Uploaded September 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Ross Fulkerson and Hannah Morris attempt to climb a World Cup Boulder scaled for intermediate climbers. Visit squarespace.com/hannahmorris to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code hannahmorris.
If, like me, you watch professional competition climbers jumping around on comp style boulders and think, “that must be V1million”, you might be a little further off the mark than you think.
The interesting think about competition bouldering is that the dynamic and fast paced boulders we see on our screens are so movement, timing and positioning dependent, there might be a decent argument for not really being able to grade them using the generic climbing grades at all.
Grades aside, they’re still extremely tricky, as my guest today knows only too well. Ross is a professional climber and comp athlete from the USA, and today we’re recreating a World Cup replica, digging into what gives comp climbing it’s difficulty and asking, what could it look like if you could scale comp boulders to an intermediate climber?
Check out Ross:
☞@Ross-Fulkerson
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00:00 Introduction to Ross Fulkerson
01:50 Introduce the World Cup Boulder
5:00 Ross tries the World Cup Replica
06:30 Hannah tries the V5 Replica
09:30 Ross projects the World Cup Boulder
11:30 Hannah projects the V5 Replica
13:00 Ross tries different beta on the World Cup Boulder
14:00 Hannah and Ross discuss climbing mentality
15:30 Hannah works dynamic movement on V5 Replica
22:40 Hannah summarises her learning
Thanks to Vladek for the thumbnail image:
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Ross Fulkerson and Hannah Morris attempt to climb a World Cup Boulder scaled for intermediate climbers. Visit squarespace.com/hannahmorris to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code hannahmorris.
If, like me, you watch professional competition climbers jumping around on comp style boulders and think, “that must be V1million”, you might be a little further off the mark than you think.
The interesting think about competition bouldering is that the dynamic and fast paced boulders we see on our screens are so movement, timing and positioning dependent, there might be a decent argument for not really being able to grade them using the generic climbing grades at all.
Grades aside, they’re still extremely tricky, as my guest today knows only too well. Ross is a professional climber and comp athlete from the USA, and today we’re recreating a World Cup replica, digging into what gives comp climbing it’s difficulty and asking, what could it look like if you could scale comp boulders to an intermediate climber?
Check out Ross:
☞@Ross-Fulkerson
instagram.com/ross.fulkerson/?hl=en
rossfulkersonclimbing.com
Upcoming clinics from Mind to Motion:
mind-to-motion.com/?fbclid=PAAaZc_KgvANaKldVgZDjQyX-nl-O5sgGTYb5qKcQsaO7yFbgcrDeGlWzTqH4_aem_AcV00Uy-hiigL8P9Vs6koBTBA9fYHBq898gRuBi1H28GJE0G-XV58GwguXhxaxPT6TM
Check out Ollie:
☞instagram.com/oliverkuang_
00:00 Introduction to Ross Fulkerson
01:50 Introduce the World Cup Boulder
5:00 Ross tries the World Cup Replica
06:30 Hannah tries the V5 Replica
09:30 Ross projects the World Cup Boulder
11:30 Hannah projects the V5 Replica
13:00 Ross tries different beta on the World Cup Boulder
14:00 Hannah and Ross discuss climbing mentality
15:30 Hannah works dynamic movement on V5 Replica
22:40 Hannah summarises her learning
Thanks to Vladek for the thumbnail image:
☞instagram.com/vladek_zumr
Hannah Morris Bouldering T-Shirts & Stickers (UK & US)
☞hannahmorrisbouldering.com/shop
Hannah Morris Bouldering T-Shirts (EU)
☞etsy.com/uk/shop/HannahMorrisBoulder
Follow Hannah:
☞Instagram: instagram.com/_hannahmorris_
Follow Nathan:
☞instagram.com/nathanbetts_
Our Patreon:
☞patreon.com/hannahmorrisbouldering
Our Local Climbing Wall:
☞instagram.com/tchsheffield
Our Favourite Gear Shop:
