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0 Chance of competing at a world level if you start climbing/bouldering in your 30s (unless you're already an athlete of some kind). The training and competitio
by thorin 4y ago
0 Chance of competing at a world level if you start climbing/bouldering in your 30s (unless you're already an athlete of some kind). The training and competition in climbing is insane now compared to when I started in the early 90s.
I guess the more niche the sport, the better and it would be better if you already have a background in something similar. E.g. good surfers turn to hyrdofoiling, kite surfing, SUP, kayaking etc.
- leksak 4y ago> I guess the more niche the sport Maybe highlining? The more niche the sport and the easier recovery requirements the better.
- jon-wood 4y agoI had a colleague many jobs ago who’d made a bet with a friend that they could qualify for the Olympics. Didn’t specify what sport, or for what country, just that they’d qualify. He then went and did a bunch of research into what sports are most (and of course least) competitive, landing on fencing as the best candidate. He also took advantage of being eligible for Irish citizenship, where the pool of potential competitors is smaller. I don’t know if he ever made it to the Olympics, but he was definitely heading in that direction.
- 082349872349872 4y agoWorld-class fencers peak in their 30's; they don't start then. (they probably started ~10)
- thorin 4y agoBruce Dickinson (Iron Maiden singer) famously was a top level fencer as well as a commercial pilot and numerous other things, now a throat cancer survivor and still a top level singer in his mid 60s. I saw him 30 years ago and again this year and I think he was better this year! My friend represented Uganda in the World Freestyle Kayaking Championships this year. He's English but has lived there for some time and as long as you've never represented your own country you can do this according to ICF rules.