Inside Climbing (Page 1)

Olympics

The Return of the Specialists

After 10 years of juggling multiple disciplines, climbers are encouraged to specialise once again.

Feb 9, 2026

Boulder

2025 heralded in a new Boulder format, but how was it?

Jan 19, 2026

In the first newsletter of this year, I look back on the competitons I attended last year

Jan 12, 2026

The Pro Climbing League breaks cover so we will have two climbing leagues to enjoy in 2026

Dec 28, 2025

Next week the Para Climbing and Climbing World Championships starts in Seoul, South Korea.

Sep 18, 2025

In the final part of the boulder styles series, we look at how many tops the different boulders got.

Sep 11, 2025

In Part 5, we look at which styles the top 20 athletes in 2024 were better at than athletes ranked 21+.

Sep 4, 2025

In part 4 of breaking down Boulder styles, we look at how well athletes performed on closed and open hand holds.

Aug 28, 2025

In part 3 of the 2024 boulder styles series, we look at how successful athletes were across the styles.

Aug 21, 2025

In part 2 of the Breaking Down Boulder Styles Series, I look at how the properties of Boulder problems varied over the 2024 World Cup season.

Aug 14, 2025

Part 1 in a series looking at the different styles of boulder problems from the 2024 World Cup season.

Aug 6, 2025

ParaClimbing

The first Para Climbing World Cup since the Paralympic announcement celebrated all of the classes in a 5 hour marathon.

Jul 30, 2025