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On Sunday 12 July, a group of anonymous climbers unfurled a 540m² Palestinian flag between Grand Charmoz and Grépon, high above Chamonix in the Mont Blanc massif. The action, which was visible during the last day of the climbing world cup, was meant to be a symbol of hope, solidarity,...

The third stage of the Lead World Cup 2026 came to a close in Innsbruck, Austria, yesterday with Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret claiming her 50th World Climbing Series gold medal across all disciplines. Neo Suzuki of Japan won the men's Lead event. Annie Sanders from the USA and Sorato Anraku from...

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the calendar of events for the 2026 Climbing and Para Climbing season.

The fifth and penultimate stage of the Lead World Cup 2025 was won in Madrid last weekend.

The second stop of the 2024 IFSC Para climbing world cup series came to a close at the Kletterzentrum Innsbruck, Austria as the medals were decided on a full night of Lead climbing.

The first stage of the Lead World Cup 2024 was won last weekend in Wujiang, China, by Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret and Great Britain’s Toby Roberts.

Who has won the most medals in the Lead World Cup? Who has won the most medals at the Bouldering World Championships? Who are the fastest Speed climbers of all times? To answer these questions, Sport Climbing Stats was created by Fabio Palma to analyse the statistics of over 30...

The 2023 IFSC climbing world cup Series kicks off in Hachioji, Japan, this weekend as athletes from around the world compete for the first Boulder World Cup medals of the year.

The video of Jakob Schubert and his preparations in the run-up to the European Climbing Championships 2022 in Munich.

The video of Stefano Ghisolfi making first attempts on Ratstaman Vibrations, the route at Céüse bolted by Chris Sharma and freed by Alex Megos at the end of July.

The second stage of the 2022 Lead World Cup was won last night in Villars, Switzerland, by Janja Garnbret and Homma Taisei. This is the Slovenian’s 50th World Cup medal.

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) has announced the cancellation of two World Cups that were scheduled this autumn in Wujiang (Lead & Speed) and Chongqing (Lead & Boulder) due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

The video portrait of New Zealand rock climber Rachel Maia who after a climbing accident decided to have her lower left leg amputated.

The Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme has announced it has cancelled the last two stages of the Ice climbing world cup in Russia. Published below is the official UIAA press release.

The Lead climbing world cup was won yesterday at Kranj in Slovenia by Stefano Ghisolfi and Janja Garnbret. The last, decisive stage,was won by Masahiro Higuchi from Japan and by Garnbret who, after claiming gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, caps a season that has no equal.

The first Boulder World Cup since 2019 started yesterday in Meiringen, Switzerland. The Semifinals and Finals take place today at 11:00 and 18:40 respectively and can be followed in live streaming.