Just a few thoughts
What a week! In Salt Lake City, Natalia takes the gold on the home turf, and team USA crushes the paraclimbing event. In Pittsburg hundreds of industry professionals gathered for learning, networking, and partying (you can still vote in the Grip Showcase). Also below you’ll find two podcasts with setting legend Louie Anderson, plus the results from his latest Setter Showdown.
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Culture & Community
- Amputee Climber Makes History on Everest (Gripped)
- New BMC research draws direct correlation between earnings and ability to get outdoors (Niall Grimes, BMC)
- Meet Erik Murdock—New Interim Executive Director of Access Fund (Steven Potter, Outside)
Salt Lake City World Cups
- Video Highlights: Paraclimbing Finals – Women’s Finals – Men’s Finals (IFSC)
- Video: Grossman Back To Gold! Ft. Meagan Martin (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Natalia Grossman Wins at Salt Lake City World Cup—Results and Recap (John Burgman, Outside)
- 12 Medals for Team USA and Paralympic Dreams – Results and Recap of Salt Lake City Paraclimbing World Cup (Emily Chen-Newton, Outside)
- Narasaki and Grossman win IFSC Boulder World Cup Salt Lake City (Matt Groom, UK Climbing)
Comp Scene
- Here Are Your New Canadian Youth Climbing National Champions (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Video: Natalia Grossman – Athlete of the Week (IFSC)
- Video: World Cup Diaries Jakarta (Matt Groom)
For Routesetters
- Apply by Jun 12: Route Setting Development Manager (ABC Walls)
- Jun 19-24: Setter Summit in Salt Lake City (Proxy)
- 9 Routesetting Essentials (CBJ)
- Results from Setter Showdown ASCEND South Side (Setter Showdown)
- Podcast: Louie Anderson – Revitalizing Routesetting for the Next Generation (Holly Yu Tung Chen, CBJ)
- Podcast: Routesetter Louie Anderson (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Breaking Down Route Projects into Digestible Parts with Matt Pincus (TrainingBeta)
- Podcast: Karly Rager & Casey Elliott – What the Data Says About Weight, Height and Ape Index (The Nugget)
- Paige Claassen’s Tips for Pregnant and Postpartum Climbers (Lucie Hanes, Training 4 Climbing)
- Is Board Climbing Fixing a Problem You Don’t Have? (The Power Company)
- What Does the Data Say About Age and Climbing Performance? (Chris Ring, Outside)
- Video: 5 Ways to Maximise Your Grip Without a Hangboard (Lattice Training)
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