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Congrats to all the Bern climbers who qualified for the Paris Olympics, especially US competitors Emma Hunt and Colin Duffy! Comp season is winding down, and back-to-school means a focus on students. A bunch of great resources below for coaches, routesetters, and gym managers including risk assessment and marketing.
Every gym wants to build programs their customers will love, so don’t miss our webinar next week with Gavin Heverly of Rise Above.
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Community & Culture
- Video: Real talk with Prof. Dr. med. Volker Schöffl (Alexander Megos)
- Consensus Statement on Eating Disorders in Climbing (IAPC)
- Video: Data Science Meets Competition Climbing (Geek Climber)
Bern World Championships
- Videos of Finals: Speed – Paraclimbing – Women’s Boulder & Lead – Men’s Boulder & Lead (IFSC)
- Video: Can AI Mori Earn Olympic Gold? The Greats Rise To The TOP – Bern World Champs, Part 2 (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Video: Did They Get The Scoring System Right? The Boulder + Lead Event Breakdown (EpicTV)
- Colin Duffy Qualifies for the Paris Olympics – World Championships Results, Recap, Highs and Lows (John Burgman, Outside)
- Hundreds of Paraclimbers gather in Switzerland for World Championships (Emily Chen-Newton, Outside)
- USA’s Emma Hunt is Going to the Olympics (Delaney Miller, Outside)
- Three Paris 2024 Tickets for: Garnbret, Pilz and Mori – Schubert, Duffy and Narasaki (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- Video: Climbing World Championships – Climbing Wall Breakdown (Ryan Studio)
For Gym Managers
- Aug 22 Webinar: Build Programs Your Customers Will Love (CBJ)
- Sep 13 Webinar: Top 5 mistakes with a waiver (Granite Insurance)
- Video: How to use the Auto Belay Rescue Kit (The Pad)
- Podcast: Gym Social Media Is More About “One-to-One” Than “One-to-Many” – CBJ Podcast With Sam Van Boxtel (Scott Rennak, CBJ)
For Coaches
- Sep 7 Webinar: Safeguarding Our Climbers (NICAS)
- Eating Disorders in Climbers – What Coaches Need to Know (IAPC)
For Setters
- Sep 15: Routesetting Clinics in Detroit (sToKed)
- Podcast: Routesetter Jake Mason (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
- Super Mario theme set in SLC (Bouldering Project)
Training Tips
- Podcast: The Training Episode, with Tom Randall (AAC)
- Podcast: Conflicted About Kneebarring on Boulders (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Training on a Board? Better Read This. (Steve Bechtel, Outside)
- Weighted training – For or against? (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Essential Shoulder Strengthening Exercises for Climbers (Madaleine Sorkin, Outside)
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