ROUTESETTING INSTITUTE

JACKIE HUEFTLE

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Years Setting
12

Home Gym
The Spot Bouldering Gym

Certifications
USA Climbing Level 4 (Bouldering and Sport endorsements)

CWA Work At Height Qualified Person

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Approx # of Events Set

70+

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Some Key Events Set

Chief 26+ comps including Woman Up 2017 and 2018 and many Spot Bouldering Series events with Open Finals, setter at many pro opens including Battle in the Bubble, Sendfest, Mammut Bouldering Championships, NE2C Bouldering Championships, Native Eyewear Bouldering Championships, (tradeshow pro open x5 years), USAC Junior Nationals (Ropes x2, Bouldering x1), JCCA Regionals, Setter Showdown in Austin, TX, and various local events.

 

Clinics Taught

Routesetting at 2016 Women’s Climbing Symposium in Manchester, England; 3x Woman Up setting clinics for staff and public; Setter Showdown Judge - Earth Treks Golden 2016 and LEF KY 2017; She Sets Setting Clinic KY 2017; Fountain Valley Staff Clinic 2018; setting and climbing technique clinics at multiple gyms including Rocksport in Reno, NV, City Rock in CO Springs, CO, and The Spot in Boulder, CO. Youth team coach for several years at The Spot. As head setter, recruited and trained many new setters including several female setters.

 

Consulting Jobs Done: New full orders for Spot 2, Monkey House, and Fountain Valley; major consult with Tufas, various commercial gym orders and fill-ins and new-gym partial orders.

 

Setting Philosophy

Commercial setting and competition setting are not the same.

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Favorite Types of Setting

Technical, compression, and technical compression.