Just a few thoughts
More tickets to Paris – congrats Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts! Buncha stuff for routesetters and gym managers. A fun convo with two industry veterans chewing on walls, comps, and setting. A new online routesetting course. The dam wall climb is underway.
And… Grip List Awards!!
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Community & Culture
- Podcast: Pittsburgh is the best underrated climbing city in America (Mario Stanley, Sends And Suffers)
- After A Shooter Threat, Employees at Touchstone’s Hollywood Boulders Walk Out (Delaney Miller, Outside)
- Hiring? Got a Nonprofit? The Expo Is for You Too (CBJ)
Headed to Paris
- Video: Boulder & Lead finals highlights – Laval 2023 (IFSC)
- Video: New Climbing Olympians From USA and Europe (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Toby Roberts and Oriane Bertone win IFSC European Qualifier and Olympic Tickets (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
- Olympic Tickets to Paris 2024 Awarded to Oriane Bertone and Toby Roberts (IFSC)
- These 16 Climbers Have Qualified for the Paris Olympics (Gripped)
Comp Scene
- Nov 25-26: Youth Climbing Series 2023- Grand Final (Zoe Spriggins, BMC)
- Video: Biggest Man Made Climbing Route On A Dam Ever (EpicTV)
- Videos Set n Send Comp 2023 – Routesetting – The Competition (Walltopia)
- 2024 World Cup Season – Team Canada Selection Process (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
For Gym Managers
- Video: Talking Climbing Walls & Routesetting with Chris Danielson (Chris Ryan Studio)
- Want to Win a Reel Rock Screening? (CBJ)
- How Professional Development Will Change Your Organization (Gavin Heverly, Rise Above Consulting)
- 5 Ways to Streamline and Better Manage Your Climbing Gym With BETA (BETA, CBJ)
- Access Statement Template (ABC Walls)
- Workplace Exposure to Chalk (ABC Walls)
For Routesetters
- Podcast: Routesetter Kaleb Thomas (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
- 2023 Grip List Awards (Jonathan Littauer, CBJ)
- New Online Course – Route Setting Essentials (Impact Route Setting)
- 2023 National Routesetter Nominations (USAC)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Stop Applying Training Principles to Climbing Performance (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- The Biceps Tendon and Climbing: Why It Blows Out and How to Fix It (Dr. Julian Saunders, Outside)
- So You’ve Separated Your Shoulder—Now What? (Dr. Julian Saunders, Outside)
- Get Stronger One Arm (and Leg) at a Time – 4 Unilateral Strength Exercises for Climbers (Lucie Hanes, Training 4 Climbing)
- Video: Climb Smart – Boulder Training Efficiency – Tips & Tricks (Adam Ondra)
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