Just a few thoughts
So much converges within the climbing community. Of course we have gear, gyms and routesetting. We climb, we train, we compete, perhaps beginning as youngsters, sometimes into our older ages. We value our outdoor areas and work to protect them. And we are diverse – backgrounds, shades of skin and gender, places in the world. This week’s links below have all that.
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Insider Stuff
- Loving Our People — Finding Home (AAC)
- Podcast: New Orleans has the tightest climbing community in the USA (Mario Stanley, Sends And Suffers)
- 4 Easy Ways To Be A Low-Impact Hero On Desert Climbing Trips (Access Fund)
- Video: Pro climber pretends to be a beginner NEW (Magnus Midtbø)
- Video: Resoling climbing shoes – is it worth it? (UK Climbing)
Women in Climbing
- Video: Woman Up Climbing Festival 2022 (Touchstone Climbing)
- Studies Show Women Under-acknowledge Accomplishments. It Can Impact Their Climbing (Corey Buhay, Outside)
- The surprising origins of women’s mountaineering 1770-1830 (Anna Fleming, UK Climbing)
Comp Scene
- 2022 National Championships Kick Off in Colorado (USAC)
- IFSC and World Academy of Sport Announce New Partnership (IFSC)
- 2023 NACS Hosting RFP (Christiane Marceau, CEC)
For Routesetters
- Video: Why use your best holds for easier climbs? (Impact Route Setting)
- Video: Woman Up 2022 Behind the Set (Touchstone Climbing)
- Video: Setter Session with Eddie Pandolfino from The Cliffs (Kilter)
- The Career Path of a Professional Setter (Truth Behind the Trade – Chapter 3)(Dave Wetmore, CBJ)
- New Climbing Holds & Volumes of October 2022 (CBJ)
- Route Setting Development Upcoming Courses and Assessments (ABC)
Tips for Young and Old
- Climbing at 50, 60 and 70+ (8a.nu)
- Youth Climbing Injuries and Prevention (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
- Podcast: Eric Hörst – Growing Older, Stronger, Better (The Power Company)
Training Tips
- Podcast: Training Talk with Mike & Mark Anderson (Trango)
- Podcast: Matt Heyliger – Why mobility comes before strength and more (The Nugget)
- How to Train for Your First Competition (Christopher Schafenacker, Rockstar Volumes)
- Effective Gym Training Strategies for Route Climbing (Eric Hörst, Training 4 Climbing)
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