Chapter 272 - 183 New Skills
"This is a 5.2 difficulty level route, also divided by the rating of our domestic standard, Y.D.S (Yosemite Decimal System)."
After the coach finished speaking, Javell also explained:
"The number 5 represents the rock climbing route we are now undertaking, and the 2 indicates that this route has a difficulty level of 2. When the difficulty level reaches 14, further distinctions will be made with the letters abcd, with the current highest level of difficulty being 5.15c."
Li Ang nodded. In any mature sport, there will always be people who establish standards. Ordinary companies make money by production, high-end ones by monopolization, and the top tier by setting standards.
When he officially started climbing, Li Ang also felt that this sport was much easier for him than what the coach had just introduced.
With his physical condition, even if he did not learn the professional maneuvers and methods from the coach, he could climb with ease, just like Captain America in the movies, who could run faster than professional athletes without learning their running techniques and ways of exerting force.
However, this does not mean that these skills are not worth learning. If Captain America mastered the professional athletes’ running methods, he would be faster than before.
Li Ang observed the coach’s climbing movements and essentials carefully. With the theoretical foundation laid earlier, it took less than three minutes for the [Rock Climbing] skill to appear on Li Ang’s attribute panel.
Li Ang spent another ten minutes or so getting familiar with various moves and different rock climbing styles, and soon his skill was directly upgraded to a proficient level.
The reason he could advance so quickly was not because the skill was too easy, but because his current physical attributes and learning capabilities were far beyond what they had been before.