Competitive paraclimbing is finally back. After a lengthy seven-month absence, the first paraclimbing World Cup of the year gets underway next week in Salt Lake City, USA. With months of training ...

Olympic bronze medalist Sam Watson broke his own world record in speed climbing twice on Saturday. Watson, 19, climbed a 15-meter wall in 4.67 seconds in the semifinals and then 4.64 seconds in the ...

The men's lead climbing rounds have been won by Anraku and his countryman, Satone Yoshida. Both will be raring to return to the wall and snag a second gold in Innsbruck.

The Outdoor Adventures’ 22-foot climbing wall welcomes all experience levels, from hard-crimping climbers looking for difficult problems to first-timers hoping to try out climbing in a relaxed, ...

Read on for our preview of the 12th round of this season's climbing World Cup, which includes the schedule, information on how to watch the competition, and who to look out for on the wall.

May 5, 2024; Salt Lake City, UTAH, USA; Natalia Grossman of the United States of America competes in the IFSC World Cup women's boulder final at the USA Climbing National Training Center.

Having cruised up the wall in 4.74 seconds, Watson shattered the world record for speed climbing. Throughout 2024, he consistently broke his records but hasn't yet been able to beat his 4.74.

In speed climbing, athletes go head-to-head, scaling identical walls as fast as they can. All top-level IFSC competitions have identical holds along the wall, allowing for world records in the event.