hodinky na mobile rozhodovaลฅ o tom, ako dlho ฤlovek lezie je nieฤo novรฉ tak pre dospelรฝch lezcov, ako aj vo svete detรญ. S nรกrastom tohto trendu je vลกak dรดleลพitรฉ poznamenaลฅ, ลพe Adam Ondra aj Chris Sharma sa na takรฝto dostali z veฤพkej ฤasti prรกve kvรดli tomu, ลพe ลพijรบ pre lezenie. K lezeckรฉho ลกtรฝlu ลพivota potom zaradili aj vรฝkonnostnรฝ trรฉning. Ak ale ฤlovek zaฤne priamo trรฉnovaลฅ pre vรฝkony, mรดลพe tรฝm riskovaลฅ zranenia a stratu motivรกcie, keฤ sa tempo zlepลกovania spomalรญ alebo nastane stagnรกcia. Pravdepodobne najlepลกรญm ลกtรฝlom je zaฤaลฅ tak ako Ondra alebo Sharma: liezลฅ niekoฤพko rokov, zlepลกovaลฅ sa aลพ dokรฝm neprรญde stagnรกcia a potom nasadiลฅ vรฝkonnostnรฝ trรฉning na jej prekonanie. Samozrejme to ale ide aj tak, ako to robia naprรญklad Dave Graham, Daniel Woods alebo Nalle Hukkataival - jednoducho ลพiลฅ naplno pre lezenie.

V 8a databรกze sa nachรกdza 4.1 miliรณna prelezov a vลกetky boli zapรญsanรฉ jednรฝm z nasledujรบcich spรดsobov: 1. Cez strรกnku kliknutรญm "Pridaลฅ" v ฤพavej ฤast, s moลพnosลฅou pridania vลกetkรฝch detailov cesty ฤi bouldra 2. Cez mobilnรบ aplikรกciu kliknutรญm "Pridaลฅ cez mobil" s menej moลพnosลฅami 3. Cez vyhฤพadรกvanie v pravej ฤasti, kde staฤรญ nรกjsลฅ oblasลฅ a nรกsledne pridaลฅ cestu do Dennรญฤka ฤi Inventรกra Ak si preliezol znรกmu cestu v znรกmej oblasti a chceลก si ju zapรญsaลฅ, moลพnosลฅ ฤ. 3 bude najrรฝchlejลกia. Ak si naopak spravil nieฤo novรฉ alebo vyliezol mรกlo lezenรบ cestu ฤi boulder, najlepลกie bude pouลพiลฅ moลพnosลฅ ฤ.1. Moลพnosลฅ 3 bude v budรบcnosti sprรญstupnenรก aj na mobilnej strรกnke.

There are 4.1 million routes in the 8a database and all of them have been added using one of the following options. 1. Click "Add" up to the left and write free text including all details. 2. Click "Add via mobile" with less details. 3. In the search column to the right, start writing the crag name and find your route in the Ticklist. If you have done a popular climb at a popular crag, the fastest way is the option three. If you put up something new or climb unpopular climbs, then the option 1 is the fastest. Later there will also be an option to add routes using option 3 in the mobile responsive site.

One of the biggest changes in the climbing community in the last years is the increased focus on performance training. Adam Ondra started it some years ago and now even Chris Sharma follows the trend. You can read about training and the shortcuts to achieving higher level everywhere. Letting mobile clock structure how much time to climb and rest is the new thing sometimes even for the kids. With this trend for getting stronger it is important to state that Adam Ondra and Chris Sharma did get their best based just on the Lifestyle climbing approach. Now they are successfully adding some Performance Training into their climbing lifestyle. If you instead start with the performance training approach, you may risk injuries and motivation problems when your performance level stops increasing. The easiest way to stay away from these problems is just to start climbing for several years like Ondra and Sharma did and then, when you reach a plateau, you can go for some performance training short cuts. Alternatively, you can continue just "lifestyling" like Graham, Woods and Hukkataival and still continue to progress.

No pressure, just enjoyment - Domen's winning recipe
Domen ล kofic, #2 in the 8a ranking game, has had a slow but steady progress in World Cup rankings, just as he wanted. Suddenly in 2016, the Slovenian 22-year-old won three out of the first four events. (c) Stanko Gruden (Interview with his fiancee Janja Garnbret is coming up). How can you explain the great development in 2016? I seriously have no idea how that happened. I had a lot of trouble with the pain in my lower back at the start of the year and had to avoid certain moves as it was to painful. I also decided to skip bouldering because of it. I was rarely happy with my training, as it was always a half of what I wanted to do. With special exercises and treatments with physio therapist, I was able to recover in time, but I was still seriously doubting my shape before the season kicked off. Somehow I was able to relax and didn't even care about my goals anymore. I came to Chamonix without any expectations, just super thrilled that competitions finally started. I knew that I'll have to fight and risk it all, to make a good result. It was just the opposite situation compared to last year, when I was feeling in the best shape of my life and full of expectations, taking podiums for granted. I then finished 9th on the first two comps and this year I won 3 out of 4. So I guess that played the biggest role, being free of self-made pressure and just enjoy the competition scene no matter what happens. After all this success I couldn't control my expectations anymore and deep down I wanted nothing less than a podium in Paris. Finishing 4th again after Gijon two years ago was a heartbreaker. I admit I lost some motivation and at the same time I didn't want to mess up the overall. The last two comps were mentally the hardest for me. Defending is way harder, than attacking. Luckily, I managed to keep it together to the very end and pulled off something I would call crazy dreams just two years ago. What was the feeling and nervousness about starting the final in front of your home crowd? I have to admit that this was my mentally hardest competition ever. The hardest part was definitely just before semis, where I had to perform perfect to make it to finals. Luckly, I didn't know I had to actually top the route. It got a lot easier, when I knew I got in the finals, but still, it wasn't over yet. When I watched the replay of the stream commentator said, I surely knew I already won the overall before my final climb, but I didn't. I heard Jakob finished fast, but so did all before him. I only saw that Romain wasn't sitting in one of the leader chairs. Jakob was still to sit down on some of them. So it was a nerve wrecking battle to the very end. The route was tough, but when I slipped off in the middle of the route, still with lots of gas in the tank, I thought I surely failed. I got to know that it was enough for second place and that I got the overall from Urban only after I tied off the rope. I can't describe the feeling of the relief and happiness afterwards. What is the next plan, 2017 aim and what about the Olympics? I want to continue with my slow and steady progress and achieve what I still haven't... I'm definitely giving most of my focus on bouldering next season and try myself there to. I would definitely like to find some time for outdoors and finish the unfinished business. The Olympics are still far and we still don't know how they're going to be. The format and how to qualify is still not known. I would definitely like to compete there one day, but only if climbing doesn't change drastically in the process of becoming an Olympic sport. I would seriously have a hard time to decide whether to go or not, if I had to start training speed as we know it today.