'Nothing Could Compare': B.C. Speed Climber Breaks 5-Second Barrier
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher clocked 4.996 seconds in training, and 34 men have broken the five-second barrier in competition, coach Libor Hroza said.
- On Thursday, Aug. 13, 25-year-old Ethan Flynn-Pitcher became the first Canadian to break the 5-second speed-climbing barrier, recording 4.996 seconds at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich.
- Flynn-Pitcher moved to Greater Victoria in 2022 to train under coach Libor Hroza, a former world champion from Czechia, abandoning his plans to become an emergency medical technician.
- Competitors race up a standardized 15-metre wall in speed climbing. Hroza noted that "only 34 men have broken the five-second barrier in competition," a mark increasingly required for podium contenders.
- Now, Flynn-Pitcher heads to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug. 22 to 23 to attempt making the record official in competition.
- With the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics in his sights, Flynn-Pitcher is prioritizing the next qualifying season. "Next year for Olympic qualifiers, its just all gas, no brakes," he said.
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'Nothing could compare': B.C. speed climber breaks 5-second barrier - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
'Nothing could compare': B.C. speed climber breaks 5-second barrier - Grand Forks Gazette
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
The Free Press
'Nothing could compare': B.C. speed climber breaks 5-second barrier
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
'Nothing could compare': B.C. speed climber breaks 5-second barrier - Northern Sentinel
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
'Nothing could compare': B.C. speed climber breaks 5-second barrier - The Interior News - Smithers BC
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
Sooke News Mirror
'Nothing could compare': Central Saanich speed climber breaks five-second barrier
Ethan Flynn-Pitcher has spent years chasing fractions of a second. Last week, all that work finally paid off. The 25-year-old Brentwood resident became the first Canadian to break the five-second barrier in speed climbing during a training run at The Boulders Climbing Gym in Central Saanich on Thursday (Aug. 13), stopping the clock at 4.996 seconds. Now, he is headed to the World Climbing Pan American Championships in Curitiba, Brazil, from Aug.…
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