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

The Testpiece Podcast

The Testpiece Podcast
#185 Dan Yagmin — The Art Of Hold Shaping, Designing The Decoy Board, and Knowing When To Quit
Mar 09, 2026 Episode 202
The Testpiece Podcast

Daniel Yagmin Jr. is the founder of Decoy Climbing holds and a legend in the Northeast climbing scene. He joins us this week to talk about the process of hold shaping, how his background in fine arts informs his work, his love of board climbing, and where he thinks the industry is headed.


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  • Dan’s unconventional hold shaping tool kit
  • The look of the Decoy Board
  • The pros and cons of every training board
  • Dan’s favorite holds — outdoors and indoors


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