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		<title>Mammut Chief Explaines the Madness</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/21/mammut-chief-explaines-the-madness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/21/mammut-chief-explaines-the-madness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to getting perspective on competitions, Routesetter.com likes to get as many angles as possible. While everybody has an opinion about how a comp should run, one opinion that rarely gets aired is that of the Chief Setter.
Routesetter.com caught up with Mammut Chief Jason Danforth for a finals round problem by problem break down and his thoughts on setters "sweat equity".]]></description>
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		<title>Converstation with Kyle McCabe</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/04/converstation-with-kyle-mccabe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/04/converstation-with-kyle-mccabe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 07:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Without a doubt the most experienced competition setter of his age in the US, Kyle McCabe came up through the ranks of competition setting by spending years competing himself in USA Climbing and Youth World Championships.
Known in the setting community as "Hayseed" due to his farm-tough work ethic and awe-shucks personality, Kyle recently received the highest certification from USAC Setting by becoming a Level 4 - National Chief. Below Hayseed tells us how it all began and what he's seen through all the years.]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation with Kevin Branford</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/06/02/conversation-with-kevin-brandford/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/06/02/conversation-with-kevin-brandford/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With years as a phenomenal youth climber, winning events back-to-back and a decadeâ€™s worth of competition route setting under his belt; Kevin Branford may have more continuous climbing competition experience than anyone else in the US.]]></description>
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		<title>The Boss Tells All</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/05/22/the-boss-tells-all/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/05/22/the-boss-tells-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 07:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all think we know the Boss.  I mean he's been around for almost a decade and some of us use him on a daily basis. 

But how many of you really know what makes this legendary Frenchhold tick?  Well Routesetter.com brings you this exclusive interview with and a rare glimpse into the Boss' world.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Setting Legends: Tim Steele</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/04/28/setting-legends-tim-steele/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/04/28/setting-legends-tim-steele/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tim Steele has been a legendary figure in my mind for as long as Iâ€™ve been a routesetterâ€”a condition largely due to the stories my setting mentors would tell about him.

Tim give us a history lesson.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Livin Good or Good Livin&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/31/livin-good-or-good-livin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/31/livin-good-or-good-livin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Routesetter.com tracked down the elusive and reckless Thor Livingood and made him talk.  Check out this interview and video that you will not want to miss.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conversation With Diane Russell</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/17/conversation-with-diane-russell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/17/conversation-with-diane-russell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the co-owner of Pacific Edge in Santa Cruz, Diane Russell wears many hats â€“ but her favorite job is managing the route setting &#038; organizing the numerous competitions held at PE since it opened 14 years ago. When not climbing outside or inside, Diane rounds life out playing guitar, practicing yoga, cooking good food, &#038; enjoying long hikes.

She tells us how to bring it back old school style, how to set like a PHD and what she wants in a routesetter.]]></description>
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		<title>Setters as Competitors</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/03/setters-as-competitors/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/03/03/setters-as-competitors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 07:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the recent edition of the SCS Adult Nationals in Salt Lake City, Utah there were more than just the usually suspects waiting in iso.

Warming up along side the highly trained and talented competitors were four routesetters. These climbing setters have been slinging plastic for a long time and knew what they were up against. Three of the four setters are National setters and frequently set top level comps where a majority of these climbers compete.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conversation With Jackie Hueftle</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/24/conversation-with-jackie-hueftle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/24/conversation-with-jackie-hueftle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview by: Chris Danielson for E-Grips
Jackie Hueftle is only the second American female setter to make it to the National level. She tells us how she got into the game and what makes a good routesetter.
Chis Danielson:  So, Iâ€™ve known you for a while now Jackie, but Iâ€™m not sure how you got started [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation with Molly Beard</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/14/conversation-with-molly-beard/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/14/conversation-with-molly-beard/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview by: Chris Danielson for e-Grips
For the second interview in the e-Grips series of setter profiles, Chris talks with Molly Beard, the longest serving USA Climbing national setter.
Molly has over 15 nationally sanctioned bouldering &#038; difficulty comps in her bucket.
Chris Danielson:  When did you start routesetting?  How many, and which gyms, have you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation With Kyle Musgrove</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/07/conversation-with-kyle-musgrove/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/01/07/conversation-with-kyle-musgrove/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Interview by: Chris Danielson for E-Grips.
Photos by: Andrew Kornylak

This interview is the first in a series of interviews from e-Grips which profiles some of the best setters out there, working hard in commercial climbing gyms and competitions across the country.  These are e-Grips favorite people and we want to support the routesetting community by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cody Roth on the A-List</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/12/17/cody-roth-on-the-a-list/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/12/17/cody-roth-on-the-a-list/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 07:01:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American ex-pat, Cody Roth has been living in Innsbruck, Austria for the past four years and is leading the way for Austriaâ€™s next generation of routesetters.
At 24 years old he has competed in World Cups and traveled around the world to places like Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Croatia, Sweden, Italy, Slovenia and France.
Routesetter.com caught up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spreading Peace, Love &amp; Plastic in Israel</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/10/25/spreading-peace-love-plastic-in-israel/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/10/25/spreading-peace-love-plastic-in-israel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tyson Schoene
I first met Yuval Hamburg in 2005 at a local competition in Portland, Oregon.  At the time Yuval was the coach of the budding Portland Rock Gym climbing team.  Soon after that Yuval left Portland and headed back home to Israel to start what would become Performance Rock gym.
After that first [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Art of The Absurd</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/09/24/art-of-the-absurd/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/09/24/art-of-the-absurd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jason Kehl is one in just a handful of independent pro-shapers today that isnâ€™t just carving grips, but is re-shaping the way people climb indoors.
For the past 8 years Kehl has been carving holds with an abstract, even absurdest sensibility. His imagination has brought us everything from the pocked corpulence of the huge Happy Fun [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conversation with Youth World Setters</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/09/10/conversation-with-youth-world-setters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2007/09/10/conversation-with-youth-world-setters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2007 07:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interview by: Tyson Schoene
As one of the coaches for the US climbing team I had the opportunity to attend this years youth world championships (YWC) in Ibarra, Ecaudor.
This year we had a couple of our own setting for the event, USACâ€™s, Kynan Wagonner, and Mike Moelter.
After the event I asked them to give their perspective [...]]]></description>
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