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Bouldering Mode

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*Available on APEX Pro/APEX 2/APEX 2 Pro/VERTIX/VERTIX 2/VERTIX 2S

With the new Bouldering mode, you now have direct access to specialized climbing features. Previously, you could track bouldering activities in V-Scale and Font Scale within the Indoor Climb mode. This dedicated activity mode allows for more precise monitoring and analysis of your bouldering sessions.

 

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Introducing New Grades

You can now choose from new bouldering grades within the UIAA, Ewbank, and Australian systems.

V-Scale Font Scale

UIAA

 Ewbank (AU/NZ) Australian
V0 4 IV/V 12/14 12/14
V1 5 V+ 16 16
V2 5+ VI- 17 17
V3 6A VI 18 18
6A+ VI+ 19 19

V4

 6B VII- 20 20
6B+ VII- 21 21
V5 6C VII+ 22 22
6C+ VIII- 23 23
V6 7A VIII 24 24
7A+ VIII+ 25 25
V7 7B IX- 26 26
V8 7B+ IX 27 27
V9 7C IX+ 28 28
V10 7C+ X- 29 29
V11 8A X 30 30
V12 8A+ X+ 31 31
V13 8B XI- 32 32
V14 8B+ XI 33 33
V15 8C XI+ 34 34
V16 8C+ XII- 35 35
V17 9A XII- 36 36

 

Climbing GPS Optimizations

* Available for APEX 2 Pro/VERTIX 2/VERTIX 2S

GPS tracking on steep walls has long been a problem for the GPS industry. Although dual-frequency technology has helped, watches still have issues with signal reflections that can distort your GPS track, making it look like it is jumping across canyons, walls, and inaccurately recording your movements. This issue is especially common in narrow canyons, chimneys, and off-width cracks. To address this, COROS watches that support Outdoor Climb mode and dual-frequency satellite technology uses a special GPS algorithm during the Climb phase to enhance tracking accuracy on steep climbs.

 

Training Plans: Now Featuring Climbing Activities

You and your coach can now create climbing workouts for Indoor Climb and Bouldering modes directly within the COROS app or COROS Training Hub and sync the program to your watch!  To customize the grade settings for your climbing workouts, open your COROS app to the Profile page > Settings > Climbing Grade.

On the COROS app

  1. Go to the Profile page and tap on Workout Library.
  2. Tap Create and select Indoor Climb or Bouldering.
  3. Edit workout name and description as you will.
  4. Tap Add (+) to insert a new Indoor Climb or Bouldering session to the workout.
  5. Tap and hold any session to rearrange the order.
  6. Swipe left to delete or duplicate sessions.
  7. Save the workout and tap top right corner to send it to your watch.
    • Note: Up to 20 workouts can be stored on your watch.

On the COROS Training Hub

  1. Go to Calendar and expand the Workouts Screen Shot 2024-04-18 at 11.07.23 AM.png menu. 
  2. Tap + Create Workouts.
  3. Under Training Type (Required), select Indoor Climb or Bouldering.
  4. Edit workout name and description as you will.
  5. Tap Add to insert a new Indoor Climb or Bouldering session to the workout.
  6. Tap and hold the six dots Screen Shot 2024-04-18 at 11.10.46 AM.png to the left of a session to rearrange the order.
  7. Tap the trash icon Screen Shot 2024-04-18 at 11.12.18 AM.png to delete a session.
  8. Tap the duplicate icon Screen Shot 2024-04-18 at 11.12.59 AM.png to duplicate a session.
  9. Save the workout and sync your watch to the app.
  10. On the COROS app, go to the Profile page and tap on Workout Library.
  11. Tap on the workout you just created.
  12. Tap the top right corner and select Sync with your watch.
    • Note: Up to 20 workouts can be stored on your watch.

Instructions to sign up as a coach can be found here: COROS Training Hub Coaches Tutorial

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