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		<title>Welcome to Routesetter.com</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/12/18/welcome-to-routesettercom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Routesetter.com, the only on-line forum specifically for the indoor climbing professional.
Come join the forum to talk shop with other route setters from around the world.
Discuss technique, inspiration and get advise from top setters.
Or check out our archive of articles written over the last two years.  These articles were written by some of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Routesetter.com Closes Shop</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/30/routesettercom-closes-shop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/30/routesettercom-closes-shop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers,
Even though this headline sounds inflammatory, histrionic, some would even say blasphemous if not whole heresy; this headline could be true in the very near future.
Even though over the last two years Routesetter.comâ€™s visitors have grown to a high average of 450 a day it has now plateaued to around 200 a day.
Some might [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luck of The Setter</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/22/luck-of-the-setter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/22/luck-of-the-setter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category>
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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>A New Season of Pros</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/14/a-new-season-of-pros/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/14/a-new-season-of-pros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 05:25:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking to move your setting career to the next level?  Are you tired of being just a gym setter and long to be at the top of game as a national setter?

Well, USA Climbing is looking for interns to fill a spot on the ABS National setting crew in Boulder, Colorado and the first ever intern position at the SCS Adult Open Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.]]></description>
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		<title>Sequencing The Spectacle</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/08/sequencing-the-spectacle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/08/sequencing-the-spectacle/#comments</comments>
		<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>Hangar 18 &#8211; Go Big</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/01/hangar-18-go-big/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/09/01/hangar-18-go-big/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 07:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Gyms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hangar has always been a climberâ€™s gym â€“ a great place for a community of climbers battling to get strong. But for Zach Shields, owner of Hangar 18 (and owner of well-known So Cal hold brand Climb-It), one Hangar wasnâ€™t enough â€“ he wanted to go bigger.]]></description>
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		<title>A Shoe Built For Setters</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/28/a-shoe-built-for-setters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/28/a-shoe-built-for-setters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:01:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tools]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The new Five Ten Dâ€™aescent is a great hybrid, combining the performance of a climbing shoe with the comfort of an approach shoe. It was originally designed by Charles Cole as an extremely lightweight mountaineering shoe, but it works just as well if not better as a setting shoe.]]></description>
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		<title>USA Climbing Selects New Executive Director</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/25/usa-climbing-selects-new-executive-director/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/25/usa-climbing-selects-new-executive-director/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(BOULDER, Colo. â€” August 20, 2008)  USA Climbing announced the appointment of Keith Ferguson to the position of Executive Director effective September 2nd. ]]></description>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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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>Mammut Championships Recap</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/19/mammut-championships-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/19/mammut-championships-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:44:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Photos courtesy of Boulderingcomps.com
America&#8217;s only non-sanctioned pro-comp took place August 8th &#038; 9th during the Outdoor Retailer Show in Salt Lake City.
This comp, dubbed the Mammut Bouldering Championships, brought top climbers to the top of the Shilo Inn parking garage for an old time street fight over $10,000 in prize money.
After a stiff and messy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Outdoor Retailer &#8211; The Show</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/12/summer-outdoor-retailer-the-show/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/12/summer-outdoor-retailer-the-show/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:17:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Holds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, gear heads it&#8217;s that time of year again.  Time to see what&#8217;s hot and what&#8217;s not in the outdoor gear world.  I&#8217;m talking of course about North America&#8217;s geargasmic gathering of industry makers and shakers, the Summer Outdoor Retailers Show.
Held every year in the Salt Palace in beautiful downtown Salt Lake City, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Alps Classic &#8211; Serre Chevalier</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/07/french-alps-classic-serre-chevalier/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/08/07/french-alps-classic-serre-chevalier/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The French classic in Serre Chevalier ranks among the best events in the world for pro climbers to go toe-to-toe with top global climbers.

This years edition held July 25th &#038; 26th was no different. Three of the best male competition climbers, Ramon Julian Puigblanque, a clean shaven Patxi Usobiaga and Tomas Mrazek, battled it out in the French Alps for a chance to stand on the hollowed podiums of Serre Chevalier.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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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>
				<category><![CDATA[Interviews]]></category>

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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>Get Psycheder!</title>
		<link>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/07/28/get-psycheder/</link>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/07/28/get-psycheder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Comps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[During the dog days of summer it can be a drag to go into your sweltering gym and set routes for hours. I'm sure most of us would rather be outside swimming with girls than schlepping plastic around.

Sure setters in general are a psyched bunch of people. But even the best of us will succumb to the creative-draining power of summer. So Routesetter.com has complied a few videos to help you get psyched... no psycheder.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.routesetter.com/2008/07/22/bouldering-vs-routes-whats-the-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Essays]]></category>

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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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