If you've ever watched a climbing competition and been baffled by the scoring system, it's time to unravel the mystery. We break down the points system in this guide. Sport climbing has gained a lot ...

When climbers from Chile to Canada showed up at the 2025 IFSC Pan American Cup in the Colombian city of Armenia, they didn’t expect to compete inside a high school gym. The event was the year’s most ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A competitor takes part in the Prairie Chapter Tree Climbing Championship at John Hextall Park in Calgary on Saturday, August 24, ...

Paris is known for many things: art, culture, food and romance. But not it is not known for mountain climbing. The Le Bourget venue will have five climbing walls, with one indoors for warming up, ...

GoPro Mountain Games organizers and USA Climbing announced Wednesday that Olympic athletes have signed up to compete in the debut speed climbing competitions at this year’s event June 5-8. These new ...

The competitive climbing season is underway throughout Colorado, and local climbers are making moves between the USA Climbing and American Scholastic Climbing leagues. Earlier this month, USA Climbing ...

It is a different world, now that competition climbing is a normal part of mainstream climbing, and there is a professional structure to it with annual world cup circuits and inclusion in the Olympics ...

Ever since Golden resident Jessica Perez saw ice climbers in action in Denver six years ago, she knew she wanted to try the sport for herself. “I was pretty inspired and kind of blown away by it,” ...

A brief history of competition climbing WATCH: Jerry Moffat winning in Leeds in 1989 Brit Simon Nadin went on to win the Lead Climbing World Cup in Lyon in 1989, and Jerry Moffatt won the Grand Prix, ...

The third edition of the Tenzing Norgay Sherpa Open Lead Climbing Competition is set to take place at Astrek Climbing Wall in Thamel on May 28 and 29, jointly organised by the US Nepal Climbers ...