Just a few thoughts
Top athletes can inspire and motivate us, and this week brings us many of their stories. Also discussions of gym inclusivity, limits of self-promotion, and a wonderful new product to open climbing up to more people. A webinar coming for planners of new facilities, a podcast to help coaches keep it fun, and recaps from a few deep water soloing events. Finally two concurrent IFSC events happening right now (watch live here) – Youth Worlds and the European Championships.
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: Kevin Brown – Literally Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Chalk (Testpiece Climbing)
- Can Climbing Outrun Its Own Elitism with Inclusive Gym Pricing? (Samantha Macilwaine, Outside)
- The Mawem Brothers – A Crazy Project to Make Everyone, Really Everyone, Rise (Grimper)
- Not Very Demure – The Limits of Self-promotion in Climbing (Andrew Bisharat, Evening Sends)
- Free Tickets Still Available to ABC Conference for Underrepresented Groups (ABC Walls)
Comp Scene
- Video: 60 ft Falls at a Crazy Deep Water Solo Climbing Comp in London (Ross Fulkerson)
- Brooke Raboutou Wins Deep Water Solo Comp (Gripped)
- British Bouldering Championships 2024 – Results (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- Tickets on Sale for the 2024 YETI National Championships (USAC)
- 2025 USA Ice Climbing Season Announced (AAC)
Athlete Profiles
- Podcast: Post Paris Perspectives with Olympian Campbell Harrison (Circle Up with Allison and Kyra)
- Podcast: Kai Lightner – Competitor’s Mindset and the Future of Climbing (The Struggle)
- Podcast: Alex Puccio – Talking rocks, comps and impending motherhood (Careless Talk)
- Where the Heck Does Janja Garnbret Go From Here? (John Burgman, Outside)
- Janja Garnbret and Toby Roberts Before Winning Olympic Gold (Gripped)
- Alannah Yip Didn’t Have a Picture-Perfect Career Ending. And That’s OK. (Anthony Walsh, Outside)
For Routesetters
- Sep 11-14: Setter Summit in Salt Lake City
- Sep 19-20: The Big Hold Up is Back (UK Climbing)
For Managers
- Sep 19 Webinar: Design Considerations for New Facilities (CBJ)
- Podcast: 101 Climbing Games and Activities – Hailey Caissie (John Burgman, CBJ)
- Turning First-Time Visits Into Memberships: The Impact of a Well-Made Rental Shoe and Butora’s New Habara (Butora, CBJ)
- Les frères Mawem present and launch the first orders at the Paralympic Games for the ‘Footing Vertical,’ which will make our climbing gyms accessible to people with disabilities (CBJ)
- Perfect Descent Auto Belays For Sale (CBJ)
Training Tips
- Video: Top 5 Way to Avoid Injury – Coach Vs Physio (Lattice Training)
- Podcast: Dr. Amy Frugé – Why Your Spine & Stress Might Be Responsible for Your Forearm & Finger Pain (The Nugget)
- Podcast: Postpartum Power: Sarah Duvall on Climbing, Core Strength, and Recovery After Pregnancy (Lattice Training)
- The Ergogenic Potential of Citrulline Malate and Beet Root Extract – Mechanisms and Implications for Exercise Performance (Thomas Cunningham MD, PhysiVāntage)
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