Arco World Championship: the male Boulder semifinalists

Arco Climbing Stadium, Friday 15 July, 12 o’clock: the story of the World Championship has just begun! It’s sunny today but a few clouds anticipate that the day might not be that scorching hot after all. Once again, the climbing gods smile at Arco. The excitement is tangible: the wait for this special moment has been so long that it now feels as if the dream is about to begin… but this only lasts for a moment. Just the time to register the vast crowd of competitors: 145 in total, from 56 nations and split into two groups… And before you know it, the competition begins, with some immediate surprises in store.

Read the full report, check out the gallery and watch the videos produced by the Planetmountain teams on the official World Championship website
www.arco2011.it