Just a few thoughts
Great stuff below for managers and staff from all corners of the gym – coaching, retailing, managing. And of course routesetting, via podcasts and upcoming clinics. CWA gives some background on their decision to move the Summit to PA. At the crags, Access Fund celebrates a year full of stewardship, and Petzl steps up for anchor replacement.
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Culture & Community
- C4C Seeks Corporate Partners for Upcoming Fundraiser Campaign (Climbing for Change)
- A Prestigious Climbing Award Parts Ways with Its Antisemitic Namesake (Frederick Dreier, Outside)
- Iranian Climbers Arrested Amid Protest Crackdown (Delaney Miller, Outside)
- A Big Year for Access Fund’s Conservation Teams (Access Fund)
- Petzl REBOLT TRIP Paves The Way (Petzl)
For Gym Managers
- OpenGrip Management — training employees for success (Kristin Horowitz)
- The Sustainability Of Indoor Climbing Coaching (Hailey Caissie, CWA)
- Create A Retail ‘Go’ And ‘No Go’ List (Paul Terbrueggen, CWA)
- Why Is The 2023 CWA Summit In Pittsburgh? (Matt Pucak, CWA)
For Routesetters
- Feb 4-5: Setting & Coaching Clinics in Vegas (sToKed Volumes)
- Mar 28-29: Setter Showdown in Hawaii (Louie Anderson, Setter Showdown)
- Podcast: Routesetter Fred Charron from Blocshop (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
- Podcast: Luke Skinner is a head route setter and a DFW local legend (Mario Stanley, Sends And Suffers)
- New Climbing Holds and Volumes of December 2022 (CBJ)
Training Tips
- Video: Upper Body Coordination Tutorial (TAMY Climbing Channel)
- Video: Debunking 5 Worst Myths in Climbing (Hooper’s Beta)
- How To Approach Routes – Ground-Up or Top-Down? (Matt Pincus, TrainingBeta)
- What to Eat to Crush Your Climbing Day (Marisa Michael, Outside)
- Podcast: Training (and Life) “Edits” to Climb Better & Achieve More Greatly (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
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