Just a few thoughts
This week a plethora of great resources for gym managers and staff. Podcasts about the recent auto belay settlement and opening a training-focused gym. Events for risk managers and coaches. Articles about accessibility, hosting a speed comp, retail brands, and affinity groups. A video series from a German gym and builder. And the freshest new hold shapes.
Good luck to all the athletes in Idaho for US Nationals!
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Community & Culture
- Oct 12-15: Adaptive Climbers Fest 2023 (Adaptive Climbers Festival)
- Podcast: America’s First Climbing Gym Owner Sounds the Alarm (The RunOut)
- Podcast: Lily Kral – Building A Board Climbing Gym (The Nugget)
- Podcast: Finding Health, Happiness, and Success Through Climbing with Karl (Mario Stanley, Sends And Suffers)
Comp Scene
- 2023 Nationals Kicks Off This Week In Idaho (USAC)
- 2023 Pan American Games Kick Off Next Week (USAC)
- Anraku Takes Asian Games Boulder & Lead Title (IFSC)
- Mori Takes Asian Games Gold to Close Out Competition (IFSC)
For Gym Managers
- Oct 26: Mastering Business Risk, Safety, & Crisis (CBJ)
- Nov 1: Virtual Performance Climbing Coach Summit 2023
- Justin Salas on Visual Impairment Accessibility in Climbing Gyms (Checklist Included) (Emily Chen-Newton, CBJ)
- Tips for Hosting a Successful Speed Climbing Competition (Head Rush Technologies)
- What Do Brands Want From Indoor Climbing Gyms? (David Gladish, CWA)
- Benefit Of Affinity Groups To Indoor Climbing Gym (Jess Malloy, CWA)
- Video Masterclass Boulder Gym Design – Active and passive spaces – Wall design – Kids gym (Blockhelden)
For Routesetters
- Oct 25-28: Competition Setting Workshop in Colorado (Routesetting Institute)
- New Climbing Holds and Volumes of October 2023 (CBJ)
- Circular Economy – Recycled and Recyclable Climbing Holds (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Podcast: Routesetter Yossi 2023 Follow Up (Jack Masel, Climbing Curated)
Training Tips
- Video: Dealing with Minor In-Season Aches & Pains (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- Video: Mastering Climbing Technique – Analyzing Every Move with Force Plates (Lattice Training)
- Video: The End of Collagen for Climbers? New Evidence & Advice (Hooper’s Beta)
- Don’t Skip Leg Day! Here Are Five Leg Exercises for Climbers (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Reframe You Thoughts To Revamp Your Climbing (Lucie Hanes, Training 4 Climbing)
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