Climbing Curated

Climbing Curated

A deep dive podcast about all things route setting. Listen in as we explore the ideas and philosophies behind the best setting programs around the world!

Episodes

January 28, 2026 103 mins
Jack Busato is an Italian born setter who's worked his way up through the industry in various positions and who now works proudly as an in-house setter and jack-of-all-trades for prolific climbing hold company 360! 

Listen in to hear his story and insights from a diverse career in the industry!
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We chat about Ryan's time in Sydney, the differences between Australia and France when it comes to setting. I get advice on opening a new gym and much much more!
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April 30, 2025 94 mins
IFSC Veteran Jan Zbranek talks early beginnings, career turning points, progression in the sport, Olympic setting & more!
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March 2, 2025 106 mins
Jeremy Ho is a USA setting veteran with almost 2 decades in the industry! We chat about all things route setting!
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February 8, 2025 96 mins
Ty Clements head setter of Skywood climbing in Sydney discusses all things routesetting!
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November 30, 2024 107 mins
Off the back of a recent clinic series run at Urban Climb in Melbourne, I chat with Tonde who co-hosted the clinic and Lee who attended as one of Australia's high performance climbing coaches. We chat about the comp scene here in Australia, the neccesary actions for our Australian athltetes to make more regular appearances on the world cup stage, the value of outdoor climbing for athletes and much much more.
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September 2, 2024 91 mins
I interview Polish IFSC and Olympic route setter Olga Niemiec about her recent setting job at the Parid 2024 games & more!

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August 14, 2024 59 mins
I interview Canadian setter and ex youth athlete Mika Hosoi. We chat Olympics, shorty beta, regional differences and setting icks. 

Want to get Mika to come set at your gym? Hit her up! @mika_hosoi
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In this episode, we flipped the script and Niklas played host as he puts Jack Masel in the hot seat. 

We talk about his climbing origins, his introduction to route setting, current motivations and more!

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May 29, 2024 100 mins
Palmer is the head coach for Momentum Gym's climbing team and spends much of his time route setting for the specific needs of the athletes he coaches. 

He has a unique perspective on setting as not only someone who sets but as someone who coaches AND who also competes himself. Tune in to hear his thoughts!
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April 9, 2024 149 mins
Viral deadpoint video

Great follow up interview with Victor!

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February 25, 2024 117 mins
I'd highly recommend jumping over to Youtube and Checking out the Magnus video of him trying the comp boulders to give some context to what we're talking about in parts of this video!
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January 12, 2024 115 mins
Genya and I chat about her start into routesetting and the evolution of her role at Urban Climb in QLD. We discuss the pros and cons of social media, alterntive sources of motivation, riding the waves of psych, hiring and training new setters and much much more!
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October 31, 2023 132 mins
I chat with Canadian setter Kaleb Thomas.

Kaleb has worked at multiple gyms across Canada, spanning an almost two decade career as a route setter. In his current role as 'Director of Setting' at Blocshop in Montreal he talks about the challenges and satisfaction that come with training new setters and managing teams across multiple venues.

Kaleb is undoubtedly one of the hardest working and most passionate setters I've spoken to an...
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October 8, 2023 128 mins
A follow up chat with @yossiclimbs about the launch of his hold brand OLIO with friend and business partner Cory Cook (@coryupsidedown). We also talked international travel & setting, comps, money and ideas for the future!
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August 13, 2023 104 mins
I chatted with the UK's Jake Mason! Maybe most well known for his regular features in the popular youtube channel Bouldering Bobat, Jake is also a staple of the London setting scene.

In the last couple of years, he's taken on a role as head setter at Hang, one of London's newest bouldering walls where he's taken on the challenge of 'making climbing fun again'. Hear about that and much much more!
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June 25, 2023 80 mins
Peter is a veteran routesetter with a unique background compared to many of our previous guests. Listen in to hear his thoughts on safety, the professionisation of our industry, whether AI will ever take over our jobs and much more!
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May 31, 2023 65 mins
The second half of my interview with Japanse setter Mei Nagasako. We chat about aesthetics in setting, IFSC commentary, Japanese setting culture, the climbing scene in Tokyo and branding your climbing business!
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May 23, 2023 82 mins
I chat with US route setting veteran Louie Anderson about his life in the climbing industry! We cover the history of US route setting, hold shaping, gym ownership, Louie's involvement in the setter showcase and much much more!
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May 14, 2023 56 mins
Mei and I chat about Japanse climbing and setting culture, the comp scene, setting internationally and much much more. Looking forward to the second part of our chat already!
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