Just a few thoughts
Great work to the 450+ young athletes who convened in Dallas for Youth Worlds, and thank you to the 100+ volunteers and staff who made it happen! A few more big comps coming up across the world. Links to all that below, plus stories from the Adaptive Climbing Group, climbing community in India with Prerna Dangi, and perseverance of climbing businesses in Ukraine. And shenanigans.
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Insider Stuff
- Video: How The Adaptive Climbing Group Built A Paraclimbing Community (adidas)
- Podcast: Prerna Dangi – Finding Her Power (The Power Company)
- Living in a War Zone: Workers in Ukraine Keep Moving Forward (Joe Robinson, CBJ)
- Video: How This Homeless Rock Climber Won An Oscar (Climbers Crag)
Comp Scene
- Youth World Championships 2022: Articles – Videos – Results (IFSC)
- Sep 2-3: Lead World Cup in Koper, Slovenia (IFSC)
- Sep 9-11: Lead & Speed World Cup in Edinburgh, Scotland (IFSC & BMC)
- Sep 16-18: North American Cup Series in Gilbert, AZ (USAC & CEC)
- Video: Boulder & Lead Combined In New Olympic Formula for Paris 2024 at ECH Munich (Adam Ondra)
For The Routesetters
- Sep 1-15: Vote In Route Setter Magazine Photo Contest 2022 (Vertical-Life)
- Video: Setter Session – Shi Hui Tan of Lighthouse Singapore (Kilter)
- Video: Can The Worlds Best Climbers Cheat This Sequence? (Impact Route Setting)
- Video: Route Setting in the Crossfire (Actiontalk TV)
Shenanigans
- Video: Don’t Fall In (Bouldering Bobat)
- Video: Bike Up A Boulder (Andrei Burton)
- Video: There are two ways of climbing this (Magnus Midtbø)
- Video: Parkour Pro Breaks Dyno World Record (Climbers Crag)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Are chalking up and shaking out actually helpful? Or just habits? (The Power Company)
- Podcast: Neil Gresham – Using Ballet, Your Finishing Game, Extensor Training (The Nugget)
- The Limits of the Fingerboard for Finger Strength Training (Dr. Tyler Nelson, Trainingbeta)
- Video: 6 Tips To Bouldering Harder (Lattice Training)
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