Climbing Curated

Ty Clements head setter of Skywood climbing in Sydney discusses all things routesetting!

Off the back of a recent clinic series run at Urban Climb in Melbourne, I chat with Tonde who co-hosted the clinic and Lee who attended as one of Australia's high performance climbing coaches. We chat about the comp...

I interview Polish IFSC and Olympic route setter Olga Niemiec about her recent setting job at the Parid 2024 games & more!

I interview Canadian setter and ex youth athlete Mika Hosoi. We chat Olympics, shorty beta, regional differences and setting icks. Want to get Mika to come set at your gym? Hit her up! @mika_hosoi

In this episode, we flipped the script and Niklas played host as he puts Jack Masel in the hot seat. We talk about his climbing origins, his introduction to route setting, current motivations and more!

Palmer is the head coach for Momentum Gym's climbing team and spends much of his time route setting for the specific needs of the athletes he coaches. He has a unique perspective on setting as not only someone who sets...

Viral deadpoint video Great follow up interview with Victor! Motif Instagram Motif Website - Coming Soon

I'd highly recommend jumping over to Youtube and Checking out the Magnus video of him trying the comp boulders to give some context to what we're talking about in parts of this video!

Genya and I chat about her start into routesetting and the evolution of her role at Urban Climb in QLD. We discuss the pros and cons of social media, alterntive sources of motivation, riding the waves of psych, hiring...

I chat with Canadian setter Kaleb Thomas. Kaleb has worked at multiple gyms across Canada, spanning an almost two decade career as a route setter. In his current role as 'Director of Setting' at Blocshop in Montreal he...

A follow up chat with @yossiclimbs about the launch of his hold brand OLIO with friend and business partner Cory Cook (@coryupsidedown). We also talked international travel & setting, comps, money and ideas for the...

I chatted with the UK's Jake Mason! Maybe most well known for his regular features in the popular youtube channel Bouldering Bobat, Jake is also a staple of the London setting scene. In the last couple of years, he's...

Peter is a veteran routesetter with a unique background compared to many of our previous guests. Listen in to hear his thoughts on safety, the professionisation of our industry, whether AI will ever take over our jobs...

The second half of my interview with Japanse setter Mei Nagasako. We chat about aesthetics in setting, IFSC commentary, Japanese setting culture, the climbing scene in Tokyo and branding your climbing business!

I chat with US route setting veteran Louie Anderson about his life in the climbing industry! We cover the history of US route setting, hold shaping, gym ownership, Louie's involvement in the setter showcase and much...