In Today's episode of the Vertical Thoughts podcast, we interview Zach Manzani, a strong climber & experienced routesetter for Vital Climbing Gym. We discuss how routesetting changes your perspective on the wall, and how outdoor climbs may influence your setting. We also talk about climbing in the upcoming 2020 Olympic games, and how the format may change in the future to be more positive for the competitors in their respective disciplines.

Today we are joined by 2 rock climbers and friends, Nick Henson and Zach Medina. We discuss the climbing community, the grading system and toxic climbers who are poisoning the climbing experience for others.

In today's episode of The Vertical Thoughts Podcast, we are interviewing Marc Blocker, a close personal friend of mine and the person who got me into rock climbing many years ago. He is a very strong climber, also a setter and head coach at The Edge Climbing and Fitness in Idaho Falls. We discuss how climbing has changed, and how competing in climbing is changing the dynamic. We also talk about climbing with someone you trust and having a climbing partner. See you next week!