Jackie Hueftle - The MASTERMIND Behind PCL Routesetting

About this episode

Jackie Hueftle discusses her role in routesetting for the Pro Climbing League and the importance of women in climbing competitions.

Jackie was the routesetting director at the Pro Climbing League (PCL) comp and is also the co-founder of Kilter! In this episode, we’ll learn more about the unique challenges that came with setting for PCL, why she thinks it’s important to have more women setting for women’s comps, and how YOU could maybe try climbing the same exact boulders set at PCL. Guest links : Kiter’s Website Jackie’s Instagram Pro Climbing League Website Kilter Youtube Reference links : Underrated hold Thank you Mad Rock for sponsoring this episode! Use code 'notrealclimber' for 10% off your ENTIRE order, even if you're a returning customer! https://madrock.com/ Learn more about the podcast at www.thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.com Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Join the FREE community in Discord! https://discord.gg/QTa668g8zp Join Patreon for a welcome gift, deleted scenes, and question priority: www.patreon.com/thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast Timestamps of discussion topics 0:00 - Intro 1:20 - Mad Rock Shoutout!! 2:00 - Still cleaning up from PCL 5:42 - Interesting Kilter free-standing option 7:34 - Getting into climbing, setting, and Kilter 13:38 - The political…

People in this episode

Host: Jinni Xia

Guest: Jackie Hueftle

Topics covered

• routesetting
• climbing competitions
• women in climbing
• PCL
• Kilter
• bouldering

Keywords

• routesetting
• Pro Climbing League
• Kilter
• women in climbing
• bouldering
• climbing competitions
• Jackie Hueftle

Sponsors

Mad Rock

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pro Climbing League, Kilter, Kilter’s Website, Pro Climbing League Website, Kilter Youtube

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