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    ALEX MEGOS, TALKING OLYMPICS

    Feb 05, 2020 5 minutes

    Alex Megos from Erlangen (GER) is one of the best German sport climbers. He was Vice European Bouldering Champion in 2017, Vice World Lead Champion in 2019 and won his first Lead World Cup in Briançon (FRA) in 2018. He has also made a name for himself in rock climbing with extremely fast repetitions of numerous difficult routes. He was the first German climber to qualify for the 2020 Games. In our interview, he talks about the new “Olympic Combined format, a mixture of the three disciplines Speed, Bouldering and Lead, as well as the mental aspects of the sport.

    Can you explain the differences between bouldering, lead and speed climbing? And which, for you, is the most difficult?

    Bouldering is sometimes described as the purest form of climbing. It is climbing without a rope on

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