Sport Climbing Rant – Part 2 | Ask Lattice

July 8th, 2021

Slow climbers, dodgy beta, extending quick draws, rope dabbing… are you safe from this weeks contriversial topics? In this latest Ask Lattice video and podcast Tom Randall and Ollie Torr sat down on the Ask Lattice sofa and had another rant, this week covering more topical “issues” from modern day sport and route climbing.

Tune in for some more triggering content in part 2 of their sport rant!

1:36 – Speed of climbing
7:33 – Big grades for bad beta
10:11 – Is there a ‘best’ way to train endurance?
16:56 – Extending quick draws
20:22 – Sieging routes
23:51 – Rope dabbing

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