The Speed comps are on program today. Live stream are free on YouTube, links below:

11:00 U17 Speed Qualifications

17:00 U19 Qualifications

20:30 Finals

From Yaroslav Tkach's Instagram

"The rope is pulling him up"

"they should change the route every comp"

"it's not real climbing"

how do you all try to explain what makes speed climbing so different and why we like it so much?

https://www.worldclimbing.com/events/world-climbing-series-krakow-2026

Info sheet

Results

Live Stream

Friendly comp at Richmond Olympic Oval (BC, Canada)

any gym you would recommend?

I'll be visiting the westcoast

There is some speed event in Düsseldorf, Germany today and tomorrow.

Qualifications are at 17:30 today - There was delay, because of the rain

Finals at 18:45

LINK UPDATE https://m.twitch.tv/spontent_one

There should be Yaroslav Tkach, Ludovico Fossali, Erik Noya, Bea Collis...

Event page

https://www.visitduesseldorf.de/en/calendar-of-events/d.sports-circus-12f544b304

Hi everyone, I've been trying to get into speed climbing as a spectator but I feel like my complete lack of knowledge of all the ajustements and available betas for each move hinder my ability to fully enjoy this

Thanks!

In the 100m sprint, there is no way to predict when the gun will fire. If someone starts running less than ~0.1 seconds after the official start, there is no other explanation than that they just got lucky and the gun sounded right as they were going to start running anyway. It makes sense that this is counted as a false start.

But in speed climbing it is entirely different. There are three evenly-timed beeps with the third one starting the race. There is no “reaction” involved. Some climbers even have a start routine where they swing their weight over to the left before the third beep. This is clearly all about learning the timing by heart and nothing about “reacting” to the third beep. I’m sure at this point you could eliminate the third beep entirely and the athletes would have the exact same start times.

It makes no sense that this “reaction time” 0.1 second limit is still a part of the sport. The rule could be so much simpler. Start before the beep = false start. Start after the beep = clean start. Instead, the athletes train to add a 0.1 second delay into their start time and it’s just silly. Especially when the penalties for a false start are immediate disqualification.

I see no valid justification for this other than “that’s just how it’s always been”.

Dear fellow speed climbers,

I am looking for gyms in Germany that have speed walls accessible to the general public. The one I already know of are:

• DAV Kletterzentrum Berlin (one lane, time-keeping system, but rumor has it that they might remove the route soon)
• Nordwand Erfurt (one lane, only the first 10 m of the route, no time-keeping system)

Do you know more? Please also comment on the set-up of the place in case you have any information.

Thank you!

Right now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SGc5bAoD6k