Who Is The Fastest Climber In The World? The world record for speed climbing currently belongs to Iuliia Kaplina on the women’s side. She scurried up a 15-meter wall in 6.96 seconds in November. On the men’s side, the record belongs to Indonesian climber Veddriq Leonardo: 5.208 seconds, set in May. How much do Olympic
Do Colleges Offer Scholarships For Climbing? Rock climbing is not an NCAA sport; there are no athletic scholarships. Are climbers hot? Seriously, though, the numbers don’t lie: according to a survey, rock climbing was the sport with the most sex appeal to women: 57 percent of the survey’s female respondents found climbing sexy, the highest
How Do Rock Climbing Competitions Work? In a lead-style scoring system the climber is awarded a certain number of points for each hold they reach, with the highest points awarded for a finished route. The IFSC and Olympic competitions use a bonus hold called the “Zone”; the number of attempts to reach the Zone (if