Interesting times!! After a 30 year break I am getting back into climbing. and at my age it is slow process!! When I was active, there was no sport, boulder or competition climbing. It was debated and roundly dismissed by the then executive committee to the point where it was put to public debte. Now all these elements are available and have their followers. Interesting that Doug Scott et al don't like the Olympics or competitive climbing. As climbing has been accepted into the Olympics this should applauded The sport and the participants are big enough surely to accept other elements of mountain activities.