[thirtywatt]

>I got no positive reaction from the [climbing] industry at all

This was my experience trying to create a climbing tech product in the last few years.

The market for climbing is built through reputation, tradition, & thus a visceral rejection of new ideas & methods. This is very interesting, since many climbers work in forward-thinking tech companies.

Companies often resist growth to stay small. There are dirty secrets and bad blood among many competitors.

Amazing sport, hard fought market.

[normie3000]

> The market for climbing is built through reputation, tradition, & thus a visceral rejection of new ideas & methods. This is very interesting, since many climbers work in forward-thinking tech companies.

Maybe moving fast and breaking things is not always appropriate.

[ehnto]

> The market for climbing is built through reputation, tradition, & thus a visceral rejection of new ideas & methods.

Every climber I meet is lovely, but there is your standard sports equipment elitism at play as well, not to be confused with the very real brand loyalism that comes out of trusting something with your life.

I think if you are bringing a product into the climbing space you would do well to lead with a low risk product for brand reputation, something like a hangboard or training equipment perhaps.