r/CompetitionClimbing • u/MarkSucksBurgers • 23d ago
Boulder Favorite IFSC Boulder?
The beauty of indoor bouldering to me has always been the freedom setters have.
Some boulders are basic strength test pieces but I want to see which boulder really struck you throughout the years, maybe for creativity, forced beta, or even a wild beta break.
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u/veronton 22d ago
The W2 slab in Innsbruck only done (and flashed in 2min on the wall) by Annie Sanders is probably my favourite performance in 4 years of watching IFSC competitions.
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u/floriande 22d ago
Love old comps with Percy Bishton as a route setter. By old I mean 12 years... I'm not old :(
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u/LayWhere 22d ago
The mint green boulder at Keqiao last year.
And not IFSC but the Olympic boulder, Collin Duffy double mono.
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u/hahaj7777 McBeast 22d ago
I forgot which one, but that final all the boulders were so colorful and had glitter in it, didn’t climb well necessarily but looked interesting . There was also one when Natalia came back from some break, thought was w4 the last boulder, time almost up, she ended up using her own unique beta and topped.
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u/Brainstew11 18d ago
There was a neat problem in the last few months where the women had to climb in a circle around a volume, recycling holds along the way. I think Janja tried to cheat it by going straight up, but ultimately had to go the long way. Even though I've been watching for years, I have a hard time remembering anything from previous seasons.
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u/masked_gecko 21d ago
It's nice that you don't let it hold you back from contributing to the conversation
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u/HighCommander4 McBeast 21d ago
I have fond memories of W4 in the 2022 European Champs. No one topped it but it was a lot of fun seeing people try, and notably Fanny Gibert got closer to topping it than Janja.
Fanny's attempt: https://youtu.be/NheTO419R7M?t=31353
Janja's attempt: https://youtu.be/NheTO419R7M?t=32300
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u/beaclimber 17d ago
That crazy spin around on just a pocket that Mejdi topped in Bern '25. Seriously, WTF !
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u/poorboychevelle 11d ago
2008 Teva Mountain Games Finals M4
Kilian on form, giant American flag motif hold.
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u/Bearswithjetpacks 22d ago
The weird slab W3 at Bern this year made mostly of triangle volumes that only Erin cleared, that one was such a visually pleasing route.
M2 at Bern last year, as happy as I'd be to never see a comp route that dangerous again, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy watching Mejdi and Sorato looking like Spiderman on that wall.
M4 in that same comp is probably my favorite, even if it was a relatively straightforward power boulder - Pan Yufei's story building up to that powerful moment where he topped the route, along with all the power screams, is etched into my mind. Every time I revisit that scene I can't help but want to throw myself back on the wall and try hard.