Fred and I chatted about how Blocshop came to be, the vision behind the brand and his 5 star system for creating consistently high quality boulders with his team!

Follow Fred and his gym here

@fredblocshop
@blocshop

Make sure to check out Joseph's Kilter Grips Setter Sessions video on Youtube.

You can follow him on Instagram @Wetzel_Joseph and check out the element gyms @element.muenchen @element.kassal and @element.essen or see his holds @bluepillclimbing

Ayo and I talk about the intersection of route setting and comp climbing and about how they inform one another, about setting for athlete performance, about the benefits of working in a team as well as learning to work independently and much much more.

Ayo's required reading for setters: Hagakure

Other podcasts with Ayo:

Beyond the Walls - Race and Diversity in Climbing
Plastic Weekly - The Lifespan of a Boulder
Beta Routesetting - Difference between comp & commercial
Power Company Climbing - Form and Function

Alexander is the head setter for Mile End climbing gym in London. He's maybe best known for his levitation antics on various training boards around the UK but it's his enthusiasm and psych for setting and climbing that I think is his true super power! Tune in to hear about his first forays into the climbing scene, his thoughts on what make the climbing community so special, climbing as a tool to boost self confidence and much much more!

In this episode I chat to Emma Horan about her life of climbing, running a small business (if you call a boulder gym small) and fulfilling a life goal of setting for a boulder world cup!

I chat to owner and head setter of Skywood climbing about opening a gym, curating deliberate experiences for your members and the importance of breaking the rules!

Welcome to episode 6 with Victor Fleutre, head setter of Beta Bloc in Canada! We chatted about a heap of things including his quick switch from a profession in the motor sport industry in France into his current role in Canada as a professional setter, setting experiments during the covid lockdowns, the decisions behind switching the V-grading scale to a colour based circuit system and much more! Check out his work on instagram @fleutre_victor

We chat to Scottish born route setter Ryan Henderson about his move to France and the career that followed. Tune in to hear how his approach to aesthetics in climbing has evolved, the use of space to create visual balance, how he almost became a teacher but is now integrating that into his setting career, about the rich climbing culture that keeps him in France and much more!

I chat with Michael Lim about the Singaporean climbing scene, route setting as a coaching tool, how the evolution of coaching is progressing our sport and much more!

In this week's episode, I talk to long time routesetter and Co-owner of Kilter Grips, Jackie Hueftle! We chatted about her time head setting at 'The Spot' in Colorado, setting for some of the United States' strongest athletes, her thoughts on the Olympics and much much more!