Let’s explain what lead climbing is. ... Once the top of climb is reached, the rope can be used to abseil back off the face of the climb, whether that is rock, ice or indoor wall.

Sport climbing is a form of competitive climbing that dates back to the former USSR in the 1940s. The sport, which drew interest in the 1980s and is currently experiencing a boom in popularity ...

There are three disciplines in sport climbing: bouldering, lead and speed climbing. Unlike in Tokyo 2020 when the International Federation of Sport Climbing was only given one medal event for… ...

In boulder and lead, Slovenia's Janja Garnbret sprinkled star-power appeal to the sport by claiming back-to-back gold. "This feels like the real debut of climbing for sure," free solo rock ...

In most other situations, climbing needs to be led, or have a lead climber. Lead climbing – also known as leading – sees the lead – or first – climber clipping their rope to pieces of ...

Sport climbing is a form of competitive climbing that dates back to the former USSR in the 1940s. The sport, which drew interest in the 1980s and is currently experiencing a boom in popularity ...