La Sportiva Legends Only 2016

[@fredrickregnell2648]

Best commentator ever! Impressive commitment to the task. It's clear that you love this. Keep up the good work!

[@Liamlonsdale]

That's really kind if you to say Fredrick. Thank you for that! I do love it, you're 100% correct. I'll keep doing it as long as I can. LL

[@danieljordan4434]

Seriously, great job. Really added to it!

[@Liamlonsdale]

thank you so much Daniel, LL

[@hadesassasin12]

The commentator really helped boost the energy watching the video. Top lad

[@Liamlonsdale]

iRonak Really pleased to hear you enjoyed it! I try hard to convey the energy and atmosphere of the event so that the viewers at home feel like they are a part of it too. Glad that you felt that. LL

[@etiennevandamme3566]

I would really appreciate if you did the IFSC events. I get tired of the same commentary all the time. Is this a possibility in the future ?

[@Liamlonsdale]

At the moment, no. But never say never! LL

[@leoingson]

Hannes and Felipeeee - brushing legends ;) Thanks for the beautiful commentating!

[@Liamlonsdale]

Bla Blum Thank you for your kind words // LL

[@jacccs]

Bla Blum I thought it was them lol

[@BrianLeung]

Great coverage. Thanks for sharing. Really happy that lasportiva is sponsoring this event annually.

[@christopherkennedy3102]

Huge props to Jimmy, great effort!

[@mattiaslindvall1317]

Wow! How inspiring! Legend is the right word.

[@psirenvct]

Best part: the interview of Chon

[@MARCO66430]

totaly killed me ! ^^

[@Del1Dub]

easy ass boulders (between 7C+ - 8B) lol

[@Benutcer]

Climbing starts at 13:48

[@thalidomide1]

Big up to the commentator thou. Sounds like a EPL match

[@Liamlonsdale]

thalidomide1 Hey glad you like it! Thanks for the kind words! Is EPL - English Premier League?

[@thalidomide1]

LIAM LONSDALE yep , I think you would give Andy Gray a run for his money

[@Liamlonsdale]

thalidomide1 Hahaha! Thanks 👊🏼

[@ripapa6355]

Jimmy Webb describes being hungover perfectly.

[@jcb0trashmail]

1:20:03 thats just insane!

[@Liamlonsdale]

He is a total mutant!

[@Puleczech]

I blame him for non-climbers thinking that climbing is easy.

[@nightshade1807]

24:55 is that Eric in the corner??? And also hannes being a great brusher was funny

[@Victor-ji1rz]

52:40 did he call kokuro chon ?

[@KyroKami]

What's the song during the last boulder ?

[@gumjangsu]

사랑해~~

[@AlexAyoub_]

I think that is Hannes from @Eric Karlsson Bouldering!

[@Rotemmrk]

well yes it is! They needed someone tall enough with the brush! Too bad they didn't get Thor in there. doing some shenanigans as he always does :)

[@albertohart5334]

hahaha

[@CharlesHx]

Nice event ; really like the competition format and all. But they definitely need to work on the lighting, it's really bad -_-'

[@TheUNICYLER]

Anyone know where to find the la sportiva hat the guy on the right is wearing at the beginning of the video?

[@The-endless-learning]

33:11 "Oh hhhyeees.....ohhhh yaaah" that got me

[@andreavitagliano8339]

what brand are the white circles holds?

[@gabriellebs5988]

haha Jerry Moffatt, Legend. Great title

[@katieeg]

WOOOOO KOREA!

[@DerFliegendeMocca]

How come they use the starting holds not at all? like 1:16:50 eg. just one example...

[@bjornpohl528]

The whole star feature is the starting hold :)

[@Puleczech]

They need to start with two hands anywhere on the star

[@ewanpakula2810]

what shoes are these guys wearing?

[@Liamlonsdale]

ewan youce Jimmy, Kokoro & Rustam all wear 5.10. Alex wears Tenaya. JongWon wears La Sportiva.

[@ewanpakula2810]

which 5.10s if you know?

[@Liamlonsdale]

ewan youce Rustam is wearing Anasazi LV's, Kokoro + Jimmy are wearing the 2017 Hiangle.

[@ripapa6355]

Hey Charlie, what's Rustam's last name? :)

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

If anybody can translate chon's message to korea? Enlighten us pls

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

And kokoro's

[@benjaminbaek9588]

Chon JongWon said "I'll be sure to do the flash the rest of the problems!"

[@macruizphotography]

I was expecting Adam to compete, I figured he would of after winning 2014

[@bjornpohl528]

Adam was busy repeating Dawn wall ;)

[@danpuzzuoli9455]

Is there a women's version of this event?

[@MarcusH...]

Last year was women, you can find it on youtube

[@Liamlonsdale]

There is, but not this year. 2015 was all ladies. There will almost certainly be one in the future too. LL

[@kangsohee1]

Chungjongwon is unbelievable

[@oliviadesign]

Is there a women's version of this competition?

[@evanhw]

Yes, each year they alternate. Last year and next year is women's.

[@antoinemercier9112]

Ohhhhh please what is that song at 1:15:00

[@hyau23]

Do they have other jobs or are they all full time paid? If so how much does a climber make on average?

[@jacccs]

hyau23 well they don't earn a salary so to speak, they just get sponsorship deals from companies like La Sportiva and such. Not sure how much money they make, but for 99% of climbers it isn't about money, but just climbing.

[@etak614]

I guarantee you that it IS about money for many climbers. They earn their money from winning competitions. Many of the local, national, and international comps have cash purses to be won. How much they make depends on how many times they podium at aforementioned comps. Climbers still have bills to pay, sponsorships might supply climbers with clothing and footwear, airfare to different countries for climbing trips, but they don't pay for their electricity and water bills....

[@jacccs]

Emerson Takahashi go take a look at people like Alex Honnold then. Living in a van, just climbing all day, everything supplied by sponsorships. They do climbing because they love it, not because it pays a lot. When I said it wasn't about the money, I meant why they climbed *instead* of an office job - because they love it.

[@etak614]

lol the climbing world is bigger than just Alex Honnold. But speaking of that, do you know how many television advertisements he's been in? He's a posterboy for TNF, Citi Bank,Goal Zero, previously Clif Bar just to name a few companies. You don't think he gets paid residual payments for all those ads(granted, he does donate much of that money towards his charities)? Climbers have been doing ads for decades, dating back to the "stonemasters"- John Long, Lynn Hill, Ron Kauk all did tv shows and ads to get paid. Either way, the majority of professional climbers are competition climbers, who all are gunning for those fat paychecks that come with winning.

[@jacccs]

Emerson Takahashi having personally talked to Alex Megos and others at a recent competition, I know that a large majority of climbers started climbing and continued climbing because of their love for it, not the money. There are exceptions, obviously, but most climb because they love it. Yes Alex Honnold has done ads, but he still needs to get by, and if you were are asked 'oh hey, you want a sh*t ton of money for a 30 second ad?' you wouldn't turn it down, would you? The same can be said for sponsorships. And Honnold was just an example, a name, like Megos in this wall of text.

[@chooseacareer]

Liam Lonsdale for Paris 2024 commentator

[@247dottv]

For the Alan Partridge coverage for sure

[@dynozavr16]

finally Rustam got rid of his exotic haircut

[@MrApetape]

know i get from where i know this guy! Thanks for reminding me about that crazy vokuhila :D

[@unknownandundercover6025]

42:24 sounds like aphex twin - rhubarb

[@moners06]

Not very good performance from route setters, Rustam was in clear disadvantage..

[@AlekseiPotov]

Clearly

[@Porkobosso]

are you the type of guy yelling advise to professional athletes on tv/youtube? These route stters are among the best route setters in the world. I guess Rustam just had a bad day.

[@moners06]

Bj Silver I am the type of guy who feels free to express his opinion, whether is a positive or negative critic. Some of he blocks in my opinion were too reachy, so Gustave's chances of sending them were jeopardised with regard to other competitors. ceratinly it was a challenging situation for rs with such an heterogeneous group of climbers. I would have expected route setters to overcome it and setting problems whose difficulty does not depend on climbers apex. I hope you are the type of guy able to admit a different opinion to yours and not a groupie ;)

[@Porkobosso]

never said anything about you opinion. just made a point that it's weird when someone's favourite climber just can't cope it's the rout setters fault.

[@moners06]

Bj Silver no worries, it was just my impression after having watched the event, btw Gustav is not my favourite climber

[@evanhw]

14:18 dab?

[@Liamlonsdale]

Haha possibly yes, but they keep it fun at Legends Only! LL

[@weebig]

1 2 3 4!!!! Where is 3 4 lol

[@Xfce32]

Two hand, two volumes, makes four reasons to fall ;)

[@unclepasha2718]

Много ростовухи. Рустам просто не мог дотянуться

[@jacccs]

That was the cringiest intro I've ever seen.

[@aabeceedeeeff6076]

Climbing starts at 13:50