Javi

User Need Statement:

Javi needs means to retrieve carabiners when he cannot finish a climb.

User Background:

• Javi has been doing climbing for 8 years.

• He usually participates in bouldering and sport climbing. 

• Alpine club member

User Pain Points:

• When lot of people are around for climbing

• In Alpine climbing there is a higher chance of needing to bail and leave gear behind for climbers

• Weather conditions affect climbing

• Carry multiple gears

• Weight of gears

Insights:

• Javi mentions being able to figure out ways to get up routes they cannot complete, like stick clipping higher bolts or downclimbing to easier routes. 

• Javi explains his technique of lowering down to stick clip higher bolts in order to practice crux moves between bolts. 

• Javi mentioned stick clips can be used to take quick draws off the bolt