Just a few thoughts
While sure, there is comp news and routesetting beta below, we’re glad for a few of the fresh podcasts this week. Listening to respected leaders of our climbing community share thoughts about difficult issues like safe spaces and addiction can help us all be better humans and see that we’re not alone.
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Insider Stuff
- Podcast: Anaheed shares the importance of community and creating a safe space (Sends And Suffers)
- Podcast: Internal Wisdom with Matt Samet (Nature Untold)
- Practical Strategies For Training Staff (Bix Firer & Pat Brehm, CWA)
- Video: Five Crack Fest Challenges (Wide Boyz)
Comp Scene
- Videos from Arco Rock Master – Lead Duel – KO Boulder Women – KO Boulder Men
- Video: Janja Under Pressure, Iso Mind Games, Setters Get Lucky (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Climbing Lived Up To The Olympics. Now What? (John Burgman, Climbing Mag)
- Paris 2024 Olympic Games – Sport Climbing Schedule Announced (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- New Committee Opportunities (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
For The Routesetters
- Video: Unfair Route Setting? (Impact Route Setting)
- Competition & League Setting vs. Regular Gym Turnover (Louie Anderson, CBJ)
- How To Write A Routesetting Resume (Hayley Moran, CWA)
- Video: Kilter Board App – Setting a problem with Jackie (Kilter)
Beta From The Pros
- Video: 2 Exercises on the Hangboard (Stefano Ghisolfi)
- Video: Lead Climbing World Cup Simulation Training (Adam Ondra)
- Video: Tape fingers the right way (Tom O’Halloran)
Training Tips
- 5 Reasons Why Stronger Fingers Equal Better Climbing (Eric Hörst, Training4Climbing)
- How To Use Circuits To Train Power Endurance & Weaknesses (Alex Stiger, Trainingbeta)
- Podcast: Can we measure how different energy systems contribute to climbing performance? (The Power Company)
- Video: The One Arm Pull-Up – Top 3 Exercises (Lattice Training)
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