Just a few thoughts
It’ll be great to gather again in person at the CWA Summit and IFSC World Cups in Salt Lake City next week – gleaning tips from experts in the presentations, checking out the latest innovations in the exhibit hall, and hanging out with friends new and old. Last time this happened was 2019 in Colorado, and the world has changed since then.
Come say “hi” at booth 424, and don’t miss voting in the Grip Showcase on Mon-Fri. Hope to see you there!
Insider Stuff
- Access Fund Signs Indigenous Field Guide Pledge (Access Fund)
- Renaming the Robert & Miriam Underhill Award (AAC)
- Should Schools Promote Indoor Climbing and Outdoor Pursuits? (Olivia Bruton, UK Climbing)
- The Rise of the UK Paraclimbing Community (Jeantique Hommel, UK Climbing)
Comp Scene
- Thrills, Spills and Splashes – Deep Water Soloing Returns With Tuckfest (Hansac Ho, Climbing Mag)
- Lorenzi and Lettner win with dramatic fashion in Brixen (8a.nu)
- Video: Drama to Get the Gold on European Boulder Cup (Adam Ondra)
- New World Cup ranking format (8a.nu)
- Tour De Bloc is Back (Noah Walker, Gripped)
Seoul World Cup
Direct From IFSC:
Recaps:
- World Records Fall, Grossman’s Masterful Performance Earns Her Gold(John Burgman, Climbing Mag)
- IFSC Boulder and Speed World Cup Seoul – Report (Matt Groom, UK Climbing)
- Video: The Debrief Seoul: You Told Us Your Headlines, Winners, and Losers(Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Video: Seoul Highlights – Comparison Men & Women Final Boulders (BETA Routesetting)
Athlete Profiles
- Video: Janja Garnbret Reveals The Dark Side Of Olympic Gold (Climbers Crag)
- Podcast: Thea Wulff & Sienna Kopf (Sends and Suffers With Mario Stanley)
- The 4 Keys to Natalia Grossman’s Heroic Gold In Seoul (John Burgman, Climbing Mag)
Training Tips
- Five Tips for Better Resting While Climbing (Brittany Griffith, Climbing Mag)
- Video: A Complete Program For Climbing Lateral Elbow Pain (The Climbing Doctor)
- Video: The Best & Worst Climbing Snacks (Lattice Training)
- Does Hard Skin Matter? (Caleb Sanderson, Climbing Mag)
For Routesetters
- Video: Alta Boulders Setter Showdown (Louie Anderson)
- Video: Seoul Highlights – Comparison Men & Women Final Boulders (BETA Routesetting)
- Video: This is the most 3D boulder you’ll see this year (Emil Abrahmsson)
- Video: Role Models & Routesetting Fails – Andreas Matuška Interview (BLOC House)
- Youth Championship Routesetting Clinic at Bloc Haven in SC (CBJ)
