Head Route Setter - Mike Taret
Mike found his passion for climbing at age 10 in France and has been doing it ever since. His professional life started as a 3D artist for games but then due to life events and illness he had to switch everything around and found a new perspective in life. Through those changes, the only constant was route-setting in Chicago where he worked for Brooklyn Boulders and Movement.
Now, 8 years later he made the big move to Singapore where he is the Head Routesetter at Boulder Movement. Mike hopes to share his views and philosophy on route-setting and help develop the climbing community locally and even regionally. You might have already noticed some of his problems in the gyms: aesthetic yet functional 3-dimensional boulders putting to use skills from his past experiences in the gaming industry.
Asst. Head Route Setter - Kenneth Goh
Kenneth started climbing in 2016 when he first moved to Brisbane. He was looking for an activity that would challenge him both physically and mentally, and the rest was history. His passion for climbing grew, which eventually led to his route-setting journey. What he loves most about the sport is how cooperative the community is, even at a competitive level, given how rare it is to see competing athletes working together to solve a problem.
His goal in setting is to create memorable boulders that people enjoy. He wants people to be challenged in multiple ways at Boulder Movement and for them to always have something interesting to work on. Kenneth enjoys creating problems that are harder to read to encourage climbers to discover interesting beta that can spark conversations within the community. He wishes to invoke the same kind of passion for climbing in others through his route-setting.
For any enquiries relating to routesetting, feel free to write to us at routesetting@boulderm.com
Route Setting Schedule
Our team is hard at work setting new problems for you 3 times per week. That way, each of our 4 gyms is refreshed entirely every 6 weeks!
BM Members can join our routesetters in forerunning the latest boulders! For a behind-the-scenes look at Why and How boulders get modified, reserve your spot!
Grading Circuit System
Our goal is to create an environment where climbers spend more time trying different climbs without feeling intimidated by a grade tag assigned to a problem.
With a grading circuit, every climber should be attempting boulders from at least 2 different circuits since they overlap in grades e.g. V1-V2 and V2-V3.
