Just a few thoughts
Some news from climbing organizations this week – CWA has a new Executive Director (congrats Garnet!) and BMC is downsizing staff after missing revenue targets (recently CEC also recently was forced to cut staff). In comp world the USAC Youth Nationals just wrapped, the NACS is about to descend on Costa Rica, and the World Championships in Bern are approaching.
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Industry Scene
- Garnet Moore Promoted To CWA Executive Director (CWA)
- Redundancies, Deficits and Direction – What’s Happening at the BMC? (UK Climbing)
- Restructure update statement (Gregg Cropper, BMC)
- CEO Q&A (Gregg Cropper, BMC)
World Cup Briancon
- Video: Lead Finals Highlights – Briancon 2023 (IFSC)
- Video: The Battle for Briancon, Or The War For World Champs? (Tyler Norton, Plastic Weekly)
- Slovenia’s Vita Lukan Shines Amid Garnbret’s Absence at Briançon World Cup (John Burgman, Outside)
- Lukan and Anraku win IFSC Briançon Lead World Cup 2023 (Natalie Berry, UK Climbing)
Comp Scene
- Jul 21-23: NACS at Eskalar Climbing and Fitness (USAC)
- Aug 1-12: Climbing World Championships in Bern (IFSC)
- A Week of Climbing Wraps Up At The 2023 Youth National Championships (USAC)
- Melbourne Stop For Climbing On The Road To Paris 2024 (IFSC)
- CEC National Database Program (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
- Podcast: Behind the Scenes of the USA Climbing Training Center (AAC)
For Routesetters
- Wanted: Routesetter Opinions for Grip List 2023 Survey (CBJ)
- Video: Rope Controversy in Villars (Impact Route Setting)
- Podcast: Adding What Should Always Have Been There – Siege Climbing (Holly Yu Tung Chen, CBJ)
For Gym Managers
- Webinar Jul 27: “Sales” Doesn’t Have To Be A Dirty Word (CBJ)
- Build an Annual Budget in 3 Days (Gavin Heverly, Rise Above Consulting)
- A Guide to Conquering Digital Marketing in the Outdoor Industry (Harness Consulting)
Training Tips
- Podcast: How to Get Better at Climbing by Watching World Cups (TrainingBeta)
- Stop Overgripping! Here’s How. (Neil Gresham, Outside)
- Climbing pregnant and postpartum (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Video: 6 Evolutions of Climbing Training – Fad or Not? (Lattice Training)
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