speed wall climbing is an official Olympic sport

[Darren Dirt]

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

[Darren Dirt]

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

[Thorin]

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.

[Lazybones]

Given my offices relationship with climbing I have seen those speed wall runs a few times.. It is crazy.

[Darren Dirt]

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.

HIS SCHOOLMATES ENVY HIM, YOU'LL NEVER GUESS WHY!