Just a few thoughts
A couple nice articles below about how climbing walls can improve your space. Routesetters get a few podcasts, and lots of new shapes to dream about. And of course, more from the Paris Games – athletes, movements, nutrition, and more. The torch went on a skimo outing. Last but not least, congrats to the hundreds of athletes who competed USAC Youth Nationals last week (results).
Missed last week’s Insider on July 4th? It was a big one, you can catch up here.
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: War Games (Alex Honnold, Climbing Gold)
- How Climbing Transformed This Fundamentalist Baptist Into a Nonbinary Influencer (Ryleigh Norgrove, Outside)
- Climbing is still waiting for its Big Blue – a short anthology of representations of climbing in cinema (Rémi Lemettre, Sylvain Lemettre and Thomas Soeiro, Grimper)
- The 13 Coolest Climbing Gyms in the World (Owen Clarke, Outside)
Paris Olympic Games & Olympians
- Video: Colin Duffy’s Climbing Strategy for the Olympics (EpicTV)
- Olympic Torch Goes for a Climb, Ski and Highline in Chamonix (Gripped)
- Climbing Moves We Might See in the Paris 2024 Olympics – and How to Do Them (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- Olympic Training at Portland Rock Gym – Team USA Climbers Conquer the Titan Wall (EP Climbing)
- What Can Regular Climbers Learn From the Eating Habits of Olympians? (Marisa Michael, Outside)
- How a Sport Climber Prepares for the Olympics (Talia Barrington, The Cut)
Comp Scene
- Jul 12-14: IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2024
- Jul 17-19: IFSC World Cup Briançon 2024
- Results for Youth National Championships (USAC)
For Routesetters
- Video: Percy Bishton – Tokyo 2020 head route setter (EP Climbing)
- Video: China route setting Trip 2024 – Boulderfest in Ningbo (Beta Routesetting)
- New Climbing Holds and Volumes: July 2024 (CBJ)
- Third Annual Setter Summit to Elevate Climbing Industry in Salt Lake City (CBJ)
- Podcast: Jake & Niki talking about other sports, opening sets, hold ordering(Another Setting Podcast)
- Podcast: Jake & Niki talking about growth as a setter (Another Setting Podcast)
- Podcast: Lego My Ego With Andy Nelson (Kegan Minock, DoughJo Setting)
For Managers
- Aug 14+21: Creating an Effective Climbing Gym Business Plan (CWA)
- 10 Reasons Why You Need a Climbing Wall at Your University (Walltopia)
- How to Increase Your Venue’s Revenue By Adding a Climbing Wall (Walltopia)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Optimizing Training, Health, and Performance with Functional Medicine(Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- Optimizing Muscle Protein Synthesis – A Guide To Daily Protein Intake (PhysiVāntage)
- Climb Like a Girl – Training Tips for Peak Performance (Josi Salvoch, Rockstar Volumes)
- Podcast: Josh Hadley (The Nugget)
