Yes you can use binoculars or a scope to check out the holds in IFSC Lead competitions.
Tim Muller, Eli Lassman, Sam Gordon, Zofia Lisowski, and Daniel Cottingham, all win Brunton Spotting Scopes.
Thank you to everyone who entered.
In IFSC Lead competitions, are competitors be allowed to use a monocular to check out the holds on a competition route? Graeme Alderson, an IFSC judge, knows the answer and if you do, you could win a Brunton Spotting Scope...we have 5 to give away.
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