Just a few thoughts
The kids are back to school and comp teams are gearing up for the season openers – USA Climbing starts mid Oct, and ASCL starts in Nov. For the pros there are still a few World Cups coming too. Beyond comps, there’s a nice selection of stuff for routesetters this week below, and also CWA is now accepting session proposals for Summit 2025. Plus sweet wall setups in a garage, a park, and an old bank.
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Community & Culture
- Video: The Rise of Climbing (Financial Times)
- Video: Boyce Park Boulders Are All Set (Walltopia)
- Indoor safety: what if we talked about boulder falls? (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- How did the Paris 2024 Olympic Games impact Sport Climbing Athletes’ Social Media Following? (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- 45 Climbing Quotes You Should Know (Gripped)
- Video: Exclusive Tour of Alex Honnold’s Home Climbing Gym (WHOOP)
Comp Scene
- Sep 6-7: World Cup Koper 2024 (IFSC)
- Sep 13-15: Jackalope Montreal (Jackalope Festival)
- Video from Villars 2024: Boulder Finals – Lead Finals (IFSC)
- Video: Jackalopefest + Arc’teryx Summer of Climb 2024 Recap (BetaBreakerz)
- Two Brits on the podium at the European Championships (Xa White, UK Climbing)
- French Duo Avezou and Meignan Shine in Boulder Finals at European Championships (IFSC)
- Lehmann and Rogora Take Lead Golds in Villars (IFSC)
- Register Now For 2024-2025 Season (ASCL)
For Routesetters
- Sep 11-14: Setter Summit in Salt Lake City
- Sep 23: Routesetting Member Roundtable (CWA)
- Podcast: Routesetter Olga Niemiec (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
- Why diversity and representation matters (Impact Route Setting)
- Routesetters Working With Coaches: Part 1 (Carter Smith, CWA)
- Video: Boulder Bundesliga Finals 2024 – Setting & Final highlights (Beta Routesetting)
- Video: The Art of Fast to Slow Boulders (Roy Quanstrom, Trango)
For Managers
- Sep 19 Webinar: Design Considerations for New Facilities (CBJ)
- Pay What You Can in Indoor Climbing Gyms – Why It Works (CWA)
- Video: How much did it cost to open our climbing gym? (Bouldering Bobat)
- Video: The New Third Space(+) in Building Projects (Chris Ryan Studio)
Training Tips
- Podcast: The Most Underrated Climbing Movement Skill (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Podcast: Tyler Nelson – How Personal Morphology Affects Climbing Performance(Testpiece Climbing)
- Podcast: Online vs. In-Person Coaching & How Training Has Changed in the Last 40 Years (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- Your Greatest Climbing Strength Is Holding You Back (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Can Training Respiratory Muscles Improve Your Bouldering Performance?(Leanne Urbanek, Outside)
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