Just a few thoughts
It’s always comp season! While the World Climbing Series just wrapped up in Santiago, local comps in North America are just getting underway. USAC began a few weeks ago, CEC just posted their schedule that starts in January, and ASCL is launching it’s largest season yet this weekend with events in at least 16 states. Good luck to all competitors, coaches, routesetters and organizers in the season ahead!
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Community & Culture
- Building Back Stronger – How Walltopia Helped Cultivate Climbing Rebuild After Hurricane Helene (Athletic Business)
- In Poland, rock climbing is reviving coal mines (Simon Lestang & Merlin Ferret, Vertige Media)
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Comp Scene
- ASCL Season Begins With Events Schedule in 16 States (ASCL)
- Garnbret and Utelli close the season with gold in Santiago (World Climbing / IFSC)
- Zhao and Deng complete China’s Speed double in Santiago (World Climbing / IFSC)
- Los Angeles Olympics & Paralympics A to Z for Climbing Industry Insiders (CBJ)
- PCL Ticket Presale Coming Soon (Pro Climbing League)
- World Climbing Europe releases 2027 calendar (World Climbing / IFSC)
- CEC Unveils Exciting 2026–2027 National Competition Season (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
For Setters
- From Concept to Production – Inside the First Walltopia Shapers Showdown (Euro Climbing News)
- Video: Unseen – A Week of Competition Routesetting (Trango)
- Video: One of our favorite setting exercises (Impact Route Setting)
For Managers
- Nov 12: How Will Technology Change the Way Climbing Gyms Make Money by 2030? (CWA)
- “Things Have Changed” – What We’re Hearing From Climbing Gym Operators (Joe Zentmyer, Futurist Climbing)
- ClimbLab Equipment Now Available Through Bold Climbing in North America (CBJ)
For Coaches
- Podcast: Charlie Schreiber (That’s Not Real Climbing)
- Podcast: Crimp Smarter – The Hand Muscles People Ignore, with Dr. Jared Vagy (Neely Quinn, TrainingBeta)
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