Can Louis Climb Hard Enough to Compete for Team GB?

This week, Louis is over at Mile End Climbing Wall where he is seeing if he can send World Cup level boulders in a comp simulation set by Alex Lemel for Team GB climbers!
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[@lauraguglielmo]

Petition to have routesetters demonstrate the intended beta at the end of competitions

[@JohnnosaurusREX]

Yes, also I almost always would love a routesetter in the comentary box. Would be so interesting.

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

it's actually very cool to do lead championships because you have to flash the qualifiers routes and see the routesetter climbing it! Still didn't use the same beta ahahaha

[@lauraguglielmo]

@@JohnnosaurusREX you're right! Having their insight would surely be a bonus

[@Denastus]

I think that would go against how climbers read routes. Plus one person's beta won't be the same as another's.

[@Iakel345]

Yes to this, I’ve left similar comments on other ifsc vids 😂 give the people what they want!

[@shaneh7519]

Considering how good Louis is, it really puts into perspective how difficult those are.

[@robertsedgeley1952]

Was thinking the same, the difficulty of them boulders is incredible. Stoked to see him get the last one.

[@slapthesloper]

They all still seem doable for him but doing a boulder in 5 minutes with no beta is very hard

[@maximedelmas]

And it puts into perspective how difficult the hardest outdoor boulders are, considering the world cup grades are way below.

[@nilsp9426]

Routesetting must be one hell of a job at the world cup circuit. I think Louis might do all of these given an hour per boulder. But they are all boulders on which it is difficult to have a very good first try.

[@shaneh7519]

@@maximedelmas no doubt the v15s and 16s are incredibly difficult, and the climbers that can send them are insane, but they are different styles for sure.

[@Nyitemare]

This was a really sick concept, really puts in perspective how hard world cup boulders are!

[@wunderlichdrive]

Woah! This has really increased my respect for anyone competing at the World Cup level. If Louis struggles on these problems, then the WC athletes have to be demi-gods. It is interesting to have his commentary while he climbs. It gives a much greater sense of how little time one has and how challenging the problem-solving is, alongside ith the obvious physical challenges.

[@lolzguyl]

Watching Louis, climbing or otherwise, is very enjoyable and fun! Should Louis, Magnus, and Pete Whittaker do a campus-off? I think yes.

[@Bobbzorzen]

if we're having a campusing competition then Stefano needs to be in it, my man tried campusing Burden and actually did a move :D

[@bryanbryan6108]

Pete is an endurance climber though so of course a bouldered like Louis would win. Magnus is strong of course but he’s far from the peak form he was in when he was competing

[@Geeoorrgeee]

This has given a new level of appreciation and respect for the level World Cup climbers are at. It was refreshing to see Louis struggle! (sorry!)

[@adamschmidt4671]

Would have been really interesting to hear how that performance measured up to the people on the GB climbing team - for it to be good practice, they would have needed to be hard enough that some of the climbers would not have been able to finish all of them!

[@OderiConditioning]

For what it's worth, Toby Roberts posted a clip of himself quite comfortably campusing through the slopery purple, all but the first and last moves. No toehook catch, no matching. Although of course that clip would have likely been filmed after their sim proper.

[@uzerf]

@@OderiConditioning do you have a link to that?

[@colemantrebor6574]

it's not really campusing, just a big paddle dyno, also Toby Roberts is probably the strongest on the GB climbing team, having just won the European cup@@OderiConditioning

[@cwehden]

this is great, would like a section at the end where you go back and spend more time on each boulder

[@0-Will-0]

Lovely to see a climber that is probably 100x, or maybe 1000x better than me not flashing things!

[@evolutionofelliot]

Hey peeps, I work at Mile End as part of their social media team and thought I’d give you a heads up that these WC boulders are up for another 4 weeks!

[@DaneRossenrode]

I would definitely have dropped by if I'd watched this when it was posted!

[@Zimothy]

Hard climbing, great watching! I chuckled at the "one more... one more" as it is very relatable. Did it on some climbs yesterday even!

[@evolutionofelliot]

Great vid Louis! If it’s any consolation, the GB climbers struggled a little too- still were absolutely phenomenal to watch them send these! I’m not sure if any flashes were made as there were so many climbing at once, but Alex and Jack for sure set some tough but great boulder problems!

[@puritydilution]

Are there any vids of the GB climbers or anybody, really, sending these?

[@cedric7049]

It really makes you understand the insane difficulty of the 5 minutes rule. Doesn't appear so hard when you watch seasoned competition climbers who have trained that specificity.

[@5amJones69]

So nice to see you actually trying really hard. :)

[@Bobbzorzen]

Loved this, would love to see more GB team collabs

[@precursor4263]

Tbh would be quite interesting to see your genuine attempts at the qualifiers :)

[@hannibal3143]

We need more videos of louis waiting for things

[@SwitchUpYt]

Ahhhh Mile End - my hangount - now I can go and try these and see what level we're at comparatively! Nice oine!

[@AllegraClimbingPsychologist]

Interesting to see Luis' weakness! Mobility! Time for a collab with @flexibilitywithfran! And maybe, if you want, one with me for dealing with performance anxiety 👀

[@SomethingGreenx]

4:50 that song is beautiful! Great video❤

[@coolloafofbread6462]

goes to show how incredibly difficult WC boulders are, nice try!

[@PMROZEKfilms]

i Love the matching trashcans to boulders

[@boulderingace7952]

Very nice video 👌

[@bassic6959]

Louis at the next world cup? that would be super awesome!

[@katehirst6046]

As an armchair observer, Louis saying, "One more, one more," is like me deciding to watch another video. 😂

[@RimshotKiller]

Louis on the road to Olympia :D

[@burnsbabe87]

Those VSRs at 1:10 have to be brand new. So shiny.

[@HotPockets-40k]

Get it!! 🤙❤️🌮

[@Bhilon]

Watching this makes me feel like he’s me climbing v4’s…

[@derelinque8064]

It's kinda irritating seeing Louis not topping boulders :D

[@dominickappeler5150]

I wonder where i could get one Catalyst/Tensing Tanktop? 😅

[@toby1103]

Does that not look like a hand jam on the first yellow boulder?

[@hulkthedane7542]

👍👍

[@Tr1gg3e]

What were the grades? Just out of curiosity

[@KurtHokage]

Damn those holds are so expensive 😂

[@jonathanstudentkit]

Is the video sped-up or is there a big framerate issue? Very very hard to watch!

[@aidenstephan9571]

Hi

[@Siloda605]

Hello

[@swan6717]

any1 know what song plays at 5:00?

[@AveEndGermany]

Cospe - follow me wild horse

[@KenAdams110]

incredible upper body. wanna be like him

[@FallLineJP]

“It’s going on youtube for like thousands of people” 100k viewers: 👋

[@XCrovaX]

Not to be nitpicky, you are not alowed to touch other holds then the starting holds while standing on the mat.

[@jakobbauz]

Seems like these aren't incredibly easy.

[@jdwalker13351]

If you are not falling you’re not challenging yourself. Those look way hard😊

[@AB-fh9zh]

one more...

[@roboluigi]

Wtf Louis’s biceps are MASSIVE in that thumbnail

[@Harrison881]

I love this channel. Please don’t photoshop your thumbnails. I watch this channel because you don’t do stuff like that.

[@gergelymartonffyclimbing]

Is Louis bulking a bit? Looks a bit more muscular than before. Or is it just me?

[@Iwansidi]

Great Photoshop skills

[@jonasglaser1088]

it's photoshopped??? 🤯

[@Iwansidi]

@@jonasglaser1088 the biceps? Does it look real to you?

[@ArchibaldVonSkip]

@@Iwansidi It does. Never seen Louis flex? Front view and side view are different muscles on the biceps.

[@maldeventre]

Weirdest bicep

[@SheIIdon]

didnt this guy not place better than like 40th in any IFSC comp? of course hes not at the olympic team level.

[@LiamRappaport]

If you ever make it to the WC maybe don't waste time talking to the audience. Or do, you know, you do you.

[@stevenstevens990]

I dunno if this is stupid but how aren’t the route setters winning the comps? They must be able to climb the routes

[@elliottgodber7654]

Routesetters aren’t allowed to compete in comps they set for! Also, I’d say that a good portion of the routesetters won’t be able to do the entire boulder, more like each individual move.

[@craigbritton1089]

They at times just make sure all the moves are doable. And they have more time to solve them

[@decklundy]

If you were to give all the climbers in a world cup as long as they needed on all the boulders they would all top all of them. Just topping them Vs topping them when only given a short time to look at them and 4 minutes to climb is a world of difference