Originally published at: https://theglobalsportsmarket.com/climbing/speed-climbing/2025/what-is-speed-climbing/
Speed climbing is a discipline of sport climbing where athletes race to ascend a standardized 15-meter wall, inclined at 5 degrees, as quickly as possible. The wall features a fixed route with relatively large handholds, and climbers are secured by an automatic belay system. The sport emphasizes speed, precision, and explosivity, with world-class times as…