Today we’ve got part 2 of 4 of John Burgman’s series “Climbing in the Year 2030”. In part 1 he took a look at how training may evolve over the next 15 years and in today’s segment he chats with gym owners and training experts to predict what the future holds for climbing gyms and training facilities. Are Climbing Gyms The New Urban Fitness Craze? While there are still those die-hards who view indoor climbing as somehow inferior …
Over the next two weeks, we will take a look into the future of climbing (climbing in the year 2030) in a 4 part series. The sport has changed tremendously since 2000. Guest contributor John Burgman, author of Why We Climb, talked with experts in the climbing field to explore how the sport might progress in the next 15 years. Take a moment and think back to your climbing life in the year 2000. Perhaps you weren’t …
The Great Age Debate; Today we’ve got a great read from guest contributor John Burgman on a question competitive sports have been asking for decades… 13-year-old Ashima Shiraishi competing in the Portland Boulder Rally. Photo by Ben Moon. How Young Is Too Young For A Climber To Be Crushing It In Competitions? If you went to the fridge for another beer at some point while YouTubing the recent 2014 Portland Boulder Rally, you might have missed the off-handed commentary about …
