Just a few thoughts
This week a whole lot for routesetters. A setter/consultant perspective. A setter travels to China, and talks with a famous friend. Women setters in France. Simple boulder tips. A setter breaks down his latest comp. Good stuff for plastic-slingers.
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- Podcast: Matt Bird – Why does a climber need a manager? (Careless Talk)
- Three Tips to Be a Nicer Gym Boulderer (Gripped)
- Climbing Photo Takes Gold at World Sports Photography Awards (IFSC)
- Video: The Evolution Of Adam Ondra – Living Legends (EpicTV)
Comp Scene
- North American Cup Series Returns for 2025 (CBJ)
- British Bouldering Championships 2025 – Results (Xa White, UK Climbing)
- Dominant Performances at Canada’s 2025 High Performance Comp (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Why Japan Has 11 Fewer Spots at 2025 IFSC World Cups (Inside Climbing)
- Bali to Host IFSC World Cup Event in 2025 (IFSC)
- City of Torino to Welcome IFSC’s New Home (IFSC)
For Routesetters
- Podcast: The Setter in the Flatlands – Armen Avanessian (Holly Chen, CBJ)
- Podcast: Our friend Manu & starting a hold brand, shaping + Docmasters 2025 (Another Setting Podcast)
- Usher – towards a feminization of the profession? (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Video: Top Tips for Simple Boulders (Impact Route Setting)
- Video: 77 Showdown with Chris Moyle (BetaBreakerz)
- Video: Routesetting in China – Banana Climbing in Shenzen (Beta Routesetting)
- Video: The Third Competitor – Battle of the Bloc (Trango)
For Managers
- Feb 24: Coaching a Programming Roundtable Webinar (CWA)
- Offboarding Matters – Best Practices to Offboard Employees the Right Way (Gavin Heverly, Rise Above Consulting)
- Paris 2025 – review of a particularly successful “new first” (Salon de l’Escalade)
- Adventure Solutions Offers Custom Climbing Walls (CBJ)
Training Tips
- Video: The Common Climbing Injury You’ve Never Heard Of – Pulley Thickening Causes & Fix (Hooper’s Beta)
- The Most Important Skill for Climbing 5.13 (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- 7 Reasons NICAS is brilliant for mental health (NICAS)
- Fibre Is Your Friend (Climbers Against Cancer)
- Podcast: How to Gain Financial Freedom So You Can Climb More – Meghan Walker Interview (Neely Quinn, TrainingBeta)
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