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Everything you ever wanted to know about climbing walls but were afraid to ask. Produced by Jack Griffiths, who is a Director of four climbing walls, each month he and his colleagues answer questions from our community on anything to do with running our businesses. Want to know how to get into route setting? how we built the walls? how are we financed? what we do to support our community? were do we think is the industry going? Just ask.
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#11 Climbing Wall MBA Part 1 - Personal Mastery
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Does having an MBA help to run a climbing wall? Well your host Jack has enrolled and will be giving you a small insight into what he has learned and implemented so far. Module one is Personal Mastery for Senior Leaders.Door Jack Griffiths
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#10 How to Open a Climbing Gym
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How do you go about opening a climbing gym? In this episode Jack has been asked to give some advice to Billie who is just starting out with a dream to build a climbing gym in his home town.Door Jack Griffiths
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#9: Events & Competitions
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Big climbing events and competitions are great fun for everyone who comes along, but have you ever thought what it takes to put them on? In this episode we announce 3 big events happening at our walls this year and discuss what will go into each of them to make sure everyone has a great time.Door Jack Griffiths
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#8: Bouldering Bobat - Youtube in Climbing Walls
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Bouldering Bobat are a youtube phenomenon making films in climbing walls and their adventures around the world. We talk about how they got started, the business of youtubing and their plans for the future.Door Jack Griffiths
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#7: Climbing - Tokyo 2020 Olympics
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Jack Griffiths talks to Mike Langley about climbing in the Olympics. Mike is a long time commentator on the IFSC world cup climbing circuit and will be working with the BBC on the upcoming Tokyo 2020 (2021). We speak about the format of the competition and what climbing being in the Olympics will mean for the industry and us as climbers.…
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Jack Griffiths and Rose Abbott talk about the challenges of the last year and what positives they, and the companies can take forward into the next. A behind the scenes look at how climbing walls have dealt with the pandemic and the support they have received, and given.Door Jack Griffiths
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Jack Griffiths talks to Head Setter and Co-Founder of Impact about all things route setting. Exploring how to become a route setter, how to set an amazing route and answer questions from the climbing public.Door Jack Griffiths
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#4: Bristol Women Climbers
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Jack Griffiths talks to Lorna Potter from Bristol Women Climbers. They discuss the importance of these groups, the benefits of climbing with other women and how men can help make climbing walls less intimidating.Door Jack Griffiths
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#3: Colour Up - Diversity in Climbing
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Colour Up is a group that is promoting diversity in climbing, meeting regularly to go climbing at Flashpoint Bristol our boulder wall in the centre of town. In this episode Jack talks to Carlos, who is the founder of this group, about the need for these types of groups and how climbing walls can help them get started.…
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#2: Mental Health Boulder Project
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The Mental Health Boulder Project is run by Pete Bennett at our climbing wall in London, called the Hackney Wick Boulder Project. In this episode Jack and Pete chat about how the project got off the ground, how it runs, the effect it has had on people's lives and how someone might set up their own similar project.…
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#1: Bristol Inclusive Thrill Seekers
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Bristol Inclusive Thrill Seekers is a volunteer organisation that provides sessions for people with disabilities at one of our climbing walls called Redpoint Bristol. In this episode Jack speaks to one of the founders, Tom, about what it takes to set up a charity like this from scratch.Door Jack Griffiths
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What is Redpoint Radio? This short introduction will tell you a little bit about me, our businesses and what we are going to talk about in future episodes.Door Jack Griffiths
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