About

Hi!

I'm Rory, and I created Inside Climbing, an independent media publication focused on competition climbing. Here I cover climbing as a sport, not just a pastime.

I discovered climbing during my PhD in Sheffield, UK, at the "old age" of 25. I fell in love with the activity and the community surrounding it. Climbing is "my church": I know wherever I go in the world, if there is a climbing wall, I will find my people.

Now, I want to give back.

With Inside Climbing, I help climbers understand competition climbing.

I cover climbing as a sport inspired by The Escape CollectiveFiveThirtyEight (before Disney shut it down), The DefectorMo News, and Impact.

If you have any questions, please contact me at rory@inside-climbing.com.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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