#197 WC Routesetter’s Roundtable — The Future of Routesetting, How Hard Are World Cups, and Fixing The Scoring System
About this episode
Ryan Sewell and Mike Bockino discuss the future of routesetting and the scoring system in climbing competitions.
Ryan Sewell and Mike Bockino are two of the best routesetters in the world. Together they have almost 50 years of routesetting experience for countless USA Climbing events and World Cups. Today, they join Josh and Carlo to discuss the level of international events and the current direction of competition routesetting. They also debate Josh and Carlo's controversial opinions on the WC scoring system from Good Temps #16. *Patreon Bonus Content (join https://www.patreon.com/testpiece for extende...
People in this episode
Hosts: Josh, Carlo
Guests: Ryan Sewell, Mike Bockino
Topics covered
- routesetting
- World Cups
- competition
- scoring system
- international events
Keywords
- routesetting
- World Cups
- competition climbing
- scoring system
- USA Climbing
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Organizations: USA Climbing, Good Temps
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