No rope is used, but the floor beneath the boulder wall ... For more details on how the competition will work, check out our article on the Olympic competition format for sport climbing.

The Rope Climb made its Olympic debut in the 1896 Athens Summer Games. Climbers had to shimmy up a 14-meter-long (or, just under 46 feet in length) rope, and they were judged based on time and style.

On the third beep, athletes may begin climbing. Each athlete is attached to an individual rope for safety purposes. How a ...

In speed climbing, competitors race to the top of a 49-foot wall; and in lead climbing, competitors have six minutes to climb as high as they can on an increasingly complex wall.

It has undergone some changes – rope climbing was once an event, and women weren’t allowed to compete in the Olympics until ...

Lead Climbing : Climbers attempt to climb as high as possible on a wall within a specified time limit. They clip their rope into quickdraws attached to the wall as they ascend. The higher they ...

American sport climber Nathaniel Coleman ascended into Olympic history Thursday, capturing a stunning silver medal in sport climbing's first appearance at the Olympic Games. Coleman delivered his best ...

Two-time Olympic bronze medallist Stephen Nedoroscik ... “So when I was real young, I would climb up door frames, I'd scare the babysitters. I was a total prankster back then and my mom's ...

The International Olympic Committee ... Speed climbing involves a sometimes easier course that athletes focus on completing as fast as possible. Bouldering involves no ropes and can be attempted ...