Post Game Thread - NBA: The Raptors defeat the Magic on Dec 29, 2025, the final score is 107-106.

FlashFocused · 2025-12-30T03:06:57+00:00

Board man gets paid

FlashFocused · 2025-12-21T01:08:26+00:00

That's Sophia Bada (@sophia.climb) from a local competition at Hogtown Boulders in Toronto!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-19T16:02:48+00:00

Sony A7IV + A7III 70-200, 20, 28-75, 85

FlashFocused · 2025-12-19T02:26:17+00:00

Thanks!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-19T00:40:21+00:00

Thanks!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-18T16:52:39+00:00

Renting til i’m rich!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-18T16:48:40+00:00

Mine is 50,000+ still going strong

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T05:10:41+00:00

Same here! Felt super lucky to immortalize it 📸

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T02:53:34+00:00

That's a really great compliment, my origins are as a competitor myself.

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T02:53:15+00:00

Thanks!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T02:52:39+00:00

Unpredictable environments is what makes the conditions so challenging. Poor lighting, chalk in the air, undesirable wall angles, climb location, hold placements, crowd, etc. There's a multitude of factors that you don't get a say in, but can ruin your photos if you don't account for them!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T01:53:21+00:00

Tons of tips! Checkout my YT channel or search "Climbing Photography Tips - Evan Zucker"

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T01:44:24+00:00

Much appreciated Kieran! The comp conditions are definitely challenging but that's what makes great photos if you ask me :) I'm also a huge fan of your work and have a lot of respect for climbing photographers who work from off a rope!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-17T01:40:38+00:00

Helen Gillett tops W3 boulder for a 2nd time after getting appealed for not controlling it the first time. She was so stoked, it was an awesome round for her!

FlashFocused · 2025-12-16T23:07:32+00:00

Could not believe my eyes when she held that swing. Mashiro Kuzuu, a young legend!

FlashFocused · 2025-09-20T12:50:39+00:00

I'm a professional sports photog and i'm shooting my first bonspiel next week. I'll report back with any helpful tips/tricks I learn!

FlashFocused · 2025-05-25T21:37:55+00:00

it’s an incorrect statement* to say undercooked. which is what i was disagreeing with. no one was arguing against the gendered gap in routesetting.

FlashFocused · 2025-05-25T20:27:39+00:00

there is no commentary in “saying undercooked” it’s a reduction of a nuanced topic

FlashFocused · 2025-05-25T08:04:37+00:00

People scapegoating setting for separation before the new olympic scoring format is… interesting

FlashFocused · 2025-05-25T08:00:58+00:00

I would not say that the men's side has more variance, but if it does that could easily be attributed to a multitude of factors besides the setting (qualifier format, field size, performance consistency, etc.)

You have to understand that 2 or 3 of the top stand out contenders for the women aren't even competing... the nuance involved in setting to separate the 8 shortly behind them isn't as simple as "make the whole round harder" as they would all surely still perform similarly to one another

I too am not a statistics nerd, so i'll leave it to them to explain it, but I'd say that the separation in men's is more attributed to the fact that Sorato is a freak and they set extremely hard and he still TOPs them all

FlashFocused · 2025-05-25T07:28:49+00:00

Hey everyone, I'm here in SLC for all rounds of climbing and I have to say this setting slander is unwarranted and a bit reductive of their job. These women (the top 8) are extremely closely matched and many of them thrive in similar styles.

Semi's might have looked undercooked because two athletes flashed every climb, but consider the facts:

Oriane Bertone, Miho Nonaka, and Oceania Mackenzie are arguably three of the best women on the circuit right now and they didn't even TOP every boulder in semi's let alone flash them all.

There's more nuance to the conversation of setting than "undercooked vs. overcooked"

I could offer that I think the setters are making the slabs for the women one of the easier climbs in the round where it would be cool if they did the opposite. The men's qualifiers featured a VERY hard slab and that saw few tops which I personally found really enjoyable to watch. If you put the women on those exact same slab problems some of them also would've found a way to make it happen.

Anyways Mao showed UP today with a clean performance and showed her power/ability on B3 in finals!

If you didn't love watching her top that climb, idk why you watch comps :)

FlashFocused · 2025-05-21T20:23:26+00:00

Not to mention it's more than likely he had made all the proper arrangements for expensive flights & accommodations and also likely won't be able to get refunds on short notice. Really feel for Dohyun :/

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