Thanks for tuning into the podcast! Zoe is a program manager for GB Climbing and is an expert in organizing and running climbing competitions! Her FIRST world cup event was Edinburgh 2022 and it was definitely…eventful. She also has experience organizing paraclimbing competitions and Bern world champs. There’s much more going on behind the scenes of climbing competitions than you’d expect, so tune in to learn more about what it takes!

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Timestamps of discussion topics

0:00 - Introduction

4:37 - How to get into climbing event organization

7:48 - How GB team + athletes make a living

12:33 - The Edinburgh world cup disaster

18:25 - Hopes of hosting another world cup

21:10 - What a world cup event venue looks like

26:10 - Indoor vs outdoor venues

29:45 - Do national federations get guidance from IFSC for planning world cups

31:51 - Organizing Bern world champs

35:46 - How an ice hockey arena becomes a climbing center

39:03 - Reigning in Adam Ondra

41:15 - Bern did paraclimbing right

42:23 - Organizing for paraclimbing

47:28 - Paralympics!

51:15 - Para accommodations to keep in mind

55:11 - Anti-doping in climbing

58:46 - Anti-doping testing

1:01:14 - Drug use in climbing

1:05:00 - Menopause and climbing?!

1:10:06 - DISCORD: Why host world cups?

1:14:02 - DISCORD: Environmental sustainability

1:18:56 - DISCORD: Favorite/least favorite competitions?

1:22:05 - DISCORD: Technical wall requirements?

1:27:24 - How much does it cost to host a world cup?

1:29:18 - Where to find Zoe + outro