b'Shapers the younger generationThe last ten years have seen an incredible acceleration in indoor climbing and competitive climbing techniques. New combinations, spectacular moves, technical or more physical. The route setter traces a route and pro-poses perfect sequences, on boulders or walls, on ove-rhangs or roofs. So the route setter imagines, invents and creates. We felt it was vital to support the work of these route setters and to work alongside them. Thats why, in 2017, we launched Top Chef Ouvreur a route setter master class in France, in partnership with Petzl, an event to highlight the complexity of the job of route setters and train new trainees."Its really great to see the EP team progressing with their shapes. I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to learn alongside them and to have been able to give them valuable insight into what makes a good hold today."Shauna CoxseyIn the years that followed, and following on from this event, we set up a number of collaborations with the younger generation of shapers, all of whom have a passion for climbing and create infinite movements: Simon Favrot, Florent Bonvarlet, Pierre Broyer from the Bleaujob route setter collective, Ben Norman and Cailean Harker from Impact Route Setting. The latter are also behind our brand new Versa Pack, a range of 150 ergonomically designed, contemporary holds that give clubs and gyms all the grip they need to set routes and boulders at all levels.38 39'