Pole climbing World Championships

Competitors from across the UK and as far as New Zealand gathered in the New Forest in England for the World 25 Metre Pole Climbing Championship. Pole climbing is still a relatively new sport but it has its own association and rules. Each competitor wears a harness and B-lay rope to ensure they don't fall to the ground if they slip during their ascent. They also wear special calliper type devices on their shins, often home made, with spikes on their trainers to enable them to grip and use another rope device strapped around the wood to help them shin up the pole. Aled Lewis emerged as the champion, shinning up the pole in just 11,93 seconds. Hot Under the Collar 11591/04Keywords: sports, contest,...

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[kozmon0t]

It's good to know there's a world championships for something like this

if the aliens land and challenge Earth to a 25-meter pole-climbing duel, there will be a worthy champion to fight for Earth

I think a chimpanzee might do better though

[sarvelaj]

Wait, these aren't strippers...

[gogolefler]

Anyone else think of Milan.

[Josef282]

r u sure hes not a monkey?

[EhurtAfy]

That is the most freaking annoying audience 0:55 - 1:08 , I'd stop climbing and just go down and tell them to shut up.

[bobivd6688]

@kozmon0t Yeah because more conventional sports like swimming or sprinting make so much more sense. I think a dolphin and a horse might do better at those. It's a sport that measures your strength and speed... you know... like most other sports out there.

[axium403]

@sarvelaj

it was funny though xD

[sarvelaj]

@axium403 haha i know, i know :)

[axium403]

@sarvelaj

It said pole CLIMBING not pole DANCING

[Mrd006]

@kozmon0t lol



[hestafesta]

like a rat up a drain pipe

[trexasaurusman]

I guarentee a stripper could get up there in half that time.