Re:How the World's Most Difficult Bouldering Problems Get Made
by legohead on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @12:23PM
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my climbing partner and I pay attention to the route setters. we have a couple favorites in the gym and a couple we don't particularly enjoy.
our favorites are chosen mostly because their grades feel right, and their climbs are fun. I see two problems that setters fall into: 1) make it super hard technically/hard to figure out, or 2) really easy technically, but you have to be the Hulk to get past it. someone that can balance those issues makes a good setter.
our favorites are chosen mostly because their grades feel right, and their climbs are fun. I see two problems that setters fall into: 1) make it super hard technically/hard to figure out, or 2) really easy technically, but you have to be the Hulk to get past it. someone that can balance those issues makes a good setter.