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As an experienced, very poor climber myself, I enjoy the process of problem solving. However, knowing many experienced, very good climbers - studying beta is how many of them excel. As an aside, the term beta also came from the use of beta tapes by climbers to record themselves climbing so they could study the minutiae of their movement to find improvements. In higher levels of bouldering especially, a nuanced and firm understanding of beta is everything - so careful analysis of your movement can help identify areas of improvement.

I believe this is consistent with most elite (or elite-aspiring) athletes from many sports.

While I personally enjoy the problem-solving aspect of climbing (when I rarely do get out), I absolutely see the value in this project (and other climbing apps that thrive on beta sharing)




To clarify and define the time period: beta as in Beta Max video cassette tapes.




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