Heartbreak and Dark Horses Abound—A Photo Gallery of Women’s Sport Climbing Olympic Qualifiers
Become a member to unlock this story and receive other great perks.
Already have an Outside Account? Sign in
All-Access
Intro Offer
$3.99 / month*
- A $500 value with everything in the Print + Digital Plan plus 25+ benefits including:
- Member-only content on all 17 publications in the Outside network like Rock and Ice, Outside, Backpacker, Trail Runner and more
- Annual gear guides for climbing, camping, skiing, cycling, and more
- Gaia GPS Premium with hundreds of maps and global trail recommendations, a $39.99 value
- Outside Learn, our new online education hub loaded with more than 2,000 videos across 450 lessons including 6 Weeks to Stronger Fingers and Strength Training for Injury Prevention
- Premium access to Outside TV and 1,000+ hours of exclusive shows
- Annual subscription to Outside magazine
Digital + Print
Intro Offer
$2.99 / month*
- Annual subscription to Climbing magazine, and a coffee-table edition of Ascent.
- Access to all member-exclusive content on Climbing.com
- Ad-free access to Climbing.com
*Outside memberships are billed annually. Print subscriptions available to U.S. residents only. You may cancel your membership at anytime, but no refunds will be issued for payments already made. Upon cancellation, you will have access to your membership through the end of your paid year. More Details
This article is free and is part of our comprehensive Olympic coverage. Sign up with a Climbing membership, now just $2 a month and you get unlimited access to all of our Olympic news, analysis and photo galleries, plus you’ll enjoy a print subscription to Climbing and receive our annual coffee-table edition of Ascent. Please join the Climbing team today and don’t miss a single move.
All photos by Jess Talley and Jon Glassberg, of Louder than 11, who are in Tokyo covering the Games for Climbing, Gym Climber and Rock and Ice.
