How to Route Set with Sam Rothstein
Kinetik Climbing athlete Sam Rothstein is a head coach and route setter at Whetstone Climbing. Many people want to learn how to route set so in today’s video Sam will walk us through a few basics to consider during a route setting session. The route setters are an essential piece of the climbing gym puzzle.
Their creativity and passion allows everyone who visits these climbing gyms and have opportunity to get a sense of what it feels like to climb outside. They use their outdoor experience to provide a fun and interactive experience in the climbing gym for everyone to enjoy. At times the boulders or sport routes could feel similar to climbs we would encounter in nature, but other times they can create movements that we might never experience outdoors. How to route set depends on each persons style and skill set. This is why the route setter is such a critical person in any climbing gym environment. Next time you go to the gym make sure to thank your route setting team.