Just a few thoughts
It was good to hear the podcast with Kegan and Andy taking on the recent negative articles about modern indoor climbing. Many in our industry read those articles and felt they were missing key aspects of how today’s climbing gyms and routesetting better serve a wider range of people. After all, isn’t that why we do this – to help more humans benefit from the awesome experience of climbing?
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Culture & Community
- Podcast: Kareemah Batts, Founder of Adaptive Climbing Group, Talks About Climbing’s Shared Experiences (Paddy O’Connell, Outside)
- Podcast: Clickbait Articles are failing Indoor Climbing with Andy Nelson (Kegan Minock, DoughJo Setting)
- USA Climbing Sets Forth Best Practices for Gender Inclusion (CBJ)
Comp Scene
- May 20-21: Welsh Lead Cup 2023 (Zoe Spriggins, BMC)
- May 21: British Paraclimbing Series in Caernarfon (Zoe Spriggins, BMC)
- USA Climbing Announces Location for 2023 Youth National Championships(USAC)
For Routesetters
- Video: Coaching Climbing through Route-setting ft. Katsu Miyazawa (Udo Neumann)
- “More Keys to Route Setting;” A Behind-the-Scenes Interview With Jacky Godoffe (John Burgman, CBJ)
- World Climbing Academy Holds Pair of Routesetters’ Clinics in Lithuania and Greece (IFSC)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Bill Ramsey’s Pain Box for Climbers – How to Try Harder (Kris Hampton, The Power Company)
- Coordos for dummies [French] (Laurence Guyon, La Fabrique Verticale)
- Fall Practice – Get Ready to Take Some Whippers This Spring (Aaron Pardy, Gripped)
- Video: Climbing Slab with World Cup Climber Jenya Kazbekova (Hannah Morris)
- Video: Are These Mistakes Stopping You from Climbing Harder? (Hooper’s Beta)
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