In reply to UKC News:
All in all a pretty good event I thought, particularly for a first time. If a poor third world country with little history of climbing like India can stage something this good surely Britain should be able to at least equal it. What are we waiting for?
I didn't care for the co-commentor much who seemed to be trying to big up the event at every opportunity and having him for both the semis and the final was too much. It gave the impression he did not have much confidence in the comp, when in fact it all seemed very good. I thought we might have had Shauna co-commentating for the final - a rare chance when she's not in the final.
Also there was the usual lack of coordination between film crew and commentators. Surely this could be sorted in a variety of ways without too much difficulty.
The most impressive thing for me was the two Japanese men doing the running problem first try. I'm guessing their team must have trained that kind of thing a fair bit. Great to see Miho finally get a gold too. She's been very consistent over the past few years so well deserved and surely someone to watch in the future.
The fourth round of the IFSC Boulder World Cup took place in Navi Mumbai, India this weekend. Soaring temperatures and high humidity made for challenging conditions, which proved too much for some competitors not accustomed to climbing in the heat.
