I haven’t really said anything important here but this is just how I feel. So I want to know how other people feel and why. So maybe I can gain some new perspective on modern gym climbing.

So I struggle to see that same beauty in comp climbing that feels like a parkour set. I see the hyper dynamic and coordination based moves and feel like it’s a cheap way of appealing to people that don’t know a lot about climbing.

That sense of awe pushed me towards a philosophy that was based heavily on the aesthetic beauty of outdoor climbing.

As a newer climber that was introduced to climbing through the outdoors I have a gut reaction to say that the gym should always be based on the outdoors. I fell in love with climbing because of the sense of awe and adventure that going outside gave me.

I’ll be the first to reply to my own (tweet?, not sure what to call these posts).