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Extraordinary Speed-Climbing Records Shattered in 2025

Mountaineering in 2025 has taken a shift away from surviving weeks on the mountainside and moved towards pushing the limits of endurance, logistics, and speed. Several climbers have already set ...
NBC Bay Area

American teen Sam Watson wins speed climbing bronze with new world record

Sam Watson is leaving Paris with another world record and a bronze medal. The 18-year-old from Southlake, Texas, earned bronze in the first ever Olympic men's speed climbing event at Le Bourget ...
Los Angeles Magazine

U.S.’s Emma Hunt Sets New Pan‑American Women’s Speed Climbing Record Ahead of L.A. 2028 Summer Olympics

Emma HUNT of the USA Credit: Courtesy Jan Virt/IFSC Emma HUNT of the USA, Beatrice COLLI of Italy compete in the women’s Speed final during the IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2025 Courtesy Jan Virt/IFSC ...
Sports Illustrated

Two World Record Holders Secure Gold at IFSC Speed World Cup Chamonix

Speed climbing took center stage at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup in Chamonix, France, this weekend, sharing the venue with Lead athletes. The Lead discipline has yet ...
Yahoo! Sports

American Zach Hammer takes speed bronze at World Sport Climbing Championships

American Zach Hammer capped a breakout season in speed climbing by winning bronze at the World Championships in Seoul on Thursday. Hammer, a 19-year-old who made his Olympic debut in Paris, edged Reza ...