Just a few thoughts
Made it to Salt Lake City last week? I’m still coming down from the high of learning, networking, and of course climbing! Thanks to everyone who stopped by at the CBJ booth, and everyone who enjoyed those Grip Showcase boulders! If you didn’t make it, mark your calendar (or buy your tickets) for the next round on April 28-30, 2027. And watch for the Grip Showcase voting which drops Monday!
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Community & Culture
- The Post-Boom Reality – How Climbing Gyms Must Adapt to 2026 (Harness Consulting)
- The Complete Guide to Writing a Climbing Wall RFP (Elevate Climbing Walls)
- Indoor boulder: living together, a user’s guide (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Video: Quantum Belay Board – The First Ever Belay Training Board (Walltopia)
Comp Scene
- World Climbing Allocates Over €1 Million in Record 2026 Prize Money (World Climbing / IFSC)
- Jaxson MacDonald Memorial Grant Returns for 2026 (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
- Video: Carrots for Power 2026 Highlights – Kids comp at the Frankenjura Academy (Beta Routesetting)
Crag Scene
- Why the Forest Service Reorganization Matters to Guides (AMGA)
- Why the US Forest Service crisis is a real scourge for climbing (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- Hundreds of Routes Unexpectedly Close at Beloved Massachusetts Crag (Maya Silver, Climbing-dot-com)
For Routesetters
- Apr 30: Underrepresented Setter Social in Colorado (Amy Stone Foundation)
- May 17: Routesetting Course for Women and Non-Binary People in Colombia (Global Climbing Initiative)
- Jun 25-26: Setter Fest in London (Impact Route Setting)
- Does elite athlete experience make you a better routesetter? (The Movement Routesetting)
- Podcast: Where You Feel Comfortable, You Try Harder – Zoey Grinstead (Holly Chen, CBJ)
For Routesetters
- Video: You’re Not Weak… You’re Moving Wrong (Paradigm Climbing)
- Podcast: What to Do about Migraines as an Athlete with Dr. Danielle Wilhour (TrainingBeta)
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