Climb Insider: all the Olympic recaps

Just a few thoughts

What an epic week in Paris! Congrats to the medallists and all the athletes. And thank you to the routesetters, coaches, and all the support personnel. It was a showdown for the ages. Lots of Olympics recaps and commentary below.

Community & Culture

• Video: What is a Climbing Mentor? Feat. Palmer Larsen (Momentum)
• Wilderness Exchange and Black Diamond Equipment Launch New Partner-Run Mountain Shop (Ginny Mumm, The Daily)

Olympic Recap & Results

• UK Climbing Videos:
  • Day 1 – Men’s Boulder Semi-Final
  • Day 2 – Women’s Boulder Semi-Final
  • Day 3 – Men’s Lead Semi-Final
  • Day 4 – Women’s Lead Semi-Final
  • Toby Roberts wins Olympic Gold at Paris 2024
  • Women’s Olympic Climbing 2024 – The Closest Final Yet
• Janja Garnbret Wins Second Olympic Gold; Team USA Climbs to Two Medals and World Record in Paris (Joe Robinson, CBJ)
• The Men’s Lead & Boulder Combined Event Has Come to an Epic Finish (John Burgman, Outside)
• Garnbret, Raboutou, and Pilz Medal in the Women’s Boulder & Lead Combined Final (John Burgman, Outside)
• Paris 2024 Sport Climbing – Women’s Boulder & Lead Final – “even sweeter” Gold for Garnbret (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
• IFSC Articles:
  • Miroslaw Makes History With First Ever Olympic Speed Gold
  • Leonardo Wins Indonesia’s First Paris 2024 Gold
  • Great Britain’s Roberts Takes Men’s Boulder & Lead Gold
  • Garnbret Survives Injury Scare for Second Olympic Gold

Olympic Perspectives

• Podcast: Olympic Reactions with Allison Vest (The Nugget)
• Podcast: Commentary Queens – Men’s and Women’s Combined Finals in Paris(Circle Up with Allison and Kyra)
• Podcast: Vertical Drag Racing – Part 2 (Alex Honnold, Climbing Gold)
• Paris medals based on Tokyo and Los Angeles scoring (8a.nu)
• How to Make the Climbing Olympics (Even) Better (Andrew Bisharat, Evening Sends)
• Why Paris 2024 is Way Cooler (For Climbers) Than Tokyo 2021 (Steven Potter, Outside)
• Was Climbing “Better” Before It Was an Olympic Sport? (Matt Samet, Outside)
• Olympic Sport Climbing Is Dangerous. But Not How You’d Think (Owen Clarke, Outside)
• Video: Road to the Olympics – Exclusive Interview with Ollie Torr (Lattice Training)

Olympics Routesetting

• Videos: Women Finals – Men Finals (Another Setting Podcast)
• Meet the Paris 2024 Olympic Routesetters: Martin Hammerer, Lead – Olga Niemiec, Boulder (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
• How a team of climbers designed a gravity-defying boulder for a new Olympic sport (Elissaveta M. Brandon, Fast Company)

For Managers

• Aug 28 Webinar: Supercharge Your Marketing With Personalization (CBJ)
• Harnessing Loyalty Points: Boosting Member Retention and Engagement in Your Gym With Approach (Approach, CBJ)

For Routesetters

• Sep 11-14: Setter Summit in Salt Lake City
• Podcast: You Can Strip My Boulder – CBJ Podcast with Blake Green (Holly Chen, CBJ)
• Podcast: Routesetter Mika Hosoi (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
• Calling all Routesetters! (Christiane Marceau, CEC)