Just a few thoughts
One of the things I love about this weekly newsletter watching the variety – never know what I will find. I scour the interwebs and bring you news, insights, and inspiration – it’s always super fresh, from the past week or two.
A pleasant surprise this week finding so much interesting (and humorous) commentary on our climbing community and culture – being a student, starting training late in life, personal risk assessment, laughs about pro climbers and holds, and DIY gear.
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Community
- Podcast: Will Anglin – Board climbing nerdery, Tension (Careless Talk)
- Podcast: Our Illusion Of Safety w IFMGA Silas Rossi (The Climbing Majority)
- Podcast: Luke Mehall – Starting Training at 40, Why Climbers Should Write, and the Power of Good Storytelling (The Struggle)
- How has Climbing Made me a Better Student? (Leo Costanza, Butora)
- What Your Favorite Pro Climber Says About You (Movement Gyms)
- If Climbing Holds Were People You Met at a Party (Jack Chandler, Movement Gyms)
- Video: Is Social Media Ruining Rock Climbing? (Hannah Morris)
Keqiao World Cup
- Anraku Back On Boulder Top As King Of Keqiao (IFSC)
- Sanders Starts New Season Just As She Finished The Last – On Top (IFSC)
- IFSC World Cup Keqiao – Results (Xa White, UK Climbing)
- Japan dominates Bouldering World Cup final in Keqiao (Lacrux)
Comp Scene
- Apr 24-27: How to Watch the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2025 (USAC)
- From Keqiao to Wujiang – World Cup Review and Preview (Inside Climbing)
- Statements About World Cup Participation: Janja Garnbret – Brooke Raboutou (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- “Way More Competitive” Lead World Cup Series About To Kick Off In Wujiang (IFSC)
- Video: Studio Bloc Masters 2025 Finals – All Men’s & Women’s Boulders Uncut (EpicTV)
Gear Closet
- Edelrid Pinch – Better Than the GriGri? (Rob Greenwood, UK Climbing)
- Danny Parker Says He’s Made the First ‘Real’ Crack Climbing Shoe (Samantha Macilwaine, Outside)
- Video: How (not) to Make a Hangboard (Tobias Wurft)
For Routesetters & Managers
- May 13: Routesetting Career Progression? Discussion Ft. Chris Danielson
- Podcast: Why the Midwest Is a Great Place for a Climbing Gym – Jonathan Landis (John Burgman, CBJ)
- Do you need to climb hard to be a great setter? (Impact Route Setting)
- Are Climbing Gyms Profitable?: IMPACT Explores the Profitability of Climbing Gyms (CBJ)
Training Tips
- Treating “Climber’s Elbow” – Rehab and Prehab Protocol (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- How to Deal with Chronic Pain? (Olivier Broussouloux, La Fabrique Verticale)
- The 80/20 Rule for Working on Climbing Weaknesses (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
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