Brooke Raboutou

Raboutou reveals why she wrote a letter to the route—and the beta that unlocked her success

Plus: Brooke Raboutou flashes hard in Switzerland; Seb Bouin climbs a 5.15b; and Andre Branchizio gets the most heart-warming send of the month; and more!

In back-to-back sends, Brooke and Shawn Raboutou put down ‘Box Therapy,’ in Wild Basin, RMNP. 

Over the course of 12 days in Bern, Switzerland, more than 400 competitors from 54 different countries participated in four different disciplines, ultimately coming to a crescendo with 10 Olympic berths. Here's what happened.

The wait was finally over—this weekend the World Cup circuit returned with the 2023 season debut, a thrilling boulder event in Hachioji, Japan. 

No surprises from Garnbret, but Team USA knocked it out of the park.

Grossman and Raboutou Dazzle Again in Salt Lake City World Cup; Hunt Races to Multiple American Records

During the Bouldering and Speed World Cup in Salt Lake City, May 20-22, Team USA racked up three medals and two Speed records.

The 21-year-old was climbing V10 by the age of nine and was the USA’s first qualified Olympic climber.

"So with the Olympics, I was like, Yeah, it would be amazing, but I wasn’t going to be disappointed if I didn’t make it. It’s just icing on the cake that I did."

The upcoming World Cup season is bound to see fireworks from former Olympians, but don't rule out surprises from other world-class competitors.

A defeated Janja Garnbret leaves the gym and other surprising moments show us that even Olympians are human.

“The Wall—Climb for Gold” is a 90-minute film that follows four Olympic athletes, from qualification to their performance on the big stage. Like any good sports film, it is deeply emotional.

Sport Climbing's debut in the Tokyo Games came and went in a flurry of surprises. We saw new stars shine and even the predictables had nail-biting moments.

This past year Brooke Raboutou went outside and climbed in Rocky Mountain National Park. Was that any kind of factor? Just maybe.

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By the round’s end, Garnbret had topped all five boulders, but so had Japan’s Miho Nonaka, the United States’ Natalia Grossman, and Japan’s Futaba Ito.

Between the 2021 Salt Lake City World Cups—at the first of which Brooke made her first World Cup podium—she also makes a casual flash of Euro Trash (V12/8A+).

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How this unassuming college student—and pedigreed super-climber—became the first American climber to qualify for the Olympics

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An in-depth look at the eight competitors who will represent the United States in the upcoming season of international events.

Ages 19 & 16 / Boulder, Colorado

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