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Max Ayrton

Max Ayrton

British climbing routesetter and co-founder of Contact Holds, with 13+ years of IFSC competition-setting experience.

Jun 29, 2026

That's Not Real Climbing

That's Not Real Climbing

Max Ayrton - "Alternative" Climbing Moves Are SO In

Jun 29 · 1h 5m

JennyHOST
16:57
And also does burn being in a climate controlled venue make the job easier or like more predictable?
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:04
It makes the results way more predictable from round to round for the athletes, which is nice.
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:10
For us, when we were setting, they didn't turn the air conditioning on.
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:13
So when we first set the vault, the semis and finals boulders, we were in a different venue and then they moved the wall.
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:19
So that, I think for that, actually, it wasn't too different from what they then had when they were competing.
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:26
But when we set the qualifiers.
Max Ayrton
Max AyrtonGUEST
17:29
We were in the main venue, but the air conditioning was off and they had all the doors open and it was pretty warm that week.

15 MINS LATER

JennyHOST
33:03
What do you consider climbing ability?

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