Would you bet on climbing challenges

[KTChampions]

The pictures you have shown doesn't look like an indoor sports to me. Sports Climbing in an actual cliff or mountain is very dangerous, everything could go wrong, if you know what I mean. Rock formations in cliff or mountain sometimes are not strong enough to hold the weight of the climber, without proper harness and safety equipment, the climber would die.

So for me, It's a no go for betting since life is in the line. I feel like my heart is gonna stop every time I see a life and death situation unexpectedly.

The apparent risks or risks we imagine are quite deceiving. I don't think rock climbing is as dangerous a sport as we think. I don't have statistics for this sport, but as far as I know, bodybuilding was the most deadly sport recently (surprise!). This is due to the fact that in the pursuit of building muscle and burning fat, athletes destroy their bodies with pharmacology and then literally die from the common cold.

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[magneto]

Seems like a pretty niche betting market.

I personally think that it's just too prone to manipulation to be a feasible bet for more sophisticated bettors. There will also be a general lack of liquidity.

If you are an enthusiast, sure, go for it. But just know that there is no real authority that is keeping the bets fair, and it's essentially the Wild West. I can imagine if the betting markets for climbing did get large, then there will be quite a high incidence rate of "match fixing" whereby climbers fail on purpose to get themselves or friends/family a handsome payoff.

[South Park]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

Without a doubt it is a scary sport, after all we know there is a great deal of the population that is afraid of heights and this sport is about climbing at impressive speeds, for the most part the ones I have seen use a rope and other security measures to avoid that something like that happens, but if you see some YouTube videos about their training regimen and the ones that have the hobby of climbing then you will see they do not use protective gear.

[Fredomago]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

Without a doubt it is a scary sport, after all we know there is a great deal of the population that is afraid of heights and this sport is about climbing at impressive speeds, for the most part the ones I have seen use a rope and other security measures to avoid that something like that happens, but if you see some YouTube videos about their training regimen and the ones that have the hobby of climbing then you will see they do not use protective gear.

They are not using anything as they are challenging their own selves to conquer their fear inside, for people who are afraid with heights this kind of sports might not get their interest, so with chances that they'll be playing or gambling with this sports.

there are people who don't have that appetite looking  for someone who are very fast climbing up, though there are security protocols that the facilitator are providing but accident still possible to happened,.

More on safety measures and more protections for aspiring participants.

[just_Alice]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

Without a doubt it is a scary sport, after all we know there is a great deal of the population that is afraid of heights and this sport is about climbing at impressive speeds, for the most part the ones I have seen use a rope and other security measures to avoid that something like that happens, but if you see some YouTube videos about their training regimen and the ones that have the hobby of climbing then you will see they do not use protective gear.

I hope if such competitions become available for betting one day, at least the participants will use protective equipment, maybe it will even be a mandatory condition. Otherwise, betting on a competitor losing against someone would basically mean (in some cases) betting on his/her death, which seems kind of immoral

[rhomelmabini]

I personally think that it's just too prone to manipulation to be a feasible bet for more sophisticated bettors. There will also be a general lack of liquidity.

I tend to agree and I think there's not much market for climbing challenges, and I think it's pretty bizarre to bet such kind of field. Yeah I've seen such competition but never heard that it could be presented on betting.

The pictures you have shown doesn't look like an indoor sports to me. Sports Climbing in an actual cliff or mountain is very dangerous, everything could go wrong, if you know what I mean. Rock formations in cliff or mountain sometimes are not strong enough to hold the weight of the climber, without proper harness and safety equipment, the climber would die.

It's really that dangerous and even if we say there's enough equipment to support them it's still too risky for a player. I believe but can be played indoor since there are competitions in this currently held with some realistic cliffs that they can climbed upon.

[Mahanton]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad  

Without a doubt it is a scary sport, after all we know there is a great deal of the population that is afraid of heights and this sport is about climbing at impressive speeds, for the most part the ones I have seen use a rope and other security measures to avoid that something like that happens, but if you see some YouTube videos about their training regimen and the ones that have the hobby of climbing then you will see they do not use protective gear.

I hope if such competitions become available for betting one day, at least the participants will use protective equipment, maybe it will even be a mandatory condition. Otherwise, betting on a competitor losing against someone would basically mean (in some cases) betting on his/her death, which seems kind of immoral

Safety gears should be standard because even though this is just involved climbing but considering the risk of accidents and possible death could be still there since the sport is involve in high or peak places where participants could possibly fall off.
So it should be standard and they shouldnt be let to participate or join if they wont comply with the rules and regulations.
Asking out if i would bet out on such competition then it would depend but honestly this is a bit boring to look upon but since i havent seen
one then i might change off those words if i do see the actual thing..

[famososMuertos]

It is somewhat thoughtful for me to answer no, because although I like many sports I do not bet on all of them and in fact sometimes not even close to thinking of some to make a bet and this is the case.

The  climbing has different levels of risks and challenges according to the version in which you practice or compete.

I remember that a documentary called "Free Solo" in 2019 won the Oscar for best documentary, the guy who did the feat is one of the most respected climbers in the world in that version.

In fact Alex Honnold¹ climbed more than 900 meters without ropes (Free Solo) El Capitan, in Yosemite National Park.

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[1]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Honnold

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

Seems like a pretty niche betting market.

I personally think that it's just too prone to manipulation to be a feasible bet for more sophisticated bettors. There will also be a general lack of liquidity.

If you are an enthusiast, sure, go for it. But just know that there is no real authority that is keeping the bets fair, and it's essentially the Wild West. I can imagine if the betting markets for climbing did get large, then there will be quite a high incidence rate of "match fixing" whereby climbers fail on purpose to get themselves or friends/family a handsome payoff.

That's highly unlikely because failing could mean injuries for them or a deflated ego because they know that they could go much faster than that. It is indeed a niche market but if we were to give it a chance, it might not leave a bad aftertaste.

[hahay]

Seems like a pretty niche betting market.

I personally think that it's just too prone to manipulation to be a feasible bet for more sophisticated bettors. There will also be a general lack of liquidity.

If you are an enthusiast, sure, go for it. But just know that there is no real authority that is keeping the bets fair, and it's essentially the Wild West. I can imagine if the betting markets for climbing did get large, then there will be quite a high incidence rate of "match fixing" whereby climbers fail on purpose to get themselves or friends/family a handsome payoff.

That's highly unlikely because failing could mean injuries for them or a deflated ego because they know that they could go much faster than that. It is indeed a niche market but if we were to give it a chance, it might not leave a bad aftertaste.

Well, I also believe in every game at least the fear of manipulation will always be there, no matter they are professional sportsmen, because when they involve big money for a manipulation it is very likely that they will do it. But for me, it is just a concern because I also believe that not all sportsmen will agree with such manipulation, they have trained from a young age to finally become professional sportsmen and because of that reason I still believe there are still many honest sportsmen in this world.

[Kittygalore]

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First we need to look at how these climbing games are measured ? Do we have tournaments & games and those who climb quickly wins or there are other measurement tools. Since i don't follow these games, i wont be able to better guide on how the betting will take place in these games ?

That's basically what I just said and you quoted it anyway. To be fair, I do think that the more people have the same concern means that it needs to be addressed first.

[lixer]

Man, this kind of sport looks scary enough. I even would not bet, but rather ask another people not to do so, because this will promote such sport and this can result in some idiots to fall over cliff and their deaths. Let's better to bet on cockroach races, i don't think that this can result in anything bad 

Well yeah, risk is always there and when speed is the requirement, there are even more accidents than it would be under normal circumstances.

I never knew such game exist climbing challange. I would love to watch how it's been played so I can stake my fiat for my favorite athlete. I am also wondering if the odd will look attractive since a whole lot of persons don't know such games exist I feel more publicity should be done on this to create good awareness to the public about this kind of game.

I love the second point you made. Whenever a new sport is added for betting there are opportunities for easy money because not everyone is aware of the skills of specific players/athletes and you can take advantage of that. It is similar to how some newly formed dota2 teams are strong but they are always underdog because bettors aren't aware of them. I have seen crazy odds on esports at times and the underdogs win quite easily.

[uneng]

I never knew such game exist climbing challange. I would love to watch how it's been played so I can stake my fiat for my favorite athlete. I am also wondering if the odd will look attractive since a whole lot of persons don't know such games exist I feel more publicity should be done on this to create good awareness to the public about this kind of game.

I love the second point you made. Whenever a new sport is added for betting there are opportunities for easy money because not everyone is aware of the skills of specific players/athletes and you can take advantage of that. It is similar to how some newly formed dota2 teams are strong but they are always underdog because bettors aren't aware of them. I have seen crazy odds on esports at times and the underdogs win quite easily.

I think we will have a very good opportunity to learn who are the most skilled athletes during the next olympics in Japan, since climbing will be added to the international games. If the public really enjoy the competitive category of the sport, it will become popular outside olympics on the next years. Maybe it's already a good idea to start looking on google who the athletes will be, to find informations about their individual records.
Such informations can give a great advantage to gamblers when betting during the games that may happen in July, next month.

[justdimin]

I was aware that people climb mountains and all but wasn't aware that there are competitions going for those. It would be pretty cool to bet on climbing events given the stream is available. I have bet on cycling in past at fiat sportsbooks so I love betting on new and refreshing sports.

The pictures you have shown doesn't look like an indoor sports to me. Sports Climbing in an actual cliff or mountain is very dangerous, everything could go wrong, if you know what I mean.

If you look closely and read OP, you will see that he posted screenshots from a video and if you have time please watch the whole video, I watched it and was worth the time. It's 3 hours long though so you may want to skip some parts.

Talking about risks, they are well equipped and there is much more risk in sports like MMA and even deaths in boxing, so I cannot associate much risk with the climbing sport when I see people betting on boxing and MMA.

[imstillthebest]

I never knew such game exist climbing challange. I would love to watch how it's been played so I can stake my fiat for my favorite athlete. I am also wondering if the odd will look attractive since a whole lot of persons don't know such games exist I feel more publicity should be done on this to create good awareness to the public about this kind of game.

are you living under a rock ? climbing is never new and almost all of the population knows that this game exist and theres a pic in the first post if hows this game played but even without pics or vids ,
we can easily imagine what this game look like because the word climb is pretty basic and why use fiat but crypto is supposed to be your going to use because its more easier .

[Renampun]

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This is one crazy sport, which requires great physical endurance...

I don't really like extreme sports like this, and also I don't recognize the contestants who are competing, I don't think I will follow the bet inside.

[pawanjain]

Wow, this looks really interesting. I did know that there are such competitions which takes place occasionally but I never knew people also gamble on such competitions.
I am really interested in doing such indoor climbing as well but never really got the opportunity. May be some day I will.
Does anyone know if there are gambling sites which allow us to place bets on such events?

[Wexnident]

Wow, this looks really interesting. I did know that there are such competitions which takes place occasionally but I never knew people also gamble on such competitions.
I am really interested in doing such indoor climbing as well but never really got the opportunity. May be some day I will.
Does anyone know if there are gambling sites which allow us to place bets on such events?

I don't think so. OP was only curious if we would actually bet on such sports, and afaik, there's no such gambling competition, at least officially anyway that hosts these kinds of bets from what I know anyway. The sport is quite reliant on body fitness so the winner could be clearly seen if someone had done enough research so I hardly doubt it would get an audience. It's a solo sport after all, and unlike marathons with a clear path, mountain climbing still has that factor of human intervention or environment intervention, if they had chosen to do this inside or outside respectively. It makes it random, yes, but it also introduces probabilities to actually manipulate it so that climbing is easier.

[pawanjain]

Wow, this looks really interesting. I did know that there are such competitions which takes place occasionally but I never knew people also gamble on such competitions.
I am really interested in doing such indoor climbing as well but never really got the opportunity. May be some day I will.
Does anyone know if there are gambling sites which allow us to place bets on such events?

I don't think so. OP was only curious if we would actually bet on such sports, and afaik, there's no such gambling competition, at least officially anyway that hosts these kinds of bets from what I know anyway. The sport is quite reliant on body fitness so the winner could be clearly seen if someone had done enough research so I hardly doubt it would get an audience. It's a solo sport after all, and unlike marathons with a clear path, mountain climbing still has that factor of human intervention or environment intervention, if they had chosen to do this inside or outside respectively. It makes it random, yes, but it also introduces probabilities to actually manipulate it so that climbing is easier.

You may be right but I think manipulations can be done in most of the sports where betting is involved such as cricket, soccer, golf, boxing etc...
On the other hand, fitness can determine one's strength but not his agility and endurance. Anyway, it would be a nice option to bet on such sports.

[TheGreatPython]

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This is one crazy sport, which requires great physical endurance...

I don't really like extreme sports like this, and also I don't recognize the contestants who are competing, I don't think I will follow the bet inside.

Climbing might look dangerous and life-threatening from outside but it is all about skill and practice. The first time I watched a few sports like NFL, I felt like the players must sustain huge injuries looking at their size and the nature of the sport but I was wrong and although injuries are there, they are never career-ending. Similarly in MMA heavyweight fights, you will feel like a fighter will die today but even when they get knocked out cold, they gain consciousness and feel better within a few minutes.

So climbing or any sport might look risky when you watch it but once you actually understand the dynamics and the skill of the competitors, it will not look that risky. As far as betting goes, people bet on slapping tournaments which is far more devastating than climbing.