CIA - Climbing Intelligence Agency
Sep 17, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min · 11 segments
Luka Fonda is deeply involved in Slovenian and international Sport climbing and Bouldering. He is a national coach and owner of the Plus Climbing gym in Koper, Slovenia, where he recently hosted his…
Luka FondaGuest
Bjorn PohlHost
Vladek ZumrHost
Yeah, we just think it's such a big gym with the, you know, the competition walls and all that.
Yeah, but also Koper gym born because of competition training needs of that time, you
And let's say 10 years ago in Slovenia was no one place for really good bouldering, like for training for bouldering.
i mean high performance yeah high performance but still with options that someone who wants to try they can come here and try but mostly of setting let's say the big percent of setting it's intermediate up What, Vladek?
Now, actually, is the first time that we set outside really a lot of commercial routes.
So would you say that the sort of average climber in and around Koper that trains at your gym is, I mean, compared to other gyms, is a very good climber comparably? It's not a lot of, I guess, beginners or recreational climbers then? Yeah, I
think that a lot of recreational climbers who come to visit us, they find it quite hard.
They are not super happy about, uh, it's not, if you come for training, I think you'll get a lot.
If you come for motivation and what you are able to climb that maybe you'll go a bit set out.
Most of the time, not all the time, but most of the time, I think even last year we try to.
Yeah, but I mean, commercially and in terms of making money, I guess it's a balance that I sometimes think that maybe we should more of the, to attract more, you know, casual climbers or something, no? Yeah, but
Yeah, we just think it's such a big gym with the, you know, the competition walls and all that.
Yeah, but also Koper gym born because of competition training needs of that time, you
And let's say 10 years ago in Slovenia was no one place for really good bouldering, like for training for bouldering.
i mean high performance yeah high performance but still with options that someone who wants to try they can come here and try but mostly of setting let's say the big percent of setting it's intermediate up What, Vladek?
Now, actually, is the first time that we set outside really a lot of commercial routes.
So would you say that the sort of average climber in and around Koper that trains at your gym is, I mean, compared to other gyms, is a very good climber comparably? It's not a lot of, I guess, beginners or recreational climbers then? Yeah, I
think that a lot of recreational climbers who come to visit us, they find it quite hard.
They are not super happy about, uh, it's not, if you come for training, I think you'll get a lot.
If you come for motivation and what you are able to climb that maybe you'll go a bit set out.
Most of the time, not all the time, but most of the time, I think even last year we try to.
Yeah, but I mean, commercially and in terms of making money, I guess it's a balance that I sometimes think that maybe we should more of the, to attract more, you know, casual climbers or something, no? Yeah, but
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