The Future of Bouldering?
Most seem to agree it's very difficult to see short power problems getting a whole lot harder. There simply seems to be a limit to what physically possible to hang on to, even for mutants - skin will be skin after all, and friction can only help you that much.
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What does the future of bouldering look like?
Obviously, this is impossible to know, but let’s speculate a bit…
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