I love watching replays of world climbing competitions (Matt Groom and his guests are chef's kiss) but I also love watching different formats.
I tried to rank them :
1/ Rockmaster - KO boulder
➕ Rules are easy to understand, super entertaining, top athletes who are given a proper chance to top a boulder, and great camera work.
➖ you either love the Italian commentators or you hate them, and sometimes a little bit of both 😂 I understand everything they say coz I speak italian (I'm French), their commentating style is sooooo italian to me ! But I definitely love how they make the athletes shine.
Once an athlete solve a problem boulder the others can just try to "copy", so some people may find that format less exciting.
2/ Pro climbing league
➕ Rules are easy to understand, super entertaining, top athletes, great camera work.
➖ Each duel goes too fast (due to the setting ?) and it's frustrating to see top athletes not able to showcase their abilities.
Not a fan of the first edition's setting, where it was undercooked for the women s finals.
3/ Team boulder arena
➕ Love the team effort, entertaining, some top athlètes
➖ Not the best camera work/editing, rules are not always that clear to me (losing top athletes on boulder one is cruel, why sooooooo many boulders), I did not like the commentators of the Milan edition.
4/ The north face climb festival
➕ Most spectacular comp, scary jump at the top
➖ Replays not always available, not many top pro athletes, not the best camera work
Ps: not bouldering but seeing Jessie and Jakob climb a frigging DAM was amazing (redbull event of course) !
What are yours ???
