Just a few thoughts
The largest comp in the US is about to go down in Portland – good luck kids, and thank you to all the setters, coaches, volunteers and other support for Youth Nationals, it’s a big lift. This week below a few interesting explorations of our culture and industry and crags.
Also one of our team at CBJ needs a big shout out. Joe Robinson has been with us for 8 years, and has done “all the things”. But over the past few years he has applied his econ degree and wicked smarts to build some next-level data tools for our industry (see our Market Report/Dashboard, and Gyms & Trends Dashboard). This week we released his third major contribution – our Compensation Report & Dashboard – and he has outdone himself, again. If you haven’t noticed, CBJ has been building our data muscles, and it’s because of him. Thank you Joe! We’re lucky to work with you!
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Community & Culture
- Jeff Tan’s Takeaways From Nearly Two Decades in the NYC Comp Scene (ClimbingNoise)
- Fatal fall in Amsterdam – Climbing gym condemned for negligence (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Vertical FOMO – The Sociology of Social Anxiety in Climbing Gyms (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Gender and climbing – beyond stereotypes (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
Comp Scene
- Jun 25-29: How To Watch the IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2025 (USAC)
- Jun 27-Jul 2: How To Watch the 2025 Youth National Championships (USAC)
- Paraclimbing Finals Feature Historic Performances and Unbeaten Streaks (IFSC)
- Return of the G.O.A.T. (Inside Climbing)
- Has World Cup Bouldering Setting Gone Too Far? (Andrew Bisharat, Evening Sends)
- Welcome Rebecca (Beck) Hamilton – SCA’s New CEO (Sport Climbing Australia)
- Climbing One of 36 Sports at Lima 2027 (IFSC)
Crag Scene
- Save Oak Flat – Where Climbing and Cultural Survival Collide (Stevie Imperatrice, Flashed)
- In the Red River Gorge, a Real Estate Developer and a Climbing Organization Form an Unlikely Alliance (Maya Silver, Outside)
- Fans in climbing – is drying cheating? (Arnaud Loisy, Vertige Media)
For Routesetters
- Jul 8: How to Stay Healthy and Injury Free as a Career Routesetter (online discussion ft. Tyler Nelson) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- Jul 14-18: Certification Summit & Industry Conference in Calgary (CWA)
- Sep 10-12: Setter Summit 2025 (Proxy Climbing)
- Setting for the Junior Powerhouse (Kevin Branford, CBJ)
Training Tips
- Podcast: How To Use Outdoor Sport Climbing As Training (The Power Company)
- Podcast: The 3 Types of Climbers (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Two Simple But Challenging Ways To Improve Your Climbing (Alex Stiger, TrainingBeta)
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