Just a few thoughts
We’re headed into trade show season, where our industry gathers and our professionals learn and network. It begins next week in the UK with the ABC Conference, then Vertical Pro in Germany in November, followed by Salon de l’Escalade in Paris in January, and wrapped up with CWA Summit in April in SLC. It’s not too late to get tickets to any of these!
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Community & Culture
- Climbing, a male bastion? (Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou, Vertige Media)
- The French Spiderman Reflects on Free Soloing, Death, and Quantum Physics (Maya Silver, Outside)
- The World’s Tallest Artificial Route Soars up a Dam. Here’s Your Guide to Climbing It. (Michelle Voss, Outside)
- New USA Climbing HQ plans look to gain traction in Rio Grande, headed for city review (Jacob Scholl, Building Salt Lake)
Comp Scene
- Sep 12-13: How To Watch the IFSC World Cup Guiyang 2025 (USAC)
- Sorato Soars and Garnbret Grabs Gold (IFSC)
- Erin McNeice wins overall Lead title in Koper (Xa White, UK Climbing)
- Here’s Who Won the Overall Lead World Cup This Year (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Climbing Escalade Canada launches 2025–2028 Strategic Plan – “From Today to L.A.” (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
- Which Styles Are the Top 20 Better At? (Rory Potter, Inside Climbing)
Gym Scene
- August Gym Round Up (Callum Taylor, Euro Climbing News)
- Wakeboarders Open New Climbing Gym in Southeastern France (CBJ)
- New Walltopia-Built Bouldering Gym in Oklahoma Puts Passion Into the Details (CBJ)
- Là Ô – the difficult climb of the cheapest climbing gym in France (Matthew Amaré, Vertige Media)
For Managers
- Sep 16: Digital Advertising for Climbing Gyms ft. Ty Morrison-Heath (CBJ)
- Managing Turnover in Indoor Climbing Gyms (Ashley Routson, CWA)
- The Paradoxes of Leadership, Pt. 3 – Commanding vs. Collaborative (Pete Ward, Rise Above Consulting)
- Video: The Edelrid Ohmega – Our Honest Verdict (EpicTV)
For Routesetters
- Oct 14: What is the Future of Routesetting Education? (online discussion ft. Jackie Hueftle) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- Podcast: Fundamentals of Paraclimbing and Parasetting – Mia DePaolis & Nat Vorel (Holly Yu Tung Chen, CBJ)
- Video: Growing as a USAC Routesetter (online discussion ft. John Muse) (Vortex Routesetting, CBJ)
- Video: Route setter visit from Australia – Ethan at the Frankenjura Academy (Beta Routesetting)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Surprising Ways To Optimize A Climbing Partnership (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Podcast: Board Talk – Janja’s Board, Spray Walls Vs Standardized Boards (Testpiece Climbing)
- Your Partner Might Be Too Good (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Video: JJ Gibson – almost as if he designed his theories while hanging from a cliff face (Udo Neumann)
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