learing the rope at the USA climbing route setting clinic (can you spot Dustin?)

So, Frank, Dave and Jamie have all been on me to make a blog posting, especially since so much has happened since my last update. And since Mark managed to post something just before he leaves to crush everything in Mexico, I figure I’m out of the ‘too busy excuse.’

Above is a picture taken by Chris Danielson. I attended a level two route setting clinic held by him, and Molly Beard of USA climbing. The point of the clinic is to not just to stuff a bunch of route setters in a gym and let them feed off of each others creative energy but also to help cultivate their talents and, most importantly, to help pick and choose setters that USA Climbing will allow to intern and assist for their National Level comps. They use these clinics to help train setters so that they can run, organize and set regional level comps but also to evaluate which setters will move up to set ABS Nationals or SCS Nationals or US Youth Nationals.

It was a great experience for me and I feel that both Molly and Chris should be greatly commended on not only their instruction at the clinic, but for being two of the most creative and impressive route setters I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Seriously, if you ever get the opportunity to attend a clinic held by either of them (Chris will hopefully be doing a clinic at True North Climbing sometime…) I suggest you attend it, if only to climb the demonstration problem or route.

So next on the update list is that I’ve moved from Off The Wall in Barrie and taken my new job as Head Routesetter/Head Instructor at True North Climbing Inc. Check out the website via the link in our sidebar.

Finally, I was really psyched to see everyone out at Boulderz Climbing Center two weekends ago. The comp was a lot of fun and once again Jody gets props for putting on a great show. Andrew McBurney also gets points for hosting a tour event and an insane amount of youth comps has anyone seen how many youth comps he’s holding. I think it’s in the number of 5 or 6?!?! Madness, just madness! Finally big ups to Luigi for organizing the tour and all the sponsors including BETA and Climbing Hold Review who help give us plastic pullers something to do over the winter break.

Peace all, happy climbing

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