I find myself more and more perfecting what I am calling the art of internet snooping. And the above website is really an incredible tool. The USA Climbing Competition Data Base lists just about everything, although I am finding that it has a ways to go in the Collegiate world, but I guess that will come in time.
The database lists every known climber in the USA Climbing circuits. That is the ultimate snooping ability. Keep seeing a hotshot climber who shows up at comps? Look up his record! Hey, this is all free information that everyone has access to. This website just collects it and stores it as an archive.
Other areas of internet snooping involve stalking a gym's website and for any informational updates related to their competitions. This really gets me: sometimes you have to wait FIVE days after a comp to find out what the results are. Oh, they post the top five finishers right away, but everyone else is left to wait to see what they got.
Keeping an eye on USA Climbing's website is also a must. I stalk it a couple times a week to see how some comps are filling up and see if there is any news coming out about upcoming locations or event sign-ups. Some competitions fill up fast and you have to jump on registrations. And of course, that is where you find the information sheets to comps for the results pages. The best internet snooping tool! You can continuously check it before the event to see who is registering in your climbers’s category, see scores in real time, as well as download scores after a competition. The guides put out by USA Climbing for each type of event are extremely helpful for understanding rules and policies.
And I can't forget to mention Instagram! The main tool in my snooping tool kit. Gyms will post updates on their storylines. That is the ultimate place for internet snooping! I will sometimes get a glimpse of Brendan just by watching the gym's promotional videos! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know, I'm such a mom!
CLIMB ON!
