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Routesetting Trends 2024

Routesetting Trends 2024
Routesetting as a profession continued to level up in 2024, through changes both on and off the wall. (All photos are by Bailey Beltramo at the CBJ Grip Showcase in Portland, unless otherwise noted)

If there was an overarching trend in routesetting over the past couple years, it was arguably increased professionalism. This evolving trend was noted in CBJ’s previous Routesetting Trends 2023 report as well, but the additional resources made available to routesetters—from new certifications and clinics to expanded safety measures—all added up to make it feel like 2024 was in many ways a breakout year for professionalism in the routesetting trade.

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