Just a few thoughts
One truism of climbing today is that it can be for anyone. People of all backgrounds and abilities can find a lifelong passion through climbing – increasingly, our communities and facilities are embracing and creating spaces for them. A few related stories below.
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Culture & Community
- Pride Hasn’t Always Been Easy: How I Learned to Accept Myself As A LGBTQ+ Climber (Campbell Harrison, Outside)
- Sending with Eyes Wide Shut: The Blind Climber Leading Trad Across the UK (Owen Clarke, Outside)
- Building Trails to Take Down Barriers (Enock Glidden, Access Fund)
- The Nature Swagger (The Big Gear Show)
Comp Scene
- Jun 8-11: North American Cup Series Vail (Vail Mountain Games)
- Jun 9-11: Boulder World Cup Brixen (IFSC)
- Jul 8-9: North American Cup Series at Beta Bloc (CEC)
- Video: Who will win the 2023 Boulder World Cup? (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Video: Adam Ondra – Athlete of the Week (IFSC)
World Cup Prague
- Video highlights: Men’s Boulder Final – Women’s Boulder Final (IFSC)
- Oriane Bertone Wins Her First World Cup Gold Medal; Ondra and Garnbret Return in Solid Form (John Burgman, Outside)
- Lee and Bertone Win IFSC Boulder World Cup Prague 2023 (Matt Groom, UK Climbing)
- Lee Dohyun Sweeps the Final in Prague, Wins First Gold of His Career (IFSC)
- Bertone Wins an Emotional, First-Ever World Cup Gold in Prague (IFSC)
- Video: IFSC Diaries USA (Matt Groom)
For Routesetters
- Jun 19-24: Setter Summit in Salt Lake City (Proxy)
- Jun-Aug: The Clinics (sToKed)
- Hold the Doors Open: Behind the Wrench With Sydney McNair (Holly Yu Tung Chen, CBJ)
- New Climbing Holds and Volumes of June 2023: Grip Showcase Pittsburgh Edition (CBJ)
- Video: Setting a worldcup boulder at the Boulderworldcup in Brixen 2022 (BETA Routesetting)
For Managers
- Podcast: Jason Pill – Legal Challenges Come With Growth (John Burgman, CBJ)
- CWA Debuts New Community Hub (CWA)
- Updated Auto Belay Guidance Released (CWA)
Training Tips
- Video: Unique coaching session with legend Johnny Dawes (Hannah Morris)
- A Dermatologist’s Guide to Healing Splits and Gobies (James Lucas & Steve Hong, Outside)
- Tips for an Effective First Effort on a Climbing Project (Lucie Hanes, Training 4 Climbing)
- RPE – What is rating of perceived effort? (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Podcast: The Differences Between Bouldering and Sport Climbing – and the Training Implications for Each (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
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