Ondra Explains Why Boulder Problems are Like Parkour

Modern bouldering problems require climbers to make big and dynamic movements where their coordination is as important as how strong they are.

Adam Ondra recently said in an interview that the reason is that it’s easier to make a number of attempts on coordination problems versus very difficult technical problems. This is important when World Cups and comps only give the climber four minutes to send.

Watch Ondra talk about his training, rivalry, comps and more in the below video. Once again, his insights to the sport are very educational.

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Hangar has officially been christened. By chalk, sweat, and blood. By a great atmosphere, roar of the crowd and fantastic performances of the climbers. Thank you to all those who came, climbed, and cheered. Do not worry, it’s not the end of the competitions and more are being planned, certainly greater and maybe even better. Photo: @lukasbiba

A post shared by Adam Ondra (@adam.ondra) on Jan 12, 2019 at 12:30pm PST

Ondra Talks Comps