Just a few thoughts
Comp season is at a high. As everyone eyes the Paris Games in just a few weeks, we’re still in the middle of World Cup season with Briançon finals today and tomorrow. Last week wrapped up USAC Youth Nationals with over 800 athletes, and all of USAC, CEC and GB Climbing have announcements about next year. And a bunch of great athlete interviews and profiles below!
Managers – don’t miss the AAC’s toolkit, they’ve made it easy to offer pay-what-you-can options for your gym.
Routesetters – don’t miss our annual Grip List Survey that opened today. Please share your thoughts, maybe you’ll win a new drill!
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: Every Body Climbs – Emeline Lakrout (Sends And Suffers)
- $10,000 in Grants to Advance Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Climbing (Access Fund)
- Olympic heritage: a springboard for youth (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- What’s Different About Speed Climbing This Time Around? (Head Rush Technologies)
- Video: Garrett Gregor – Paris 2024 head routesetter (EP Climbing)
The Olympians
- Podcast: Brooke Raboutou – Paris Bound (Alex Honnold, Climbing Gold)
- Podcast: Sam Watson – World’s Fastest Climber, Converting Strength to Power, Mindset Tips for Dealing with Pressure, and Olympics Preparation (The Struggle)
- Who Will Dominate Men’s Boulder & Lead at the Paris Olympics? (John Burgman, Outside)
- Jenya Kazbekova and Yaroslav Tkach: The Ukrainian Climbers in Paris 2024 Amid War (Anna Mavka, UK Climbing)
- Conquering The Climb – Emma Hunt’s Ascent to Speed Climbing Stardom (Head Rush Technologies)
World Cups
- Finals Videos: Speed Chamonix – Lead Chamonix – Speed Briançon 2024 (IFSC)
- IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup Chamonix 2024 – Report (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- Chamonix, nothing will ever be the same again (Fabio Palma, Planet Mountain)
- Ai Mori Earns Fifth Lead Climbing Gold in Chamonix (Gripped)
- Video: Ai’s Two Sides, Janja Ties The Record, Rare Podium Sweep – Innsbruck Boulder/Lead World Cup (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
Comp Scene
- Aug 24-25: British Bouldering Championships 2024 (BMC)
- Sep 13-15: North American Cup Series – GOAT Climbing Gym (USAC)
- Podcast: Noah Makaiwi, Head Belayer (That’s Not Real Climbing)
- Call For Applications – Volunteer-Based Committees (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
- CEC is Hiring Consultants (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
- USA Climbing Announces Location for 2025 Youth National Championships (USAC)
- 2025 Selection Documents Update (GB Climbing)
For Setters & Managers
- Podcast: On Eye-Pro, Ugly Boulders, and Influencers – Kegan Minock (Holly Chen, CBJ)
- Wanted: Routesetter Opinions for Grip List 2024 Survey and Routesetting Trends (CBJ)
- Israel Macià, from Indoorwall – “We no longer believe in large climbing centres”(Rocodromos)
- Pay What You Can Toolkit (AAC)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Why Gym Training Doesn’t Always Translate to Outdoor Climbing – Coach Karly Rager (Neely Quinn, TrainingBeta)
- Podcast: Climbing Stronger – Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement with Tyler Nelson (Camp 4 Human Performance)
- Flow and Fitness: Optimize Your Climbing Performance by Harnessing Your Menstrual Cycle (Alex Cross, Movement Gyms)
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