olympics

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has issued clear orders. But evidence that trans female climbers have a competitive advantage is lacking.

Jesse Grupper wrestles with climbing ethics

Lead and bouldering split, as competitive climbers breathe a collective sigh of relief

The 30-year-old Olympian talks about her struggles with hair loss, mental training, the joy of competing, and why she’s (finally) focussing on rock climbing full-time.

A family illness seemed to dash Harrison’s Olympic prospects. But in November 2023, he fought for a second chance.

Natalia Grossman, Jesse Grupper, and Samuel Watson all earn berths for Paris 2024 after winning the Pan-American Games.

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 Slovenian is one of the most dominant competition climbers of all time. Fresh off winning Olympic sport-climbing gold, she has her eye on the next prize.

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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.

If you were excited to watch Paraclimbing in the Olympics you will be disappointed—climbing's most inspiring athletes were left out.

America's Olympic sport-climbing medalist on the shock of advancing to finals, how he got to the Games, what it means and what's next.

Implausible as it sounds, Aleksandra Miroslaw of Poland did just that in Tokyo 2020's Sport Climbing combined event.

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

Our on site photographers Jon Glassberg and Jess Talley captured climbing's Olympians before they take the big stage.

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Political scientist and former Team USA athlete Jules Boykoff explains why the Tokyo Olympics could finally break the IOC and change the games forever.

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The president opens up about the Olympics, that highly publicized lawsuit with Japan, some ongoing efforts to combat doping, and what’s in store after Tokyo

The problem is so burly. Maddening. But Shauna Coxsey can't "let this one get away."

Hear their thoughts and how they are preparing on the eve of this momentous event in their lives.

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as he prepares for his biggest comp yet.

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as she prepares for her biggest comp yet.

“My opinion is clearly that to be the best climber, you don’t have to dope but just train hard and intelligently.”

The 18-year-old Sterkenburg will represent South Africa in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics alongside teammate Chris Cosser.

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