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Title: speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 28, 2019, 10:01:12 AM
Current record is the standardized 15 meters wall in ... under 6 seconds (!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e863Qr0jaYo

I feel out of breath just watching some of these runs :)
Title: Re: speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 28, 2019, 10:19:17 AM
Part of a series by WIRED called "Almost Impossible"**.

In this week's episode, the host going in cold took 45 minutes to solve a Rubik's Cube ... then after 2 weeks of daily practicing what he learned in a single session from an expert ... got it down to 1.5 minutes (!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUopbexPk3A




** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLibNZv5Zd0dweG40QXqhvOk-L1XymbfXi
Title: Re: speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport
Post by: Thorin on May 28, 2019, 03:36:17 PM
That speed wall climbing is insanely fast.

I can do a regular 3x3 Rubik's cube in about a minute.  About five minutes for the 4x4, about twelve minutes for the 5x5.  My cubes don't have any special lubrication to make it easier, though.
Title: Re: speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport
Post by: Lazybones on May 28, 2019, 05:05:50 PM
Given my offices relationship with climbing I have seen those speed wall runs a few times.. It is crazy.
Title: Re: speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport
Post by: Darren Dirt on May 31, 2019, 04:08:05 PM
Quote from: Thorin on May 28, 2019, 03:36:17 PM
I can do a regular 3x3 Rubik's cube in about a minute.  About five minutes for the 4x4, about twelve minutes for the 5x5.  My cubes don't have any special lubrication to make it easier, though.

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