Discussion on the increasing popularity of climbing in the UK due to accessible mountains and indoor climbing gyms, along with the rise of sport climbing in China, especially in cities like Beijing and Shanghai. The chapter explores demographic shifts towards young people and families in climbing, as well as parents encouraging their children to participate in the sport.
Sport climbing is a recent addition to the Olympic arena. While we are all likely to have seen it on TV, relatively few of us have personally got our hands, and our feet, on the bolts. But that is about to change, as more and more people are getting inspired from competitions to be featured at the upcoming Paris Olympics. On the show: Laiming, Yushan & Josh Cotterill.