Leading the World’s Largest Climbing Gym Chain – Anne-Worley Moelter

Today’s episode is a rare interview with Anne-Worley Moelter, one of the most accomplished and experienced professionals in the climbing industry. Currently she serves as CEO of Movement Climbing Gyms, the largest chain of climbing gyms in the world. But her start in our industry began over 25 years ago in Colorado, when she was a manager at Boulder’s first full climbing gym. She later co-founded the first Movement location with her husband Mike Moelter, after spending half a decade as USA Climbing’s first Executive Director. She’s also currently a Vice President of World Climbing, formerly the International Federation of Sport Climbing.

Through her wealth of experience, Anne-Worley has learned a lot about our industry, careers, personal and professional motivations for climbing, and much more. In this episode she sits down with Scott to share her insights, from leadership wisdom to stewardship guidance and beyond.

General Topics Covered

• Anne-Worley’s background
• Perspectives on climbing industry career development
• Leadership culture to nurture careers
• Unionization at Movement
• How private equity can affect a business
• Differentiation, competition and saturation
• Stewardship of outdoor climbing spaces

Show Notes

• Movement Climbing Gyms
• Movement Instagram
• CBJ Article with Anne-Worley Moelter

Thank you Rúngne, Rock Gym Pro, Kilter, Strati Climbing and Trango for your support! And thank you Devin Dabney for your music!