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		<title>Luck of The Setter</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/22/luck-of-the-setter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In setting, we are in the business of control. We force moves, sequences, and sometimes things people don't want to do. But we provide a 'setting' where these combinations are a must if a climber wants to get to the top.]]></description>
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		<title>Sequencing The Spectacle</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/08/sequencing-the-spectacle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dictionaries define spectacular as: â€œdramatic;â€ â€œimpressive;â€ â€œsensational in appearance or thrilling in effect.â€]]></description>
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		<title>Bouldering VS Routes &#8211; What&#8217;s The Difference?</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/07/22/bouldering-vs-routes-whats-the-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My personality does not afford me the pleasure of stressing over esoteric questions.  Rarely does an issue overwhelm me to the point of paralysis.

But lately a seemingly innocent question has been plaguing, haunting my dreams and conversations. It drove me so nuts that I buzzed my hair so I wouldnâ€™t keep pulling it.

The question begs: Is there a difference between setting routes and setting boulder problems?â€]]></description>
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		<title>A Setters Thanksgiving</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/11/22/a-setters-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 07:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here in America itâ€™s time to celebrate that great picnic between the Natives and the Settlers.
This usually involves gathering with family to re-create the historic feast by shoving belly-busting quantities of food into our faces.
Thanksgiving also is a time to count the many blessings in our lives. Since our life revolves around routesetting, Routesetter.com would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Perspective</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/10/22/a-new-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Tyson Schoene

Sports have been bringing people together since the first Olympic games in 776 BC. They have given people a chance to connect with each other without the hindrance of language or wars. Climbing is no different.]]></description>
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		<title>A Dangerous Life is What&#8217;s Needed</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/10/01/a-dangerous-life-is-whats-needed/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 07:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By: Dave Chancellor
I was mindlessly surfing the television when I stumbled upon an ESPN X Games highlight reel. My short attention span was instantly hooked on the BMX half pipe competition.  I was in complete awe watching the fearless athletes go for massive air.
They would launch off the pipe spinning, twisting and back-flipping. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bolt By Numbers</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/09/20/bolt-by-numbers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Futurists have long predicted the demise of the human worker to the mega-processing power of the computer. Even though automated decisions have been slow to materialize they are gaining ground in the various professional sectors or our economy. This is enough to give one pause as to the future of the professional route setter.]]></description>
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