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Interview Albert Ok - The Speed Climbing Coach with a Global Athlete Team

Before he became a speed climbing coach, Albert Ok was a talented 110m hurdler, a nationally-ranked Guitar Hero player and a chess coach. Fascinated by the minutiae of movement after discovering climbing, he made YouTube videos analysing World Cup beta, earning him millions of views and the moniker 'Professor Ok'. Next, he became a na...


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