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“The Art of Hold Shaping”

Two weeks out from premiering our new film at the Somewhere Film Festival hosted at Ascent New Haven! May 15, 7-10pm.

somewhere studios presents an intimate documentary exploring the world of Dan Yagmin as the creative force behind Decoy Holds. Moving between wild landscapes, workshop process, and climbing walls, the film follows how raw inspiration becomes sculpted form. It’s a portrait of an artist shaping not just holds, but the way we experience climbing itself.

We’re super stoked for this and hope to see you there!!

P.s. it’s free event

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Listen up! Fiberglass is dead ☠️

Check out this VTF convo between @dy_illo and Joshua from @testpiececlimbing about our manufacturing partnership with @decoyholds

#climbingholds #thermoformed #madeintheusa #recycledplastic #manufacturing

Ep: 185 Dan Yagmin if ya wanna peep the whole episode.

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Stop projecting right now

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The future of board gyms (hopefully)

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Episode #185 with Dan Yagmin — The Art Of Hold Shaping, Designing The Decoy Board, and Knowing When To Quit

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Drumroll please… congratulations to everyone who won a 2025 Grip List Award! Since 2014 we’ve surveyed routesetters about their favorite holds. Over the years the survey grew to include volumes, macros, board systems, apps, shapers, and new this year, manufacturers. Check out the results!

Climb Insider: announcing routesetter favorites
https://climbingbusinessjournal.com/climb-insider-announcing-routesetter-favorites/

@flathold
@bloczclimbing
@tensionclimbing
@kayaclimbing
@getstokt
@decoyholds
@dy_illo
@compositex

#ClimbingBiz #CBJ #ClimbingBusinessJournal

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Favorite Shaper 2025
DAN YAGMIN

Dan Yagmin of Decoy has now won the Favorite Shaper award two years in a row, after the category was first introduced in 2024. Known for drawing on natural forms and textures, Yagmin told CBJ: “I am largely inspired by nature, even when it comes to smooth shapes. I think in nature there is a certain level of nuance present that is always interesting to me.”

Much of his recent inspiration has come from climbing near his home in New England on boulders and crags made of fine-grained granitic gneiss. “From this rock I have found a lot of inspiration, and it’s what has largely driven the development of the Gneiss range that we recently launched.”

Congratulations @dy_illo @decoyholds👏
https://climbingbusinessjournal.com/2025-grip-list-awards/

#ClimbingBiz #CBJ #ClimbingBusinessJournal

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Carving foam and making molds back in the early days within the depths of @gp_eighty_one 🙌
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#climbingholds #stonelove #routesetting #shaping #surfboards #olddays #og #oldschool #creation #beginnings #shapingstudio #studio #moldmaking #foam #dustlife #climbingscum #greenpoint #newyork #carving #squatters #pacoformayor #ironmaden #toilet #quayst #gp81 #backinthedays #rockaways

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Memories from the old Meriden shop 💙
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Slides 6,7,8 📸 @evelynjeong
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#memories #scrl #shop #past #old #photo #photography #snapshot #workshop #beginnings #decoyboard #cattledog #meriden #millbuilding #renovation #

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Day 2 of comp prep, complete.
Lots more setting, forerunning, as well as getting the gym ready for Saturday. Here’s a few more 100% candid, unstaged, perfectly natural shots of the team working hard.
#notallheroeswearcapesbuttheymightwearblouses

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New grips from @decoyholds in the house! Also we wanted to give a much deserved congratulations to Decoy owner @dy_illo for being voted the 2024 Favorite Shaper of the Year and Decoy Athlete @hoyt.austin for bringing a new level of difficulty to Gunks bouldering…V15!! 🤯

#bcclimbinggym

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🧗‍♂️ Get a grip like a gorilla with @decoyholds ! These tufas are not monkeying around 🦍💪 #climbing #rockclimbing #decøyholds

Check out the full review video on our YouTube with new reviews coming soon!

https://climbingholdnewsreviews.com

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