Research & Data
8a.nu Climbers
In previous posts where we’ve looked at data from 8a.nu it’s always been from climbers in the top 100 rankings (female/sport/boulder). This gives us a…
October 10th, 2017
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In previous posts where we’ve looked at data from 8a.nu it’s always been from climbers in the top 100 rankings (female/sport/boulder). This gives us a…
October 10th, 2017
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[Update 13/10/2017: user NP pointed out an interesting issue with the below article in the comments. We’ve done a follow up in Are Hard Climbs…
October 9th, 2017
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We’ve already looked at BMI in climbing a couple of times, first in our own data and secondly looking at an overview of some numbers from 8a.nu….
October 9th, 2017
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We use maximal finger strength (as measured by a 5 sec. hang on a 20mm Lattice Edge) as a key data point in our performance…
October 4th, 2017
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It is well known that climbing (both bouldering and sport climbing) is a sport that is affected by power to weight ratios. The biggest factor…
October 4th, 2017
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Body weight in climbing is a hot topic of discussion and has been for a long time. It’s widely acknowledged that carefully controlled body fat…
October 4th, 2017
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The big grade of 9c has officially landed! Adam Ondra has succeeded on his Flatanger Project Hard, undoubtedly the pinnacle of his climbing career to…
September 7th, 2017
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Every now and then we bump in to interesting little titbits in our data: milestone grades are one of these! In theory we would expect people’s…
August 30th, 2017
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Lucy Mitchell is a climber from Northern Ireland (Belfast) and unbeknownst to much of the UK climbing community, is racking up one of the most impressive sport…
January 13th, 2017
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9a by the age of 22 for UK climbers is fast becoming the gold standard to aspire to. No longer the realms of “professional full-timers…
December 26th, 2016
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