Boulder
Curitiba World Cup: The Next Step for Competition Climbing in South America
Curitiba hosts the first World Cup in South America in Brazil.
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Boulder
World Cup
From Keqiao to Wujiang: World Cup Review and Preview
Welcome to Behind the Wall, your weekly update on the climbing competition world. This week, I look back at the
World Cup
The 2025 Season starts in China: Keqiao IFSC Boulder World Cup Preview
Welcome to Behind the Wall, your weekly update on the climbing competition world. This week, I preview the first Boulder
Analysis
How is the New IFSC Boulder World Cup Points System Going?
Welcome to Behind the Wall, your weekly digest on what is happening in the climbing competition world. This week, I
World Cup
A Deep Dive Looking at the New 2025 IFSC Boulder Format
Welcome to Behind the Wall, your weekly digest on what is happening in the climbing competition world. The IFSC announced
Lead
World Cup
From Keqiao to Wujiang: World Cup Review and Preview
Welcome to Behind the Wall, your weekly update on the climbing competition world. This week, I look back at the
World Cup
Garnbret and Roberts win the first Lead World Cup of 2024 in Wujiang
Garnbret wins her 27th Lead gold medal, and Roberts his second, as Wujiang wraps up a week of IFSC competition climbing in China.
World Cup
Preview of the first IFSC Lead and Speed World Cups of 2024 in Wujiang
Jain Kim competes in her 100th Lead World Cup and the fastest speed climbers race in the season's first Lead & Speed World Cup.
World Cup
Your Guide to the 2024 IFSC World Cup Climbing Competition Calendar
2024 is an Olympic year, and you can tell. This year’s World Cup circuit is sparse. There are only
Speed
Olympics
Shanghai Olympic Qualifier Series Speed Climbing Key Takeaways
The last path to the Paris 2024 Olympics started in Shanghai for the Speed Climbing athletes.
World Cup
Salt Lake City Speed World Cup Key Takeaways
USA doubles up as Hunt and Watson confirm their Olympic medal favourite status with gold medals in Salt Lake City.
World Cup
Salt Lake City Boulder and Speed World Cup Preview
This World Cup is a chance for others to shine, as many athletes skip it to focus on the Shanghai OQS in two weeks.
World Cup
Wu and Miroslaw Win in Wujiang as Watson Set’s New Speed World Record
Watson breaks the world record, twice, and wins the silver medal, losing to Wu in the final. Miroslaw wins gold and nearly breaks her own world record.
Olympics
Olympics
Your Guide to Sport Climbing at the 2024 Paris Olympics
Sport Climbing at the 2024 Olympic Games starts today in Le Bourget, Paris. It has only been three years since
Olympics
Routesetting For the Very Best: Boulder&Lead Routesetting at the Budapest OQS
Just like the spectators, the athletes had strong opinions on the routesetting at the Budapest OQS. “I found the [qualification]
Olympics
Road to Paris: Budapest Sport Climbing OQS Preview
The pressure and the weather heat up in Budapest as athletes have one more shot at winning a ticket to the Olympics.
Olympics
Who Benefitted from the Routesetting at the Shanghai OQS in Boulder&Lead?
Shanghai showed the effect biases in routesetting can have on the Boulder&Lead format.