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Alex Johnson sending Womens Final #4
Photo by Dan Dewell
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Climbing sat down with head route-setter Chris Danielson after the comp to see what he had to say...
about the goal of route-setting:
“The goal is to divide the field, for competitors to have fun, and in the end to get the best climbers to the top, and we were pretty close to doing that.”
about Qualifiers:
“Qualifiers could’ve gone to anyone in the top five-to-ten ... that’s how strong the field was. But the goal is to have the problems be climbable for climber #40, but also divide the top field very well, so by the time you get to problem four, only a few can do it.”
about Finals problems:
“Once you get halfway through the problems, each move is progressively and noticeably harder — that's important.”
about who surprised him at the comp:
“Seeing Obe — having not competed for a while — come out and climb as well as he did and be psyched was awesome. Seeing him finish in the top ten really impressed me, for being out of the game for a few years. It was also awesome to see Cicade [Jenerik] climb so well in the women’s finals. I think she could be a serious contender for years to come.”
about the next big comp:
“Keep an eye out for ABS regionals on January 13 and 20 around the country.”
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