Just A Few Thoughts
It’s one of those weeks we live for – so much new routesetting beta! Watch and learn specific moves or follow a day in the life. How did they put up the longest plastic route in the world? What’s the best way to start threading a bolt? This week is for you setters.
Insider Stuff
- Video: Clip It Good (TRUBLUE / Head Rush)
- A Life Spent Climbing – American Olympian Brooke Raboutou (Noah Walker, Gripped)
- Put ‘We The People’ in Outdoor Retailer – An Open Letter To The Organizers of the OR Show (Luke Mehall, The Climbing Zine)
- Podcast: Erik Jenson – Real Estate Investing with Training Wheels (Clipping Chains)
Comp Scene
- Video: The Debrief’s 2021 Competitor Awards (Plastic Weekly)
- Two New Champions Crowned at the Richmond Olympic Oval (Noah Walker, Gripped)
- Video: World Championships Uncut – Ice Climbing Winners Full Run (EpicTV)
- Video: I tried ice climbing at the World Championships (Magnus Midtbø)
Beastmaking
- Beastmaking is the World’s Best Training Book for Climbing (Noah Walker, Gripped)
- Video: Beastmaking Book – New Approach To Climbing Training (EpicTV)
- Scared of the Boards in the Gym’s Corner? This New Training Book Will Help (Delaney Miller, Climbing Mag)
- Beastmaker: Favorite Hangboards of Grip List 2021
Training Tips
- Using Climbing Mechanics To Avoid And Rehab Injuries (Ross Bodine, Training Beta)
- Video: Pull Up Exercises For Intermediate Climbers (Climbers Crag)
- Video: “Crag Day” Training at the Gym (Training 4 Climbing)
- Benefits of a Portable Hangboard (Dovi Hirsch, Rockstar Volumes)
Routesetter Beta
- Video: Beta talk with Ayo Sopeju about commercial & comp setting (BETA Routesetting)
- Video: What Is a Rose Move And How Do We Set One? (Impact Route Setting)
- Video: Setter Session with Iza Novak (Kilter)
- Video: How are climbs set? Ft. the Head Setter (Bouldering Bobat)
- Video: Setting the world’s longest artificial climbing route (360 Holds)
- Video: Start Your Bolts Better (Kilter)
European Setter Education
- Feb + Apr: RSA Level 2 Courses (United Kingdom)
- Mar 25-27: Route Setting Symposium 2022 (Germany)
- Apr 9-10: ABC Routesetting Provider Workshop (Edinburgh)
For Managers
- Give A Meaningful Performance Review To Your Routesetters (Hayley Moran, CWA)
- Offensive words and phrases to eliminate from your business communications(Kiran Herbert, OBJ)
- Investigating Equity and Diversity in Climbing and Walking Activities (Dr Chris Kay, Leeds Beckett University)
