Just a few thoughts
Nice mix this week. Conversations about boards, shaping, and gunning for the Olympics in your mid 40s. Advice for coaches and routesetters. A dive into Recreational Use Statutes. A few French explorations of our community (just hit ‘translate’). A new brake assistant.
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: Chris Sharma – Olympic Hopeful (Alex Honnold, Climbing Gold)
- Podcast: Michael Rosato – Board Lords, Board Culture The Future of Boards (Testpiece Climbing)
- Jesse Grupper and the Forbidden Inhaler – Clean Climbing or Pure Climbing? (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Outdoor climbing, private gyms, and addiction – the hidden cost of climbing (Jean-Jacques Naëls, Vertige Media)
- The Legal Anchor (Holly Yu Tung Chen, Access Fund)
Comp Scene
- Jun 23-24: How To Watch the IFSC Para Climbing World Cup Innsbruck 2025 (USAC)
- Videos from Bern World Cup: Women’s Boulder Final – Men’s Boulder Final (IFSC)
- A Weekend of Firsts in Bern (Inside Climbing)
- IFSC World Cup 2025 Bern – Boulder Results (Xa White, UK Climbing)
- Last Week’s Paralympic Climbing Announcement Left Some Athletes Stunned. Here’s Why. (Suzie Hodges Irby, Outside)
For Routesetters
- Jul 8: How to Stay Healthy and Injury Free as a Career Routesetter (online discussion ft. Tyler Nelson) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- Podcast: Balancing Art and Functionality in Hold Shaping – Joey Jannsen (John Burgman, CBJ)
- Risk Management in Routesetting (Jess Malloy, CWA)
- Preorder from Bold Climbing by Friday, June 27 (CBJ)
- Video: The most difficult qualification boulder at Studio Bloc Masters 2025? (Beta Routesetting)
For Managers & Coaches
- Jun 24: Securing Funding to Open Your First Climbing Gym (webinar ft. Gavin Heverly) (CBJ)
- Aug 7: NICAS Pro Connects – Yorkshire (Tom Vaessen-Walker, NICAS)
- Understanding Auto Belay Accidents – Part 1 (Robert C. Angell, CWA)
- Supporting Girls in Sport – Building Period Confidence in Your Sessions (Abbi Blakey, NICAS)
- Edelrid’s New Ohmega Is a Game Changer for Climbing Partners of Different Sizes (Mary Andino, Outside)
- Speakers Announced for 2026 Conference (ABC Walls)
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