Janja Garnbret, Sorato Anraku, and Jakob Schubert are clear crowd favorites. But there are plenty of others who could snag gold. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/underdogs-sport-climbing-paris-olympics/

Yesterday's men's semifinal bouldering round was too hard—with just seven tops in total and only one athlete topping two boulders—but the setters totally redeemed themselves in today's women's semifinal. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/womens-boulder-semifinal-paris-olympics/

There are two major differences between the Olympic Sport Climbing event (singular) that debuted in Tokyo and the Sport Climbing events (plural) that we’re watching in Paris this week. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/sport-climbing-paris-2024-opinion/

A tech failure led to some upset climbers and the start of a record-breaking event The post Tech Controversy Delayed Olympic Climbing appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/tech-controversy-delayed-olympic-climbing/

Poland’s Aleksandra Miroslaw achieved a women's speed climbing world record time of 6.06 seconds The post Women Smash Speed Climbing Records at Paris Olympics appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/women-smash-speed-climbing-records-at-paris-olympics/

Following the men's Boulder semi-final, the women took to the Speed wall for the qualification rounds of the first ever individual Olympic medal event in the discipline. The Olympic record was broken four times, the World Record broken twice and four new continental records set. Tokyo 2020 Olympian Aleksandra Miroslaw eventually set a... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=773570

Anraku, Naraski and Roberts are the top three finishers in the men’s Boulder semi-final on climbing's opening day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/paris-2024-olympics-men-s-bouldering-semi-final/

Nine highlights (and lowlights) of the women’s Speed Climbing seeding and elimination rounds. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/olympic-womens-speed-climbing-qualification/

Sport Climbing's second Olympic showing kicked off today at Le Bourget in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. The men's Boulder semi-final filled the 6,000-capacity stand and many athletes had their first taste of competing on the world's biggest sporting stage. Japan's Sorato Anraku topped the leaderboard after a dominant two-top perf... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=773560

Its another Yosemite episode! And with some of the most in-the-know climbers, pro Amity Warme and Climbing Ranger Jesse McGahey, who weigh in on what’s been happening in Yosemite, both climbing wise, and in terms of community discussions about the future of climbing ethics and style there. In this episode, we get to know crusher Amity Warme, and her perspectives on going ground-up on El Cap, how she’s recently been toeing the line between pushing her limits versus being in over her head, and how she views her role in the climbing community. We also chat about her ascent of Book of Hate (a 13d heinous stem corner ) and Pineapple Express (which is the fully free version of El Nino) last fall. We also have Yosemite Climbing Ranger Jesse McGahey back on the pod, and chat about what’s been going on in Yosemite recently regarding rising temperatures, recent accidents due to using technology, the origins of the new Yosemite Climber’s Credo, and how a local climbing community came together to agree on shared values and guidelines. Amity also weighs in on the Yosemite Credo, and why she believes in the Credo and wants to help lead the way on the best practices for climbing in this iconic location. Dive in to hear about some crucial conversations happening in one of the hubs of the climbing community. Read the Yosemite Climber’s Credo Watch Amity climb Book of Hate Learn More about Amity Warme https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/8/5/protect-amity-warme-and-a-yosar-climbing-ranger-weigh-in-on-the-yosemite-credo

The climbing event at the Paris 2024 Olympics has started, here are the rankings after the first round The post 17-Year-Old Leads in Men’s Olympic Climbing appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/17-year-old-leads-in-mens-olympic-climbing/

The setters compressed the difficulty into the tops of each of the four boulders. It made for a slow start and an exhilarating finish. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/mens-boulder-semifinal-paris-olympics/

There are two medal events in Olympic Sport Climbing: Speed climbing and Boulder & Lead Combined. Here's how scoring works. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/olympic-sport-climbing-scoring/

Sir Chris Bonington, Britain's most famous mountaineer, is marking his 90th birthday by vowing to fulfil a promise for a friend. Now unable to climb in the great ranges of the world, he will instead support a project that is aiming to preserve ... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=773554

Climbers compete for up to 100 points in both Boulder and Lead. Here are all the important details. The post How Is Climbing Scored at the Paris Olympics? appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/indoor-climbing/how-is-climbing-scored-at-the-paris-olympics/

As reported last week James Pearson made the long-awaited second ascent of Dave MacLeod’s Echo Wall; James shares the details and his thoughts about the experience and route. https://www.climber.co.uk/news/james-pearson-talks-in-depth-about-the-second-ascent-of-echo-wall/

“There were no girls when I started climbing [in England],” Alan said, in a tone more serious than joking. I’d just met Alan Carne only twenty-four hours before, on a warm September day seeking refuge in the shade of the 4×4 Wall at Indian Creek, and we instantly became friends, that kind of instant friendship… https://climbingzine.com/long-run-profile-alan-carne-luke-mehall/

She adds Amandla V14 to her incredible Rocklands trip ticklist The post Michaela Kiersch Tops a Rocklands V14 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/michaela-kiersch-tops-a-rocklands-v14/

Plus: Pablo Hammack repeats a savage Fred Nicole testpiece & Dylan Chuat overcomes a finger injury to FA a V15. https://www.climbing.com/news/weekly-roundup-kiersch-rocklands-k2-11-hours/

The third conversation from our series of interviews in Lander, Wyoming. Steve Bechtel is a local legend in Lander, and runs two successful businesses: Climb Strong and Elemental Fitness. We have a really fun conversation ranging from old climbing stories of his with Todd Skinner, to the modern world of work, business, publishing, and climbing.… https://climbingzine.com/you-belong-here-a-conversation-with-steve-bechtel/