0 comment(s) · Mar 7, 2026, 8:47 AM
Sam Richard's current instagram reel says the French selection comp is on this weekend. Does anyone know if this is streamable somewhere? [Link](https://www.instagram.com/stories/saam.richard/3846896863517925145/)
0 comment(s) · Mar 6, 2026, 11:18 PM
The qualification round is happening right now and there is a [livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvqC_Jb61Wo). Tomorrow (8 March) will be [semifinals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q7p_bWudaw) (0930 UTC +9) and [finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BahyPDXebxs) (1500 UTC +9). Live results can be found [here](https://result.jma-climbing.org/event/ljc2026/1/1/result). Click on JA in the top right corner to change the interface to English. \--- The results of this competition will determine who gets into Japan's lead climbing team. For lead, the athletes who get to attend the first **four** world series comps are: * Those in the top 10 Lead CUWR last year (as of 31 Dec 2025), subject to a max 3 per gender. * Men: Satone Yoshida, Sorato Anraku, Neo Suzuki * Women: None * The remaining quota (Japan gets 6 per gender) will be filled in order of LJC rank The athletes who will attend the 5th and 6th world series comps are: * Those in the top 10 Lead CUWR last year but didn't attend the first 4 comps. * Men: Shion Omata * Women: None * Athletes qualified for Asian Games (Lead), max 1 per gender * Athletes who got 6th place and better in the first four world series comps (max 3, including Shion Omata if he attends) * The remaining quota (Japan gets 6 per gender) will be filled in order of LJC rank, excluding those who already took part in the first 4 comps
23 comment(s) · Mar 6, 2026, 7:22 PM
Hi, long time fan of comp climbing, first time poster. I find it hard to find comp livestreams on YouTube, even when I know what I'm looking for, so I built a website (free to use, free of ads) that puts them all in one place. Instead of relying on the YouTube algorithm to show you new comps, you can browse comps in reverse chronological order and immediately see what’s new. You can also search and filter comps by category: country, series (World Cup, etc.), discipline, round, and gender. The site includes livestreams not on YouTube, like the PCL, too. It's a work in progress, so any feedback is welcome. Also, it's curated by a human (me), so it's not comprehensive, but I think I've got all recent comps going back to the start of last year's World Cup season. Now that the 2026 comp season is underway, I thought it would be a good time to share it: [https://wotcher.org/comp-climbing](https://wotcher.org/comp-climbing)
26 comment(s) · Mar 6, 2026, 5:45 PM
They can keep the two boulders you climb side by side, if they want. But they have to figure out a ruleset where being faster doesn't mean you win. Being *first* can mean you win, like it essentially always has. Based on attempts. If they keep *'be faster'* a part of it, then World Climbing has to change exactly 0 things for me to prefer it as the more serious and honest boulder competition. I don't know how they want to solve this. Maybe just make it attempts, it is the most reasonable thing I can think of. Imagine a scenario where McSpeedster pulls on the wall 3 times to get to hold number 4, and Annie gets there later but on her first attempt, then I am naturally more impressed by Annie. That is what bouldering is. Take the speed out of it. Have a giant counter on each side on the wall so the audience knows which attempt they are on or whatever.
14 comment(s) · Mar 5, 2026, 10:39 PM
I didn't see a post on the US National Team Trials, so thought I would make one. It's going on right now. Results: [https://usac.results.info/event/448/](https://usac.results.info/event/448/) Live stream: [https://www.youtube.com/@OutsideWatch/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@OutsideWatch/streams) Event details: [https://usaclimbing.org/national-team-trials/](https://usaclimbing.org/national-team-trials/) Since there isn't a separate live post going for this, feel free to discuss spoilers in the comments, I spoiler tagged the post.
8 comment(s) · Mar 4, 2026, 4:52 AM
Hi everyone, I've been volunteering as a research assistant for the past year, and I'd love to invite you to take part in a study that means a lot to our climbing community. While the initial aim was to look at World Climbing (IFSC) athletes only, they have recently extended their scope to gather data from \*all\* climbers! There is also the possibility of receiving a complimentary 1:1 session with a sports psychologist at the end. By participating, you’ll help us better understand how stress, emotions, and uncertainty shape performance and well-being across different climbing contexts. If you're happy to take part, or know any other climbers who might be interested in doing so, you can do so through here: [https://unibuc.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=T/9YT60gbdYECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D](https://unibuc.questionpro.com/a/TakeSurvey?tt=T/9YT60gbdYECHrPeIW9eQ%3D%3D) (should be the same link as the QR code in the attached photo). Let me know if you have any questions, and thank you for the support 🙏🏼 Please feel free to share the photo / link with more people. https://preview.redd.it/zjtcbzcy20ng1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=52d0444e246dc422d453644f4b63b242f070cb89

0 comment(s) · Mar 3, 2026, 2:37 PM
44 comment(s) · Mar 1, 2026, 9:32 PM
There has always been the talk about if climbing comps are appealing/easy-to-follow to non-climbers. But did we set our priorities wrong? The mismatch between people who climbs and people who watch comps is huge. Shouldn’t there be more efforts on attracting climbers to watch the comps and not worry too much about how to make a comp easier to understand for non-climbers? I have many (so many) climber friends who don’t find comps interesting to watch and I don‘t often see people coming up with ideas to solve that. On the other hand, non-climbers usually get into watching because they have heard about climbing from their climbing friends/family and may even try climbing some time in the future. I remember back in the days commentators explaining things to people who might be browsing TV channels and running into a world cup broadcast, but it’s hardly the case anymore, right? Edit: one other thing just came to mind - I feel like the scoring system and basic rules are never hard to understand in climbing comps, and there are tons of popular sports with complicated rules. But the technical details are much harder to understand and appreciate in climbing compared to other sports where you can just see someone runs really fast or jumps really high. In lead and boulder it’s often hard to tell what the hard move is if you don’t climb. And I don’t know how much better the commentators can do to explain that, sometimes it sounded like “we don’t know how to convince you it’s a hard move you’d just have to trust us”.
18 comment(s) · Mar 1, 2026, 6:33 PM
I don’t know why my previous post got censored? What’s going on? we can’t take climbing seriously here?

9 comment(s) · Mar 1, 2026, 6:48 AM
Just wanted to give a shout-out to Louis who was the MC of the PCL event last night for those of us who attended in person. He did a fantastic job, light hearted, fun and an absolute great MC to keep the crowd engaged in the down time, he was clutch in trying to keep it fun and exciting! He was engaged with the crowd, trying to get everyone involved, and got the event organizers to water us after asking, absolute legend really appreciate him and the work he does. Hope to see him at even more evnts in the future doing more mcing or commentary!
6 comment(s) · Mar 1, 2026, 2:30 AM
live results: https://tnfc.moosey.jp/result/2026/?category=10 WD1 Finalists: Futaba Ito Melody Sekikawa Oceana Mackenzie Zhang Yuetong Yuno Tokutake Hatsune Takeishi MD1 Finalists: Kodai Yamada Rei Kawamata Yusuke Sugimoto Sohta Amagasa Meichi Narasaki Yoshiyuki Ogata
139 comment(s) · Mar 1, 2026, 12:24 AM
I thought someone else would have made this already but since there isn't one up yet, here's a thread where we can all post feedback, pros, cons, suggestions for improvement, and criticisms of the Pro Climbing League. While I think a lot of us (including me) thought it was pretty good for a first attempt, obviously it wasn't perfect. But let's try to keep this constructive and not super whiny. Really looking forward to the next edition of the league to see if they make some improvements! My thoughts on it: Pros * Some great exciting moments and tops. Obviously mens final. But the Mejdi/Max faceoff was awesome as a whole. The Mejdi/Toby flash race was sweet. Was stoked to see Colin do well. * Fairly good commentary and use of downtime, even though there was too much. I enjoyed the feature about the routesetters preparation for the event, the interviews, and the views of isolation. * The scoring system/premise of the comp clearly has some merit. The athletes just having to 1-up the other by one hold is great fun to see and great motivation for the athletes. * Loved seeing some of the athletes chat/discuss in the preview and even during the climbing time sometimes. Cons * The women's boulders were too soft. This was obvious to everyone who watched and was the main consensus point in the live thread. And several athletes mentioned it. I hope this is a pretty easy fix for PCL for next time. * Not enough climbing overall for the athletes, especially those who lost 0-2 in the first rounds. Climbing half of two boulders is not worth the trip, or that interesting for spectators. I'm not sure what the improvement here could be. Maybe a double-elim bracket (assuming you can speed up the changeover time between boulders/sets). Misc. * One idea/suggestion: have 4 walls instead of 3, and then redo setting on 2 walls while the other 2 are in use. That way the resetting is overlapping with the climbing and thus less downtime. * Overall, the harder boulders were more interesting to watch than the flash races. Seeing multiple attempts was great and just more climbing. * A round being potentially decided on who pulls on the wall faster is just dumb, need to make sure that isn't actually a possibility. * Final really ought to be best of 3 I think. Or even a best of 5 if that was somehow logistically possible. Like most competitive sports/esports with sets, it is better to do Bo1s earlier in the event, and finish the event with Bo3/o5 to really prove who is the best across different boulders in the format.
4 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 9:11 PM
*Hi to the mods! This is obviously somewhat off-topic but hope this is okay to post given the inaugural PCL today and concerns about the format that many voiced.* While I'm a long-time climber and have watched almost every climbing completion possible (from IFSC to olympics to country championships to streamed local comps) I was, well, underwhelmed by the PCL today (I ended up doing chores with it on in the background since there was so much downtime). My disappointment was also high partly because I happened to tune into the PSL (new Redbull-sponsored skateboarding competition) a few weeks ago and actually found it super watchable, even to a non-skater, I think it was more successful as a format than the PCL in my opinion (though I did appreciate the PCL's production quality a lot-- that part was a big improvement!). Anyways, I thought I would post about the PSL here since there's obvious comparisons to draw with both sports getting new Redbull sponsored comps at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vj2wXVqZKU.
82 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 8:43 PM
I don’t understand why the hate. We literally got to watch a FREE comp with way better production quality . No camera BS, no regional stream block. With the best rivals we can expect. This is by far the most exciting comp I have ever witnessed. Why always blame setters? Especially for the first time. Yes, Janja deserved a better problem. But can’t we just treat it as a deepwatersolo comp? pls downvote me as hard as you can!
572 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 1:55 PM
Reddit removed live chats unfortunately, so this is the replacement :( Pro Climbing League [info](https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/pro-climbing-league) Live stream on [redbull.com](https://www.redbull.com/int-en/events/pro-climbing-league) [Start list and results](https://www.proclimbing.com/results-london-28-02-26)
4 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 12:31 PM
Does anyone know if we'll be able to start the stream late and watch from the start (or pause, rewind etc.)? Got my son's bedtime to deal with right when it starts so won't be able to start until about an hour after the comp begins
7 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 10:03 AM
Based on current matches: where are you looking forward to? Personally love to see ma vs Yannick because of the special superpowers of both: flow vs power.
9 comment(s) · Feb 28, 2026, 8:43 AM

4 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 8:08 PM
Couldn’t find any information about ticketing for events in China. Does anyone know?
25 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 4:12 PM
The resultats of the seedings are in and it's hard to watch on the mens side! If you wanna join in on the fun of making predictions for the main event you're more than welcome to! 😁🙌

3 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 11:55 AM
Here is the place to buy/sell/swap tickets for Pro Climbing League (PCL) events. PLEASE BE CAREFUL. The r/CompetitionClimbing mod team is not responsible for vetting posters or managing transactions.
1 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 11:15 AM
Hi, does anyone have an extra tix to the PCL tmrw? Thank you. I rarely post on reddit and unsure what a megathread is sorry.
4 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 7:37 AM
Hi guys! I’m Louis, a French boulderer and I just created an international community around the Pro Climbing League starting tonight! In there I’m going to share information about the comp to keep you up to date and tonight after the seeding comp we will start a predictions tournament! Join in on the fun! 😄🔥

8 comment(s) · Feb 27, 2026, 3:30 AM
It seems like all the climbers are getting YT channel these days. :) But it's great to see the behind the scenes! [https://youtu.be/F-r950b7Sl4?si=26yRkg\_4fg\_A\_S07](https://youtu.be/F-r950b7Sl4?si=26yRkg_4fg_A_S07)
3 comment(s) · Feb 26, 2026, 12:28 PM
I'm really hoping to go to the upcoming Pro Climbing event in London, but I missed the main sale and am stuck on the waitlist. Is anyone by chance selling two tickets? I would love to take them off your hands! Thanks so much! [https://www.proclimbing.com/#london-waiting-list-form](https://www.proclimbing.com/#london-waiting-list-form)
9 comment(s) · Feb 26, 2026, 7:19 AM
Is the whole event going to happen on the same night? Like qualis, semis and finals? The only info I see on the site is when it starts
13 comment(s) · Feb 26, 2026, 3:26 AM
I'm selling 4 tickets to the PCL this weekend at cost price (50£ each), because unfortunately we won't be able to make it 🙁 (I've got permissions to make this post as no megathread exists for this comp). EDIT: sold all four
30 comment(s) · Feb 24, 2026, 3:16 PM
My kids love climbing and even competed recently in lead and boulder comp. I usually just take them to the gym to climb and practice but we saw that majority of the kids belong to a climbing team. For parents, what are the advantages and disadvantages of having your kids in a climbing team? Did you regret putting them in a team at such a young age or is there an ideal age for them to join a team? Thanks!
44 comment(s) · Feb 23, 2026, 10:28 AM
Shameful 👎

8 comment(s) · Feb 19, 2026, 12:16 AM
Looking to see if anyone with a non USA team jersey would be looking to trade jerseys. I got this at youth nats last .

31 comment(s) · Feb 18, 2026, 4:50 PM

6 comment(s) · Feb 18, 2026, 12:22 AM
EDIT: I'm just really dumb. Thanks for the replies. Am I just tripping out or is the PCL livestream time of 11:30 AM on Saturday, February 28 earlier than it is in real life? In England, the actual event is at 6:30 PM (GMT) on Saturday, February 28. This should mean the stream is at 2:30 AM on Sunday, February 29, right? 11:30 AM on Saturday is literally before the real event happens. Also, why is Red Bull saying it is happening from 28-27? That makes no sense. [https://www.proclimbing.com/](https://www.proclimbing.com/) [https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/pro-climbing-league](https://www.redbull.com/us-en/events/pro-climbing-league) https://preview.redd.it/jgbm9830u6kg1.png?width=688&format=png&auto=webp&s=14a496122f02c98f19a7ebf1d5292ae9f7b59ec0 https://preview.redd.it/jzlvyib1u6kg1.png?width=715&format=png&auto=webp&s=b06c28e08620191ed19270e4b028ce4c6527db9e
5 comment(s) · Feb 17, 2026, 10:56 PM
Hi! Sorry if this isn’t a relevant post but I was watching BJC2026 and I couldn’t figure out what brand of pants Keita Dohi was wearing. I know he’s sponsored by Madrock but the logo doesn’t look the same. If anyone has any leads or ideas my friends and I would really appreciate it!

2 comment(s) · Feb 17, 2026, 10:39 AM
I'm watching the recorded semi stream, and everything goes silent whenever the narrator isn't talking, which, adding onto the cameras being so far back I can't tell if some holds are pockets or crimps, makes for a really boring stream
12 comment(s) · Feb 13, 2026, 8:54 PM
Hi everyone! How’s it going? I’m a Physiotherapy student, and I’m currently developing an undergraduate research project focused on the prevalence of injuries in climbers. The idea is to better understand which injuries are most common in climbing and how we can act more effectively in prevention and climbing-specific strengthening. For that, I really need the community’s help by answering a short questionnaire. It’s completely anonymous and takes only a few minutes to complete. Your participation is essential so the results truly represent the reality of climbers. Important note: the Google Form is in Portuguese, but I’m attaching a PDF in google drive with the full English translation (Informed Consent + all questions and answer options). You can keep the PDF open while filling out the form. As a way to give back, once the study is finished I will share an informational guide/card with evidence-based injury prevention and strengthening recommendations, created specifically for climbers. Thank you so much to everyone who can participate — and also to anyone who can share this with other climbers. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out! I’d really appreciate it if you could share this with your climbing partners and your local gym/community. Thanks a lot! Wishing you strong training sessions and great climbs! 🧗♂️🧗♀️ [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1\_ZvBRW1T4O1cg0leZwAch99FEANi1lxk?usp=drive\_link](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_ZvBRW1T4O1cg0leZwAch99FEANi1lxk?usp=drive_link) [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoYqrn1wCreb4xdBY4aNwKBHYiBpnMD494LLbdTJamcInC3g/viewform?usp=header](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeoYqrn1wCreb4xdBY4aNwKBHYiBpnMD494LLbdTJamcInC3g/viewform?usp=header) [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHZwSmO4AqudPbCU3O1uHnNUcYjGezzFIj3OVmW5c\_Pz4eVg/viewform?usp=header](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHZwSmO4AqudPbCU3O1uHnNUcYjGezzFIj3OVmW5c_Pz4eVg/viewform?usp=header) (ENGLISH VERSION OF THE FORM)
22 comment(s) · Feb 13, 2026, 4:14 AM
Qualifiers right now, very cool for the stream to kick off with a Mejdi and a Oriane https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_jxEwY6yQc.
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44 comment(s) · Feb 10, 2026, 10:42 PM
**Event Schedule:** |Date|Event|Time (EST)| |:-|:-|:-| |February 12|[Lead Semi-Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEqdUugjU6c)|10 a.m.| |February 12|[Lead Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlfO7XMyq1k)|6 p.m.| |February 13|[Speed Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZmGHNS88fQ)|6 p.m.| |February 15|[Boulder Semi-Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq65oZ9KsCQ)|10 a.m.| |February 15|[Boulder Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6S6UJ3rwbw) |6 p.m.| Startlists and Results on [usac.results.info](https://usac.results.info/event/391/) [Key Updates to Team Selection](https://usaclimbing.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Team-Selection-Procedure-Key-Updates-for-NCH-and-NTT.pdf)
42 comment(s) · Feb 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
4 comment(s) · Feb 8, 2026, 12:53 PM
Watching the women’s downhill final today it was interesting to see various shots of the women at the start visualizing the route down much in the same way that lead climbers visualize the route up.
3 comment(s) · Feb 7, 2026, 5:44 AM
The Plywood Master are set and ready to happen (7.-8.3.2026), but they're crowdfunding £8,000 for the livestream of semi-finals and finals (Professional filming, Broadcast lighting, Live mixing and production, Graphics and overlays, Professional commentary, Reliable streaming infrastructure). [https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/plywood-masters-2026-livestream](https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/plywood-masters-2026-livestream)
1 comment(s) · Feb 7, 2026, 3:29 AM
**UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Cup - Sunderland, UK** [Sunday 8.2. - Seniors Semi-Finals 11:00 (GMT+1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqlcLws8Jwc) [Sunday 8.2. - U18/20 Finals 13:30 (GMT+1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of0TgwL-aMw) [Sunday 8.2. - ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of0TgwL-aMw)[Seniors Finals](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1reKdsFlR4)[ 17:15 (GMT+1)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of0TgwL-aMw) **Belgian Dutch shared National Boulder Championships** [Sunday 8.2. - Finals 19:00 (GMT+1)](https://nkboulder.nkbv.nl/) There is also PCL qualifier today at The Font (with Max Milne, Dayan Akhtar, Lucy Garlick, Zoe Peetermans...), but I haven't found live stream.
5 comment(s) · Feb 6, 2026, 5:18 AM
idk how to watch ifsc and is it behind a paywall or is there a wayfor free
2 comment(s) · Feb 2, 2026, 11:27 AM
Her last World Cup start will be in Krakow, July 2026.
54 comment(s) · Feb 2, 2026, 9:55 AM
[https://www.worldclimbing.com/events/olympic-games-la28/news/qualification-system-for-la28-released](https://www.worldclimbing.com/events/olympic-games-la28/news/qualification-system-for-la28-released) Some information about the qualification pathways to the 2028 LA Olympics. The press release is pretty short, but here's a TL/DR for the boulder and lead portion: * 12 spots for each gender for each of boulder and lead * 6 of the 12 spots will be allocated in the 5 continental championships and world championship (1 each) * the remaining spots (possibly excepting host country and universality) are allocated through the 3-event OQS * two-climber limit for each discipline/gender * the number of competitors in each discipline can only increase if someone qualifies in both boulder and lead, to maintain the 24 total spots for boulder and lead * for anyone who qualifies in both disciplines, they take a spot in the first discipline that they qualify in, and this frees up a spot in the other discipline (thanks u/yoshiK and u/_LowRadiation). PDFs with more details on the qualification system: [boulder](https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/LA28/CLB-Boulder-LA28-Qualification-System.pdf); [lead](https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/LA28/CLB-Lead-LA28-Qualification-System.pdf); [speed](https://stillmed.olympics.com/media/Documents/Olympic-Games/LA28/CLB-Speed-LA28-Qualification-System.pdf).
18 comment(s) · Feb 1, 2026, 10:36 AM
Qualifications: [youtube.com/live/R08yIu-qLmA](https://www.youtube.com/live/R08yIu-qLmA?si=B6is2oYh7ad94YqQ) Semi-finals: [youtube.com/live/TwAbIXe50Z8](https://www.youtube.com/live/TwAbIXe50Z8?si=hHkopeq3xPsahwg7) Women's final: [youtube.com/live/VGaOo0-2ya0](https://www.youtube.com/live/VGaOo0-2ya0?si=MXdXrjX5RTqszq-v) Men's final: [youtube.com/live/ujbj5WTuGkw](https://www.youtube.com/live/ujbj5WTuGkw?si=EHnz67_SsQy7RXdk) Highly recommended! It's a high stake comp, as it serves as a selection process to the season's Japanese team; and of course, one of the highest-level competitions in the world
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