Just a few thoughts
Drumroll please… congratulations to everyone who won a 2025 Grip List Award! Since 2014 we’ve surveyed routesetters about their favorite holds. Over the years the survey grew to include volumes, macros, board systems, apps, shapers, and new this year, manufacturers. Check out the results!
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Community & Culture
- After My Cancer Diagnosis, Climbing Helped Me Find Myself Again (Kelsie Barnhart, Outside)
- Matcha, tote bag… and chalk – the “performative male” storming the walls (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Trans & Climbing – Biopolitics of the Wall (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Albert Moukheiber – “Climbing becomes crazy if you’re on Excel all day” (Matthew Amaré, Vertige Media)
- The 2025 Annual Gala – Celebrating the Climbing Life (AAC)
Comp Scene
- Laval Crowns Its Final Champions As The 2025 Season Comes To An End (IFSC)
- Japan Delight Home Crowd With Boulder Team Win (IFSC)
- South Korea Claim Nations Lead Title (IFSC)
- Key Dates for the Diary (Sport Climbing Australia)
Crag Scene
- Two American Ascents Receive Alpinism’s Highest Honor (Anthony Walsh, Outside)
- 7 Things You Actually Can Do to Reduce the Risk of Rockfall (Teddy Dondanville, Outside)
- Who We Are Is How We Climb. Here’s When That Becomes a Problem. (Valerie Karr, Outside)
- Utah’s Moe’s Valley Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Maya Silver, Outside)
For Managers
- Oct 30: Less Risk, More Reward – Using Belay Orientation Videos in Your Facility (CWA)
- Lessons in Communication: What Climbing Gym Operators Learn at the CWA Summit (CBJ)
- Professionalizing the Climbing Gym: From Passion Projects to Ecosystem Thinking (CBJ)
For Routesetters
- Nov 11: Ready To Go Freelance? (online discussion ft. Nic Oklobzija) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- 2025 Grip List Awards (Holly Yu Tung Chen, CBJ)
- Video: Interview with Pat Banda – Routesetter from Urban Climb Melbourne (Beta Routesetting)
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