Once a niche sport among young climbers, speed climbing is the "fastest growing aspect" of the sport of climbing according to the Climbing Business Journal. As those young climbers age, the sports will become more mainstream, much like snowboarding grew from a fad among radical teens.

Here is the full video of Boldyrev's climb which was posted today to Reddit. The reaction by the announcers is pretty great, referring to Boldyrev as "the Usain Bolt of speed climbing."