Welcome to Behind The Wall, a weekly newsletter published every Saturday.
Each week, I highlight the favourite things I’ve watched, read and listened to from the world of indoor and competition climbing. I also keep track of what climbing competitions are coming up and where you can buy tickets. (If you are new here, you can read old editions on the Behind the Wall homepage.)
We had a series of Prague World Cup reflection videos from Adam Ondra, Erin McNeice and Zach Richardson. Anna Hazelnut put on the “influencer” Olympics with commentary from Matt Groom, and the World Climbing Club returns for the Seoul World Cup. Jesse Grupper joined Jini on the That’s Not Real Climbing Podcast to talk about his Olympic experience and making the world a better place.
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Watch
- WHERE HAS HE BEEN!!👀 5x World Cup winner Kokoro Fuji | Jonathan Sin Climbing. Jonathan talked with Kokoro Fuji, 2021 World Champion, about what he has been doing this year while not on the World Cup circuit, including trying Burden of Dreams.
- Climbing Influencers Go Head-to-Head in the Ultimate Olympic Challenge! (Feat. Matt Groom) | Anna Hazelnutt. Anna organised the inaugural Influencer Olympics, where 2 teams of 4 influencers competed for their team across the boulder, lead and speed. Matt Groom, IFSC commentator, provides commentary for the event.
- My LAST? Boulder World Cup | Adam Ondra. Adam shared his experience of the Prague Boulder World Cup, talking through the boulders and how he felt during the competition.
- IFSC BOULDER WORLD CUP PRAGUE 2024 | Richardsons Climbing. Zach and Madison Richardson debrief their qualification round performances at the Prague IFSC Boulder World Cup.
- The Prague Debrief | Erin McNeice. Erin McNeice broke down her performance in the Boulder semi-final in Prague and how she dealt with the disappointment of not making the final and watching the final.
- Boulder Series comes to an end in South Korea 🇰🇷 | IFSC. The IFSC World Climbing Club returned to Seoul for the final Boulder, Lead and Speed World cups of the 2024 season.
Listen
- Jesse Grupper, Team USA Olympian | That’s Not Real Climbing Podcast. Jini talked with Jesse about his Olympics experience, competing with a finger injury and how he tries to make the world a better place outside of climbing.
International Climbing Competition Tickets
The World Cup season is wrapping up with two competitions left, plus the Asian and Pan American continental championships. Here is a rundown of climbing competitions to watch out for the rest of the year.
- Asian Continental Championship in Tai’an (China) October 10 – 14. Tickets are yet to be announced.
- IFSC Madrid 4 Speed (Spain) October 18 – 20. Tickets are yet to be announced.
- Pan American Championship in Santiago (Chile) November 18 – 24. Tickets are yet to be announced.
That’s a Wrap
I hope you enjoyed this edition of Behind the Wall. Let me know what you think at behindthewall@insideclimbing.com or D.M. me on Instagram.
See you next week!
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