Just a few thoughts
Congrats to our newly crowned National Champions of the US and Canada! And to all those who supported the event and athletes! For those in the industry, below is a talk with the world’s top CEO, a French take on the US market, and Spain’s first trade show. Also below is a link to the first-ever open-enrollment for the new CWA PRS Provider certification. Those CWA certs are soon gonna be integrated with USAC levels, and below is a CBJ webinar coming up that will delve into that plan.
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: Leading the World’s Largest Climbing Gym Chain – Anne-Worley Moelter (Scott Rennak, CBJ)
- Climbing gyms – the end of the American dream (Matthew Amaré, Vertige Media)
- Spain’s First National Gym Conference – Write Up (Euro Climbing News)
- Resetter Climbing by Andreas Trunz – bio-sourced holds (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Climbing Beyond Cancer (Tom Vaessen-Walker, NICAS)
Comp Scene
- 2026 YETI National Championships: Grossman and Hoyer Win Boulder – Jennings and Curcio Win Speed – Raboutou and Duffy Win Lead (USAC)
- Canada’s Lead Climbing National Champions Crowned in Calgary (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Video: Post win chat with Cedar Pidgeon (BetaBreakerz, CEC)
- Video: Post win interview with Kindar McNamee (BetaBreakerz, CEC)
For Managers & Owners
- What Makes a Climbing Gym a Third Place (Carter Smith, CWA)
- Bouldering Padding System Maintenance – Your Bouldering Padding Is Talking to You (Jamey Sproull, CWA)
- Climbing Wall Design Ideas for Every Skill Level (Elevate Climbing Walls)
For Routesetters
- Mar 2-3: Routesetting Clinics with Tonde Katiyo and Amin Abbasi in Austin (Mesa Rim, CBJ)
- Mar 10: New USAC x CWA Certification Integration (ft. Jeremy Ho) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- Apr 9-23: PRS Provider Course in SLC (CWA)
- Inside B-Pump’s First-Ever U.S. Climbing Clinic with Movement Gyms (Movement Gyms)
- Video: Welcome To The Setting Room (EpicTV)
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