Competition Climbing

From the first women recorded in mountaineering in the late eighteenth century, to the first 5.15 female ascent by Margo Hayes in 2017.

Climbing has significant social, physiological, and developmental benefits for children and young adults. But there are also things they should avoid. And things you should avoid as a parent or a coach.

Forced to try the routes after the gym hosted a bouldering competition and left them up for weeks, I found one session reignited my stoke.

Tyler Kempney swept the field with back-to-back wins in this year’s UIAA Euro Cup series.

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Sexualized characters, drama, sparkles, jerks who take the sport way too seriously... “Iwa Kakeru!” is a sadistic blend of everything we love to hate about anime and climbing.

During a Bouldering World Cup, inappropriate slow-motion footage of a female athlete was aired. What does it mean for climbing when the IFSC and the climbing community effectively condones the objectification of female athletes?

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These shoes are propelling elite athletes to the podium, but they could also propel you to a personal best.

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When the first international competition came to these shores, it was a big unknown, with many opposed. It could have been a bust. One guy saved it.

How this unassuming college student—and pedigreed super-climber—became the first American climber to qualify for the Olympics

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Kyra Condie, one of America’s strongest female climbers and a promising Olympic hopeful, trains on a small, greasy wall you might expect to see in a garage. This self-coached climber is making up for a lack of fancy facilities with raw strength and grit.

An in-depth look at the eight competitors who will represent the United States in the upcoming season of international events.

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An in-depth look at the busy schedule of climbing events that will determine the roster for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Former comp phenom Alex Johnson talks about her surprise homecoming to the Midwest, what it’s like to coach youth climbers, and how these kids inspired her to embrace who she is.

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For U.S. competition climbers, getting into the Olympics is far from the biggest hurdle.

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"But it's not real climbing..."

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Age 17 / Queens, New York

Age 18 / Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Age 19 / Boulder, Colorado

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Ages 19 & 16 / Boulder, Colorado

Age 18 / Redmond, Washington

Ages 18 and 14 / Emerald Hills, California

Age 21 / Seattle, Washington

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Commentary and analysis from the weekend’s Open National Championship in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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The 2018 USA Climbing Open Bouldering National Championships start this Friday.

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At a point where young climbers are performing at elite levels before hitting puberty, we take a look at the life of one such kid in Colorado and the trend that is reshaping the climbing landscape.

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Alex Puccio, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Summersville Lake in West Virginia features the best deep water soloing in the country, and it has the potential to bring in major dollars for the local economy. The catch? It’s technically illegal. The wild and unique PsicoRoc event wants to change that.

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