#115 Garrett Gregor — Olympic Head Routesetter, BTS of Elite Competitive Setting, Grades of the Olympic Climbs, and Do Setters Control the Outcome?
Episode description
Garrett Gregor was the head routesetter for the Paris Olympics boulders! That’s all you need to know. Just stop reading this description and start listening now.
Garrett is also an accomplished competitor, placing as high as 4th at Nationals, an experienced coach at the legendary Team ABC, and did we mention he’s an elite routesetter?! IFSC Level 5, etc, etc etc…. Didn’t you already see that he was the head routesetter for the Paris Olympic boulders?!
In this banger episode Garrett shares all of the nuts and bolts of what it’s like behind the scenes of high level competition setting. He shares the grades of the boulders and routes at the Paris Olympics, and he tackles the classic question “Do Setters Control the Outcome of Competitions?”.
Don’t miss this one!!
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