Just a few thoughts
Did your gym see a traffic spike around or after the Olympics? Reply with any comments, we’d like to know for Gyms & Trends 2021. In the Forbes article below El Cap did see an increase (and BTW, all their gyms are now called Movement, effective yesterday). Below you’ll also find interesting opinion about climbing and ethics, great athlete profiles, and the latest new hold and volume shapes.
Insider Stuff
- Interest In Climbing And Gym Memberships Have Spiked Following Sport’s Tokyo Olympics Debut (Michelle Bruton, Forbes)
- Record Numbers Of Climbers Are Imperiling Our Sport. Act Now Or We Could Lose Access (Access Fund, Climbing Mag)
- Arrested by Machines – Europe’s Lead Climbing Auto-Belay Targets US Gyms (Sam Anderson, GearJunkie)
- Interview: Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall on their Motorway Roof Crack – The Great Rift (Mark Bullock, UKClimbing)
Athlete Highlights
- Video: BEYOND FOCUS 2/4 – The biggest challenge (Adam Ondra)
- Video: The Story of the World’s Best BLIND Trad Climber (Climbers Crag)
- Podcast: Kyra Condie – the Olympic Experience, training with a fused spine, and thriving in organized chaos (The Nugget Climbing)
- Podcast: Lauren Abernathy – From Weekend Warrior to Full Time Coach (The Power Company)
- Video: Magnus Midtbø’s Untold Story (Climbers Crag)
Ethics & Opinion
- There will be no climbing on a dead planet (Permin Bertle, 8a.nu)
- Ethical dilemmas and what about cheating? (8a.nu)
- Ethics and grades on “world records” etc (8a.nu)
Nutrition Talk
- Does Gluten Really Cause Inflammation in Everyone? Takeaways for Climbers (Emily Ipsen, Climbing Mag)
- Video: Nutrition for Climbing with Tom Herbert (Catalyst Climbing)
- 6 Tips to Strengthen Your Immune System (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
Training Gear & Movement
- Video: Lesson – How To Hold Slopers (Tomoa / Akiyo / Ikedai)
- Podcast: Is This the Best Hangboard Protocol? (The Power Company)
- Video: Pull Up Strength for Climbers (Lattice Training)
- How To Use a Spray Wall (Noah Walker, Gripped)
