IFSC Worldcup Brixen 2023 - Meet the Routesetters: Tsukuru Hori - Behind the scenes routesetting

Hello friends & welcome to the ifs world cup 2023 at Brixen and our newest behind the scenes route setting episodes.
This episode features Tsukuru Hori - the head setter of the famous B-Pump bouldering gym in Tokyo and former worldcup athlete.
Thanks for the support to High5 & climb-holds.com who sponsored & supported the World Cup with holds & volumes - and for sending me down to cover all the action!
Special thanks to the phenomenal, fun & awesome setting team:
Matthias Woyzeck | IFSC Head setter
Tsukuru Hori | IFSC setter | tsukuru_8611
Stefan Scarperi | stefanscarperi
Marko Erspamer | kirsch_climbing
Riccardo Caprasecca | riccardocaprasecca
Anna Borella | annaborella
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[@mayawitters]

Tsukuru was literally everywhere this year. Someone send that man on a holiday :p

[@williambyrnes4198]

I just found this video and I'm happy to say that I had the honor of being able to work under Tsukuru during a comp in Saudi Arabia after the Brixen Worldcup. Learned so much working with him and such a great guy.

[@flip_lange]

I remember this boulder well and we thought it was as impossible until Sorato and Toby found the toe hook 😅 awesome setting and super good video!!!

[@ClimbingCaed]

So happy to have found this channel. Setters have such a unique skill within climbing!

[@giotto4321]

Very watchable, as usual! (ps, I think you need to update the text in the sub-header, it refers to Stefan being the featured setter, not Tsukuru.)

[@BetaRoutesetting]

thanks so much for the heads up! glad you enjoyed it

[@sora_mugen]

Amazing video! Thanks for such a great content❤

[@Steel_fingers]

Thank you so much ! Great content 🔥

[@Kekklekwoffers]

fav boulder of the season too, thank you

[@dirtbagdavid]

Good stuff, thanks Niklas 🔥🙌

[@kaspa14]

Its really interesting to see the lack of eyeglasses do they just not give a shit :D?

[@mayawitters]

Genuinely never once seen setters wear safety glasses, certainly not at a World Cup. I can imagine it would be quite annoying to have them on all day, they often work 12 hours a day if not more. Same with hearing protection - I think ideally you'd want that too if you're drilling all day, but then you have to keep taking it off to talk to others.

[@kaspa14]

@@mayawitters I would usually agree with you but after having to deal with metal flakes in my eyes the glasses always stay by my side

[@mayawitters]

@@kaspa14 I think it's definitely the wiser choice, but I can see why it's impractical too. Unless the IFSC sets an industry standard, I think it's unlikely to be adopted.

[@paddiedaquin]

from experience I can say with confidence, that ifsc setters usually don't give a crap about safety measures and oftentimes are the scetchiest people to work with