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Guides, world records, the beta, the athletes and the training that make speed climbers fast, written to help you start and improve.
Who Is the Speed Climbing GOAT? The Case for Each Candidate
Speed climbing is the one sport where the greatest-of-all-time argument can almost be settled with numbers. We ran wins, world records and record tenure for every candidate.
Speed Climbing Times Are Dropping Every Single Year. Here Is the Data.
We measured the twenty fastest official runs of each year from 2021 to 2026. The men's field is a full second quicker. The women's is two. No year went backwards.
The Fastest Speed Climbing Walls in the World
We mined thousands of official competition runs onto the walls where they were set. Some walls are measurably faster than others, and the gap is large.
How Much Faster Can Speed Climbing Get?
The men's record has fallen 1.72 seconds in 14 years and 17 of the 23 records came after 2020. We ran the numbers on where the limit might be.
How Long Does It Take to Get Fast at Speed Climbing?
We measured the gap between an athlete's international debut and their personal best across 245 competitors. The median is 4.7 years, and that number is good news.
How Fast Is Your Country? Speed Climbing National Bests
75 nations have a men's national speed record on the books and only 15 have gone under five seconds. The full picture of where the sport is deep and where it is thin.
What Is a Good Speed Climbing Time?
We pulled the official personal best of every international speed climber on record. Here is where 5, 6, 8 and 12 seconds actually sit.
How to Get Into Speed Climbing: A Beginner's Guide
New to the wall? Learn how to get into speed climbing with the gear, the route, and the first sessions that turn beginners into racers.
Speed Climbers to Watch in 2026
The speed climbers to watch in 2026, from record-breaker Zhao Yicheng to Emma Hunt, and who to catch at the next events.
Speed Climbing at the LA28 Olympics: What to Know
A clear guide to speed climbing at the Olympics: the LA28 format, how races work, contenders to watch, and how to ride the wave.
Speed Climbing World Records: The Full History
The complete speed climbing world record history, from the standardized wall to Zhao Yicheng's 4.54s and Emma Hunt's first-ever sub-6.
The Tomoa Skip, Explained
The Tomoa skip is the dynamic hold-skip that reshaped elite speed climbing. Here's what it is, who invented it, and why records keep falling.
How to Train for Speed Climbing Without a Wall
No speed wall nearby? What actually transfers, what only the route can train, and how to hold or build speed until you reach one.