Welcome to Behind The Wall, a weekly newsletter published every Saturday.
Each week, I highlight the favourite things I’ve watched, read and listened to from the world of indoor and competition climbing. I also keep track of what climbing competitions are coming up and where you can buy tickets. (If you are new here, you can read old editions on the Behind the Wall homepage.)
This weekend, we have the finals of the Pan American Championship, which are being streamed live on Nunatak (in Spanish). There is also the Canadian Nationals, which was also live streamed, with Madison Richardson commentating on the final.
We got some competition reflections from Ai Mori on the Olympics and Melina Costanza on the US Nationals. The Richardsons shared a trio of videos of their training. Erin McNeice shared what she does on a break from training in LA before competing in the Tenzing Brawl on the Wall in London. Ben and Toby Segar talk about how they got into climbing.
I will be away on holiday, so the newsletter will take a break next week while I’m away. The newsletter will be back on the 7th December.
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Watch
- The LA Trip | Erin McNeice. Erin McNeice discusses taking a break from “serious” climbing with a trip to LA.
- Ai Mori Olympic Interview | TAMY Climbing Channel. Akiyo and Tomoa interview Ai Mori about her experience at the Paris Olympics.
- Richardsons Climbing released a set of videos this week includes projecting, when to break boulders, trying outdoor style problems on the spray wall, and intermediate footwork.
- The hardest indoor boulder in Sweden | Eric Karlsson Bouldering. Nikken Daniels works on a V14 (8B+) boulder he has set in Moumo, Sweden.
- The Tenzing Brawl on the Wall 2024 Final | Bouldering Bobat. Catch up on the Tenzing Brawl on the Wall Final live from The Font, Wandsworth, in London.
Listen
- Melina Costanza is back — Double Gold at US Nationals 2024 | Testpiece Climbing Podcast. Melina Costanza returns after winning both US Nationals boulder and lead and discusses how she felt during the competition.
- Ben & Toby Segar talk about climbing | Storror Podcast. Toby and Ben Segar talk about how they started climbing, compare competition climbing’s journey into the Olympics to Parkour, and their new passion project, Segar Sends.
2024 International Climbing Competition Tickets
The World Cup season has wrapped up, but we do have the Asian and Pan American continental championships and a couple of Winter Bouldering Comps.
Here is a rundown of climbing competitions to watch out for the rest of the year.
- Master of Fire (Le camp de base, Belgium) December 6 – 7. While passes are sold out, individual tickets are still available.
- Les Grips (Montbéliard , France) December 14 – 15. A new competition in Montbéliard, France, with some of the best international athletes competing, including Toby Roberts, Mejdi Schalck, Tomoa Narasaki, Brooke Raboutou, Natalia Grossman and Camilla Moroni. Tickets are available.
That’s a Wrap
I hope you enjoyed this edition of Behind the Wall. Let me know what you think at behindthewall@insideclimbing.com or D.M. me on Instagram.
See you next week!
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