Can Tom Holland do this?
The IFSC (read: rock climbing) World Cup was held in Xiamen, China, over the weekend. All of the above highlights from the speed climbing competition are impressive and a little terrifying — but new women's champ Aries Susanti Rahayu is a clear standout. She raced up the 15m course in 6.995 seconds, smashing the women's world record and also becoming the first woman to climb a speed wall in under 7 seconds.
The 24-year-old Indonesian is nicknamed Spider-Woman for a reason. Watch her winning race, starting at 1:26 in the video, and marvel (ahem) at how the Serena Williams of speed-climbing just... ignores gravity. Read more...
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