Magnus Midtbø
 Magnus Midtbø in 2010 | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Born | 18 September 1988 Bergen, Norway | ||||||||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) | ||||||||
| Climbing career | |||||||||
| Type of climber | Sport climbing | ||||||||
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Medal record
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| Updated on 18 April 2013 | |||||||||
Magnus Midtbø (born 18 September 1988) is a Norwegian rock climber. In May 2013, Midtbø on-sighted the 8c+ (5.14c) route Cosi fan tutte at Rodellar in Spain. As of April 2013[update], only four other people had on-sighted at the 8c+ level or higher: Patxi Usobiaga, Adam Ondra, Ramon Julian Puigblanque, and Alex Megos.[2] In August 2010, he made his hardest ascent to date, when he sent the route Ali Hulk sit start extension in Rodellar in Spain. The route is a boulder (climbed without rope) and a sport climbing route linked together and the first ascent was made by Daniel Andrada in 2007. The grade is 9b (5.15b) and at 2013 there are only six climbers who have climbed routes at this level in the world.[1] In an interview with UK Climbing, Midtbø stated that there were many difficulties with this climb, including resting in the first part for working the route (it's a boulder without rope), and the strain on the core because it is overhanging.[3]
Midtbø also runs a successful eponymous Youtube channel which, as of May 2019, has over 285,000 subscribers. On his channel, Magnus posts videos centered around climbing with themes including training advice, collaboration with other climbers, and otherwise display of Magnus' own skill. The majority of his videos are part of his vlog series, which he has consistently posted since March of 2017.
Midtbø retired from competition in May of 2017.[4] On the 95th Vlog of Magnus' Youtube channel, he described his decision to retire as follows, "I still get motivated just by climbing, I think some people need a specific goal, but I’ve never felt like I needed one. It sounds really cheesy I know, I just love climbing I love being in the nature, I love the feeling of feeling free, but it is like that you know. I don’t know, I like the lifestyle, I like traveling, I like trying hard, and most of all, I like the feeling of feeling really fit, really strong, the feeling of being able to climb anything."[5]
References
- ^ a b Björn Pohl (October 2010). "Video: Magnus Midtboe climbs 9b". UK Climbing. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ a b "Magnus Midtbø onsights 8c+ at Rodellar in Spain". Planetmountain. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
- ^ Björn Pohl (August 2010). "Magnus Midtbø interview". UK Climbing. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Retirement announcement". May 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ Mitdbo, Magnus. "NO CLIMBING COMPETITIONS? - Q&A | VLOG #95". Youtube. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
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