Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11
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France’s Bassa Mawem bounds up the speed wall. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11US climbers Kyra Condie and Nathaniel Coleman are in good spirits despite the pressure of competition climbing’s biggest stage. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret is a strong contender for gold. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11Germany’s Alexander Megos “loves tops and loves cameras,” said Glassberg. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11Kyra Condie remains poised on the unrelenting lead wall. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11 Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret reels in her swing on one of the many steep problems. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11
Switzerland’s Petra Klingler races up the speed wall. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11
Slovenia’s Mia Krampl finesses a tenuous clip. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11 Owner of Louder Than 11, Jon Glassberg, emerges from behind (one of) the cameras. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11Jess Talley, one half of the Louder than Eleven team in Tokyo. Photo: Jon Glassberg / Jess Talley / Louder Than 11
