UKH

Given that comp climbers are having their carbon emissions calculated on other UKC threads at the moment, got me thinking about the future of comps. 

Speed climbing is already conducted on standard holds, standard spacing, standard angle, so competitors could easily Skype this in. If, like me you wander away from the main square in Chamonix for a beer during the speed comp, then there’s the handy opportunity to block that feed. Win-win!

For the bouldering comp, standard Moon boards with a standard competition set of holds. The leds light up for the current problem, minimal setup. These boards are all over the world, so Skype it in. Big  advantage is that comp returns to being about climbing rather than jumping about. Win-win!

Extend the Moon board concept to lead boards. Standard angle, spacing, comp hold and volume set, leds.

I think something like this was run for bouldering in 2017 and actually worked ok. It meant that you could compete on your home/gym board during the comp if you have the comp set. 

There even might be an episode of Black Mirror about it one day

Where are the emissions and the calculations then?

In other threads

Oh go on then...,

you could start with the Caff thread. R0x0x0Wolfo does a calc. 

I’m not sure calcs and facts are relevant to this, as the thread kicked off with no numbers. My guess is that zeitgeist is probably more important.

paul

There problem with all this carbon emissions minutia is that it's middle class naval gazing. Im not saying fundamentally changing our lifestyles isnt important but that has to be part of global paradigm change. There's a billion people in china and a billion in india. Flights create carbon but it's drop in the ocean

I wasn't being funny mate, I am wondering where the carbon emissions come from with indoor bouldering/climbing competitions. unless you mean from the competitors flying all over the world to compete in which case I can understand that. three people I used to work with sold their cars to lower their carbon footprint. but thought nothing about flying all over the world for meetings and training courses.

Yes, this was about climbers on the international circuit. I think that sponsored climbers have a tricky time ahead. On the one hand they need to overwhelm Instagram with their activities travelling the world covered in logos or tags, and on the other there is a rising tide of opinion which says ‘hold on, we can’t go on like this’.

Maybe Red Bull will have to plant a forest to offset their ambassadors in the future? Maybe this isn’t a bad thing?

Just wait for next weekend and the massed hoards going for the BRYCS finals...