Climbing journalist Matt Groom journeys deep into war-torn Ukraine to discover a community held together by climbing and | dG1fUTRHOWh6NVpXcHc
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00:00As a commentator for World Cup climbing competitions, I was shocked when Ukrainian speed champ Daniel Boldyrev
00:10invited me to his country.
00:20So I'm going to Ukraine
00:23to find out how, amidst the Russian invasion, climbing can survive.
00:30No light, no water.
00:31It's minus four degrees.
00:33A tank missile has gone through the climbing wall.
00:35Incredible Ukrainian heat.
00:39The Ukraine national championships.
00:41For some of these guys, it could mean that instead of being an athlete, they have to go to war.
00:45I need to be a champion.
00:47My father now in army.
00:49He's at the front line.
00:50Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:51I want to find this legendary alpinist who's joined the fight.
00:54But the further east we go, the worse it gets.
00:56Russian forces are intensifying their offensive.
00:59We're in the middle of this big attack.
01:01Ukraine always stay alive.
01:05I love my country.
01:06During the war, we still believe in our dream
01:09that climbing never die because of this fucking war with Putin.