Where route setting comes together
Circle gives climbing gyms and their route setters access to a worldwide library of inspirations, routes and boulders. Find the creations that fit your needs and use them freely to enrich your next sets.
A community system for sharing route setting
Circle lets you share, discover and keep route setting creations. The library brings together inspirations, routes and boulders, each linked to its author, its moves and the holds used.
- Every creation becomes a source of inspiration, adaptable to another wall or reset from the information available.
- Circle respects the setter's craft: setters stay free to interpret, evolve and fine-tune.
Every creation keeps its author's name
On social media, visibility depends on an algorithm. The author, the intent and the context disappear behind the image.
Route setters' work thus becomes visible, identifiable and lasting. When a creation is selected by a gym, it can also generate income for its author.
Circle stands for route setting where creativity is recognised, credited and fairly valued.
Example filters. Criteria can be combined.
From the library to the wall
Search
Your team filters creations by what the gym and the next sets need.
Explore
View the creations, their moves, their holds and the information available.
Save
Save the creations you want to keep to your gym's library.
Bring them to life on the wall
Take inspiration, adapt or reset. Your setters stay free to test and fine-tune.
Contribute
Keep your creations in-house or share them with the Circle community.
More inspiration, without changing how you work
Save time on setting days
Start from a creation that has already been worked on and keep more time for adapting, setting and fine-tuning. Efficiency that doesn't force a new way of working.
Offer a more varied experience
Different styles, cultures and experiences. New moves for your climbers.
Keep the work you've done
An in-house library, a setting history, and know-how that is passed on and stays in the gym when the team changes.
Showcase your team's expertise
Every creation carries the setter's name and the gym's name, with international visibility.
Turn your creations into income
When another subscribed gym saves one of your creations, your gym can be paid. Enough to help fund your subscription and your route setting.
Make setters want to work with you
Give them a space that feeds their inspiration and showcases their creations.
Your setters' creative space
Circle Workspace lets route setters create and keep their inspirations, routes and boulders. They choose a wall, select the holds and build in their own workspace.
- Keep a creation, share it with the team or submit it to the Circle library.
- Included in the gym subscription.
One subscription, the whole library
Access to the entire library, with no per-route purchase.
No commitment
- The entire Circle library
- The information linked to each creation
- Circle Workspace for your setters
12-month commitment
- The entire Circle library
- The information linked to each creation
- Circle Workspace for your setters
Running a network of gyms? A dedicated offer is in the works.
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Your holds in action
Routes and boulders built from your ranges, with identifiable references. Offer them in the library or directly to your customers.
Deliver more than a wall
Pair your structures with creations designed for their configuration. Your client receives a wall with its first routes ready to set.
Recommend Circle
A discovery offer for your clients and support that continues after delivery.
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Distribute Circle in your region
Circle is looking for partners who know their local market and already have relationships with gyms.
- Depending on how involved you want to be: recommend Circle, bring in clients, or become a reseller in your territory.
- Circle handles the platform, billing and support.
Be part of a new collective adventure
Circle is looking for route setters with varied experiences, cultures and styles to build the worldwide library. Your creative freedom stays intact: you choose what you share.
What you get
- Share the creations of your choice
- Be seen by gyms around the world
- Inspire other setters
- Help shape how Circle evolves and contribute to the route setting community
- Get paid when your creations are selected
The program is free and selective.
Your questions
Why Circle if we already have setters?
Circle doesn't replace your setters. The library enriches their inspiration and lets them explore other styles, moves and holds.
Do we have to change how we work?
No. You use Circle as you need it: browse, save or reset a creation.
Do we need the same holds and the same wall?
No. Your walls and holds can be added to your in-house library. In the worldwide library, look for the configuration closest to yours, then adapt.
Do creations have to be reproduced exactly?
No. You can use a whole creation, a single move or simply take inspiration from it. Your setters adapt, test and fine-tune.
Can we just post a photo or a video of our creations?
No. If everyone posted their own photos and videos, the library would become just another social network: the best-shot creations would rise to the top, whatever the quality of the setting. With Circle Workspace, every creation is presented with the same tools for everyone: the same view of the wall and its holds, and the same video generated automatically from start to top. What makes a creation stand out is the quality of the setting.
What does the subscription include?
The whole library, the information linked to each creation, and Circle Workspace, your setters' workspace.
Can we keep our creations in-house?
Yes. Your gym chooses what it keeps to itself and what it shares with the community.
Can our gym get paid?
Yes, when a creation you shared is saved by another subscribed gym.
How is content quality ensured?
Creations intended for the worldwide library are reviewed before publication.
Let's prepare your next set
Gym, network, brand, manufacturer, distributor or route setter: write to us. We'll show you the library and look together at what it can bring to your projects.