Just a few thoughts
This week a personal note…
During this season of thanks I find myself re-centering on the joy of climbing. It offers so much – each of us feels the benefits, whatever they are for you. I believe climbing is an element of the solution to the world’s problems, both individual and communal. Climbing is one of “the good things”. This keeps me coming back to work after 25yrs in the business, knowing that through our work at CBJ, we can empower and inspire those who get to spread the joy of climbing. Your gym might be closed today, but on Friday collectively we get to introduce more humans to this incredible experience. I’m thankful for that. -Scott
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Culture & Community
- Inviting Communities In (Sierra McGivney, AAC)
- Malawi’s Wealth of Climbing — And Community (Andrew McLemore, GearJunkie)
- Inside the Fight to Unionize NYC’s VITAL Climbing Gyms – ‘Gloves Are Off’ (Teddy Ostrow, Hell Gate)
Comp Scene
- Today to Nov 28: Canadian National Championships
- Videos: Watch USA National Championships
- Jesse Grupper on Winning Golds, Helping Others & Dealing with a Lifetime Disease (Steven Potter, Outside)
For Managers
- Reduce Incidents By Understanding Why Climbers Make Mistakes (Jon Heshka, CWA)
- Raising the Bar in Climbing Gym Design With Virtual Reality (OnSite, CBJ)
- CWA Announces Keynote For 2023 CWA Summit (Matt Pucak, CWA)
- Impact Update Fall 2022 (Alexx Goeller, The Front Climbing Club)
For Routesetters
- Jan 11-14: Setter Summit by Vertical Solutions in SLC
- Results for Setter Showdown 2022 Shaker Rocks (Louie Anderson, Setter Showdown)
- Video: Setter Session with Zoe Steinberg (Kilter Grips)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Top 4 Ways to Transition to Outdoor Climbing with Taylor Fragomeni(Kris Hamptom, The Power Company)
- Highpointing Versus Lowpointing Tactics for Sending Your Project (Lucie Hanes, Training 4 Climbing)
- 4 Fingerboard Training Protocols That Work (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- Video: Campus Training Explained (Lattice Training)
- Video: Single Arm Hang Form (The Power Company)
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