I was in Innsbruck last year for a day, went bouldering and ran into the "local punter" Alex Megos randomly, there wasn't even an event Sadly didn't see him climb though, he was on the phone pacing through the parking lot for half an hour then sat down in the café lol Least interesting celebrety story ever!
Looked like it would roughly qualify as a World Cup lead route. Maybe a bit undercooked on the creativity side of things, which is only natural, since it is not some kind of World Cup mastermind route.
I'm glad Coros brought these two together, but it's a little weird that a running watch company is sponsoring climbers -- athletes who don't typically wear watches due to degloving risks.
Thanks for the feedback. I work for COROS and am deeply involved in developing COROS climbing solutions. I'd like to provide more information about our work. Our primary goal is to design practical climbing technology tools to help climbers train more efficiently and track their progress more accurately, similar to how we've developed products for runners. When designing our solutions for both indoor and outdoor climbing, we were fully aware of the issues related to wearing a watch on the wrist. To address this, we designed a watch carabiner that allows climbers to attach the VERTIX watch to their harness. Our software can automatically detect indoor lead pitches without any button pressing. In bouldering, wearing a watch on the wrist usually isn't a problem. However, users can also opt to leave their watches on the floor when attempting very challenging problems. Moreover, we don't just sponsor athletes; we collaborate with them to build products that are genuinely useful for their training. COROS is the only tech wearable brand specifically developing products for climbers. While this technology is new to the climbing community and we understand it takes time to adopt, our product is continuously evolving. We welcome all kinds of feedback to improve our solutions further.
I almost always climb with my watch because I track heart rate data, which is fine since I hardly crack climb. I take it off if ever doing crack. My wedding ring is always on too, it’s silicone though
I think this is one of my favorite videos that I’ve seen you do. Really awesome to see how you did on insanely hard boulders. I will admit, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anybody climb with a watch on. Seems counterintuitive.
The same could have been said about cycling or running 30-40 years ago. Climbers are elite athletes and pushing their body to the max. By utilizing a watch to track your sessions, you'll gain insights into fitness, recovery, stress, etc. This information paves the way for better decision making long term toward your goals.
@@corosderek288 I get the health benefits, but in a sport where you are constantly pushing your hands into rough surfaces it seems like it would get damaged too easily.
@@nateayer3560 We have built a specific carabiner that holds the watch specifically for this reason. Some athletes prefer the watch on, but for those who don't, just clip it into the carabiner.
Was really nice meeting you in Innsbruck Loui! Awesome Video, keep up the amazing work. Also I swear I already saw those local climbers a few times, they are pretty strong.
Great video ! Just one remark, I felt like there were a bit too much cuts on the "2 above onsight" Stefano's climb. I think most of us are here to see and maybe learn from great climbers, so while the cuts make the video more dynamic, there's a loss of interesting content.
Amazing video, you should do more of these with some other random climbers we've seen in this video. Stefano is amazing, this 8C+ was unbelievable. Great video!!!
Great video! I hope you make it out onto some of the amazing mountains around here - this is the best place in the world! Although high things not so accessible atm, I discovered the snow line is very low today…
Now that you've conquered 18 meters, can we invite you to come to Groningen and climb the 33m Excalibur wall? It's got a yet unclaimed 9a, but maybe we'll keep that one for Stefano
The cuts on the lead part are a bit annoying. I get that the video might be a bit long with all the rests and clips, but it still missing a lot of climbing. Otherwise great stuff as usual!
freaking Jakob Schubert is just in the video with no introduction?? Edit: Jesus Christ Megos as well... I thought I had seen a video of him at this place, I didn't know it was for this though.
Oh No LOUIS! I was really rooting for you on the mint but we didnt get to see you match hands. And you used a purple hold for your right foot slightly just before the end hold. BUT I love the video! And I love that when you sent it, you had decided on using your own beta or like "manual mode". very cool to watch.
Louis, will you be in Paris for the Olympics? In the audience, I mean. I've got tickets for the finals, and I'm lowkey hoping to run into you. 😄 Awesome video, btw!
I would be curious to understand/learn how much time did the lead climb take for Louis and Stefano each, understanding that they were not climbing "for time."
