Mejdi Schalck’s Olympic Dream, Lead World Cup Routesetting, and Hard Competition Boulders
Welcome to Behind The Wall, a weekly newsletter published every Saturday. Each week, I highlight the favourite things I’ve
Welcome to Behind The Wall, a weekly newsletter published every Saturday. Each week, I highlight the favourite things I’ve
Sport Climbing at the 2024 Olympic Games starts today in Le Bourget, Paris. It has only been three years since
Just like the spectators, the athletes had strong opinions on the routesetting at the Budapest OQS. “I found the [qualification]
Shanghai showed the effect biases in routesetting can have on the Boulder&Lead format.
2024 is an Olympic year, and you can tell. This year’s World Cup circuit is sparse. There are only
A free weekly newsletter published every Saturday featuring my favourite the interviews, videos, and media from the world of competition and indoor climbing over the past week.
The pressure and the weather heat up in Budapest as athletes have one more shot at winning a ticket to the Olympics.
Raboutou dominates in Boulder, we see the resurgence of Ginés López, and Ondra's Lead struggles continue.
The last path to the Paris 2024 Olympics started in Shanghai for the Speed Climbing athletes.
We are finally here. The final path athletes can use to reach the 2024 Olympics begins tomorrow: the Olympic Qualifier
Natalia Grossman continues her reign in Salt Lake City, while Sorato Anraku wins for the first time as a favourite.
This World Cup is a chance for others to shine, as many athletes skip it to focus on the Shanghai OQS in two weeks.
Garnbret and Narasaki reign supreme at the first Boulder World Cup of the 2024 season.
The 2024 IFSC World Cup season starts in China on Monday, 8th April in Keqaio.
Garnbret wins her 27th Lead gold medal, and Roberts his second, as Wujiang wraps up a week of IFSC competition climbing in China.
Jain Kim competes in her 100th Lead World Cup and the fastest speed climbers race in the season's first Lead & Speed World Cup.
Sorato Anraku and Ai Mori won their third Lead World Cup gold medals as Japan dominated the World Cup in Wujiang, China.
Learn more about the last IFSC Lead World Cup in Wujiang, China, and who could win the overall World Cup titles.
The last path to the Paris 2024 Olympics started in Shanghai for the Speed Climbing athletes.
USA doubles up as Hunt and Watson confirm their Olympic medal favourite status with gold medals in Salt Lake City.
This World Cup is a chance for others to shine, as many athletes skip it to focus on the Shanghai OQS in two weeks.
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.
A free weekly newsletter published every Saturday featuring my favourite the interviews, videos, and media from the world of competition and indoor climbing over the past week.