The Speed has just started, that race up the central “track” in the Climbing Stadium with the fastest vertical sprinters in the world challenging each other during this morning’s qualification round. At 18.15 the race

Semifinals Lead Male Juniors The third and final Semifinal of the day is reserved for the Juniors. Awaiting them is the righthand side of the wall which, at first glance, looks complicated, difficult and

Semifinal Lead Male Youth A The Under 18 Youth A category climbed the righthand wall. The same one used by their female counterparts. Two parallel, yet different routes. But they have one thing in

Semifinals Lead Male Youth B It’s an important day for the Lead World Championships. After the committing two-day qualifiers – in total 451 athletes split into 3 categories competed in the opening round –

“That’s a great colour! I’ve got one of those myself!” It’s like this, with a twinkle in his eyes and a smile on his face, that John Ellison introduces himself. We’re holding one of

Day 7: Technically the seventh day should be the day of rest, but for many athletes taking part in these Youth World Championships at Arco today is a day when – after a week’s intense

Second day of Lead Qualifications. Sixth day of the Arco Youth World Championships. Right from the early hours of the morning the 451 pretenders to the 26 semifinal thrones (one for each of the

Sixth day of the Arco Youth World Championships. This starts with the second round of the Lead qualifiers. After the first route yesterday – and the first indications about who is a force to

With yesterday’s Boulder World Championship already well and truly behind them, today the athletes returned to the Arco Climbing Stadium to compete in the qualifiers of the Lead, the most classic sport climbing discipline.

Day 5, fifth day running. After the first results in yesterday’s Boulder Championships, focus now shifts to the Lead. Two long qualifying days lie in store, this time for 451 athletes climbing with a