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CONFLICTED | Indoor Beta Videos

There's a time and place for using beta videos, but in the gym?

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Board Meetings | Outdoor Climbing Lessons You Should Take Indoors

There are aspects of climbing outside that lead us into learning specific things that we don't necessarily find as easily indoors.

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Board Meetings | The Pros and Cons of Replicas

Watching Will Bosi and Aiden Roberts work on the Burden of Dreams replica is fun, but is it valuable for the rest of us?

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Board Meetings | Top Training Considerations for Routesetters with Jess West

Our very own coach Jess West provides valuable insight as to how setters can smartly and safely train for their goals.

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Board Meetings | Surviving the Modern Mega Climbing Gym

Kris and Nate sit down to discuss some of the perks and pitfalls of climbing in today’s modern mega gyms.

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Roy Quanstrom | Translating Movement Through Shaping and Setting

Kris sits down with shaper and setter Roy Quanstrom, of Tension Climbing to talk about his latest holds and more.

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Board Meetings | The Pros and Cons of Gamifying Climbing

Not all games are created equal.

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Board Meetings | How To Make the Most of a Board Session

Boards are great, but not for everything…

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Andy Leung | Routesetting as Both Creative Outlet and Career

Andy Leung believes in setting for growth of the community.

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How to Set Limit Boulder Projects on a Spray Wall

It’s all about manipulating the right variables.

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Ep. 146: Boards vs. Spray Walls with Will Anglin and Michael Rosato of Tension Climbing

Deciding to get a home wall is easy. Deciding what to get is much more complicated.

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Ep. 142: Moonboard Benchmarking with Ravioli Biceps

Ravioli Biceps is a Moonboard legend: the only person to complete every Benchmark on the 2016 set.

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Ep. 135: Working For It with Anna Davey

Australian climber Anna Davey has big goals, and the dedication to get there.

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The Biggest Red Flag of 2018

We live in an age of fast food bouldering. Gym boulders are turned over more frequently than ever before. You can try 2,500 different V7’s on a Moon Board before you have to move on to V8.

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Episode 117: Form and Function with Ayo Sopeju

Ayo Sopeju is a competitive climber, head setter at The Minneapolis Bouldering Project, and an artist who takes the utmost care with his work.

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Episode 101: Board Meetings | Top 5 Ways Your Gym is Holding You Back

Don't get us wrong... we LOVE gyms. And if your only goal is to be as good as you can in your gym, then you can skip this episode.

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Episode 99: Setting for the Future with Tonde Katiyo

Shaper/setter Tonde Katiyo has put quite a bit of thought and care into his craft. He approaches it with both a pragmatism and creativity that often don't exist together.