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Show Up As You Are: The Rise of a Routesetter by Devin Dabney

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The Factory Bouldering Gym in Orange, California, was by no means small, but it felt small that day. In addition to us thirty-one routesetters, there were about thirty or so people that were siphoning in for their late-afternoon sessions. The judges had just passed out our results and were preparing to announce the winners and…

Show Up As You Are: The Rise of a Routesetter by Devin Dabney

Devin Dabney’s essay for The Climbing Zine Volume 19: Show Up As You Are: The Rise of a Routesetter. Available now!

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