I met @JakobSchubertClimbing in Aarau (Switzerland) at Kraftreactor and we set one boulder each to challenge ourselves with the new Macros holds from @WALLTOPIACHANNEL thanks to Kraftreactor team, Emilyan, and Beardfrost production!
Stefano's boulder was great but the 3D climbing on Jakob's was just incredible. This routesetting video did remind me -- what happened to the trade to get yourself your own gym, Stefano? It's been awhile since there was a trade.
Wow Jakob is an absolute beast! That flying toe-hook on your boulder was awesome. And then the constant swapping between toes and hands on his boulder was such a cool design
Black and white from Jackob is so epic and strong and my favourite one, however your boulder, the pink one was with great dyno and aesthetic pleasant to watch performing. Great job guys.
Bro, no disrespect to Adam (the legend) but Jakob is currently the best all around climber in the world. He’s done some of the hardest boulders, won the IFSC world championship, climbed some of the hardest routes and climbed the hardest deep water solo climbs. The only thing he hasn’t accomplished is getting on the wall with honnold in some solo action (I hope he doesn’t 😂). Dude is a monster….and don’t get all butt hurt. I’m well aware of Adam’s resume, but I’m talking about right now, not lifetime.
Actually what amazed me the most is that there is such a good gym in the small town Aarau, where the population is just around 20k... And Jakob's problem is just amazing!
Y'all are too strong! holy crap never been more inspired seeing plastic climbing but its all so cool, those holds are sick! Whoever decided on the music killed it, Could you list the songs you put in the video?
Probably taken the spot as top climber in the world (IFSC and Project BIG) as Ondra is getting older For those saying Ondra is younger than Jakob, yes I know that, but age seems to be hitting Ondra harder while Jakob looks like he's aging like fine wine
Im not a fan of the huge, rounded holds you both made your routes from. I mean having such holds in a gym is great of course, adding variety! And I do like slopers. Watching this new gym overall most of the holds are huge, slopey and to some degree look very similar in shape&size. Maybe not visually, but in terms of grabbing/steping on them. I know it is kinda oldschool to use small crimpy holds or (bigger) rock look-a-likes. But I really like holds that are similar to rock shapes rather than most you see in the short video here. Having a great variety should be the most important thing in a gym. Like pockets, conglomerate, small crack, weird shape overall etc. I feel like this style in new holds is kind of a fashion/design thing to make them look cool. It also feels like gyms want to have holds that are used in competitions. But whats to point when you can just climb 1 (artificial design) route instead of 3 normal ones ? For example the dual texture of the holds Jakob uses: Whats the point here? Without dual texture you could create marginal smears on the steeper angles at least. But like this I really dont see any purpose. Takes way more space and is probably very expansive. Dont get me wrong, some holds making good use of the dual texture, no doubt. But sometimes I really wonder why they even make holds like that. Maybe Im watching it too critically... was fun watching you guys create & climb the boulders ;)
You have a point, i learn there is a difference between outdoor and indoor climbers too. Most indoorclimbers really wanna climb 7A wich is strange cos in these days to be a somebody, you have to climb 9A at least. Still haven’t figered that out. Last i had a guy who bragged he did all the blue circuit, wich is V0 and i asked wich one was the most fun? His answer but i did them all 🤣
@@dennis1802 "Most indoor climbers wanna climb 7A" - I don't think so. Different climbers have different goals, and not everyone has specific grade goals. Also, I don't know any climbers who just climb to try to "be a somebody". They climb because they love climbing. Lastly, the guy that "bragged" he did the whole blue circuit.. maybe he was just happy and wanted to share his achievement? There's nothing wrong with that. You were once a V0 climber too.
@@dennis1802 well there are definitly some people that only go to gym. Nothing wrong with that. Actually im glad about it so crags dont get overcrowded :> Doesnt matter where you climb, there are always people that care more or less about grades. Being in nature with friends having a good time, maybe a nice panorama is all that matters. But having a great and hard line to climb on I do enjoy even more than just climbing easy routes first go. Overall that wasnt my point though. New style bouldering in gyms is becoming more and more athletic&dynamic. Sometimes you watching an acrobat like in a circus. I dont mean that negativly, but it shows that this direction is a totally different one than climbing on rock. I like to keep things simple and oldschool.
Would you guys say Jakob the best climber right now? Because Adam did 9c and many World Championships but Jakob did 9c and also 9a bouldering and he did so quite recent.
