The biggest name in Speed Climbing is Iranian Reza Alipour Shenazandifard – or Reza Alipour. Known variously as the “Asiatic Cheetah”, “Iranian Spiderman”, the “Usain Bolt of Speed Climbing”, and the self-titled “Fastest Vertical Man in the World”. Reza has been the Men’s Speed Climbing World Record holder for two years now and even has a move named after him.
In 2016 it was announced that Sport Climbing would become part of the Olympic Games for the first time in 2020. Japan are the 2020 … Read more
With the 2020 Olympics right around the corner we have to talk about Janja Garnbret of Slovenia. Read about Janja’s training plan, diet, and the climbing shoes and gear she uses
Eric Woerth – ex-minister for the French conservatives – recently posted a photo of himself climbing on the Aiguille d’Argentière in the Alps. Is it fake? Yes. Do we have memes of it? YASS
The very best of this year’s Climbing April Fools’ Day 2019 products and news. Featuring a new addition to the Honnold Signature series, innovative sucker pads for route setters, gear for extreme weddings, and way more.
Summer is here! Time to trade in that gym membership for a taste of the real deal, and what better way to start climbing outside … Read more
