Speed climbing is a climbing discipline in which speed is the ultimate goal. Speed climbing is done on rocks, walls and poles and is only recommended...

natural rock surfaces). The three competition climbing disciplines are lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing. The result of multiple disciplines can...

competition speed climbing, competition bouldering, and competition lead climbing. This decision caused widespread criticism in the climbing community....

The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of competition climbing events held during the year at various locations around the world, organized by the International...

lead climbing, competition bouldering, and competition speed climbing disciplines; competition ice climbing is not yet an Olympic sport. Rock climbing can...

Free solo climbing, or free soloing, is a form of rock climbing where the climber (or free soloist) climbs solo (or alone) without ropes or other protective...

speed format. Furthermore, the number of climbers increased from 40 to 68. The climbing competition is taking place at the Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue...

disciplines of lead climbing, bouldering, and speed climbing with one set of medals per sex caused widespread criticism in the climbing world. Climber Lynn...

The IFSC Climbing World Championships are the biennial (i.e. held once every two years) world championship event for competition climbing that is organized...

Honnold and Hans Florine missed setting the speed climbing record on the famous Nose big-wall crack climbing route on Yosemite's El Capitan by 45 seconds...

Rock climbing is a climbing sports discipline that involves ascending routes consisting of natural rock in an outdoor environment, or on artificial resin...

Ice climbing is a climbing discipline that involves ascending routes consisting entirely of frozen water. To ascend, the ice climber uses specialist equipment...

Examples of simul-climbing Simul-climbing (or using a running-belay) is a climbing technique where a pair of climbers who are attached by a rope simultaneously...

Climbing World Cup is the 37th edition of the international competition climbing series organised by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)...

distinct rock climbing disciplines of lead climbing (the bolted sport climbing element), bouldering (no bolts needed), and speed climbing (also not bolted...

Single and multi-pitch climbing In climbing, a pitch is a section of a climbing route between two belay points (or belay stations), and is most commonly...

women's competition climbing combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 10 August 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Paris. It...

non-profit, they promote Sport Climbing which comprises three competition disciplines: bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing, in elite, youth and collegiate...

location for big wall climbing, including the disciplines of aid climbing, free climbing, and more recently for free solo climbing. The top of El Capitan...

Glossary of climbing terms relates to rock climbing (including aid climbing, lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing), mountaineering, and...

climber, best known for his numerous speed climbing records and first ascents. He died by a falling rock after climbing Fitz Roy successfully and while descending...

A speed climbing wall is an artificial standardised climbing wall and is the main apparatus used for competitive speed climbing. For such competitions...

men's competition climbing combined event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 5 to 9 August 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Paris. It...

Lead climbing (or leading) is a technique in rock climbing where the 'lead climber' clips their rope to the climbing protection as they ascend a pitch...

mixed climbing and dry-tooling, and it is used in combination with auto belay devices in both competition speed climbing and competition ice climbing. Top...

Climbing World Cup is the 36th edition of the international competition climbing series organised by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)...

specialized in big wall climbing and aid climbing, and who set many speed climbing records and made the first "one-day ascent" for many climbing routes on El Capitan...

The 2022 IFSC Climbing World Cup is the 34th edition of the international sport climbing competition series organised by the International Federation of...

A climbing gym is a gym dedicated to indoor climbing. Climbing gyms have climbing walls that can be used for leading, top roping, and bouldering. They...

men's competition speed climbing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 6 to 8 August 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Paris. Prior...