We invited slab master Keita Watanabe and Miwa Oba, known for her role as a high school girl climbing a school building (that’s old…), as guests, and we carried out a full renewal of the 1st floor from April 23rd to 24th.

Watabe-san has a strong image as a competitive, sport climber, but in fact, he grew up climbing outdoors, and started bouldering and lead climbing when he was in elementary school. We had a little chat, and we shared the same idea: “I want everyone who climbs mountains to climb!”. He was a perfect match for Beta, who is oriented towards outdoor rock climbing.

Oba-san mainly works on outdoor rock, and is also an instructor at Dai Oyamada’s gym, “Project.” He seems to have been climbing frequently in Futako recently, and I’ve seen him on Instagram. There’s no way we wouldn’t invite Miwa-san to Beta.
She came to visit us, but it’s been several years since she last set up. That means ⁉️ Yes, Beta is the only place in the world where you can climb Miwa Oba’s problems!! !

We have a wide variety of problems, from basic problems that teach basic moves to outdoor rock and modern problems.
Please enjoy!

Oh, by the way, we asked everyone to draw lots for the March monthly challenge. The state of that time is up on Instagram, so please take a look!

Keita Watanabe
Born on August 30, 1993 in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. He started climbing in the second grade of elementary school and has been challenging himself on rock faces in the Tokai region ever since.
He also achieved good results in competitions, winning the JFA Youth Championships in 2008 and 2010, and came second in the Japan Cup in 2015, which led to him competing in the World Cup.
In 2017, he came second in the Japan Cup and placed third in the first World Cup event. He then won his first event in the third event in Nanjing, China, and finished the season in fourth place in the IFSC Climbing World Cup 2017 Bouldering Annual Rankings, his highest ranking to date.
Since then, he has continued to compete, while also putting his efforts into promoting climbing through activities such as giving lectures.

Ooba Miwa
She started climbing at the age of 9 and achieved brilliant results in Japan and Asia as a youth. She was selected to represent Japan in the bouldering event. In 2015, she appeared in a commercial for a major internet service provider, which was viewed over 1 million times in one week, attracting media attention. Her strengths are the flexibility, sense of balance, and long reach of her limbs that she has developed through gymnastics. Currently, she focuses on natural rock climbing, and is also actively involved in promoting sport climbing.