Just a few thoughts
One thing you can count on every spring – a bit of levity on the first day of April. Some examples below. Also a few annual reports, comp commentary, new products and services, choosing holds, more.
For you fence-sitters: CWA just released a new $75 Friday-only day pass to the 2025 CWA Summit. Check out the trade show floor and check in with friends… on a budget.
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Community
- Climbing Professionals Will Convene in Salt Lake City Again – 2025 CWA Summit Week A to Z (CBJ)
- From Wood to Fiberglass – The Evolution of Climbing Holds (Movement Gyms)
- What Climbers Need to Know About the New U.S. Entry Rules (Samantha Macilwaine, Outside)
- 2024 GCI Annual Report (Global Climbing Initiative)
- 2024 CWA Annual Report (Climbing Wall Association)
April Fools
- Return of Old School with Hemp Ropes (Crux Climbing Center)
- Introducing Dual Tex Shoes (Evolv)
- New Recycled Chalk (Central Rock Gym)
- Crag Dog Training (Denver Bouldering Club)
- New Severed Hours for Severed Members (Ascent Studio)
- IFSC revolutionizes climbing – make way for Slow Climbing (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
Comp Scene
- Tickets on Sale for 2025 Salt Lake City World Cups (USAC)
- Who Had a Breakout 2024 Season on the Competition Climbing Circuit? (Inside Climbing)
- Euroholds Signs Up To Become IFSC World Cup Ranking Presenting Partner (IFSC)
- Ice Climbing Competition – A Team Sport (Sierra McGivney, AAC)
For Managers & Owners
- Apr 8: Competition Routesetting and the Modern Gym – Online Discussion (CBJ)
- Level Up Your Rope Setting: Variety – Hard Skills (Impact Route Setting)
- Video: Studio Bloc Masters 2025 Highlights Finale (Beta Routesetting)
- Video: Dockmaster 2025 Finals – highlights & route setter interviews (Beta Routesetting)
For Routesetters
- Apr 8: Competition Routesetting and the Modern Gym – Online Discussion (CBJ)
- Video: Behind the Setting – Battle for the Fort (Trango)
- Video: Route Setting Beginner’s Guide – Hold Selection (Impact Route Setting)
- Upgrading Your Training With Atomik’s Power Endurance Edges (Atomik, CBJ)
- EP Climbing Partners with Peak Performance Polymers to Include Volume Production (CBJ)
Training Tips
- 10 Tips for Climbing Harder Routes (PhysiVāntage)
- Climbing While Pregnant with Dr. Juliana Merighi (Camp 4 Human Performance)
- What Climbers Get Wrong About Grades and Plateaus (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
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