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...

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

Sport climbing (or bolted climbing) is a type of free climbing in the sport of rock climbing where the lead climber clips their rope—via a quickdraw—into...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

World Championship for several years and winning multiple titles in speed climbing. In 1997, he appeared on The Real World: Boston, the sixth iteration...

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...

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

women's competition speed climbing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 5 to 7 August 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Paris. Prior...

and forty three minutes. Smith-Gobat, along with climbing partner Libby Sauter, completed the climb in October, 2014. Other notable ascents include her...

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...

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...

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