In the international climbing community, there is a global governing body responsible for promoting sport climbing and organizing international competitions. It is the International Council of Competition Climbing (ICC), under the International Mountaineering and
Climbing Federation, or Union Internationale Des Associations Des Alpinism,
UIAA. The global governing body is currently actively campaigning to have “sport climbing” included as a demonstration event in the Olympic Games.
Based on competition formats, they can be divided into: World Cup events and World Championships; adult competitions for those over 20 years old and youth competitions for those under 19; men’s divisions and women’s divisions; international, continental, and national competitions.
Additionally, it’s worth mentioning that rock climbing is also a significant event in various levels of Extreme Sports Games (X-Games).
World competitions can be held in several formats, such as Difficulty, Speed, and Bouldering.
·Difficulty CompetitionCompetitors climb the same artificially set wall or route. The one who climbs the highest or farthest wins.
·Speed CompetitionAs the name suggests, the winner is determined by speed. Competitors race to complete the route in the fastest time to advance until a champion is crowned.
·Bouldering CompetitionCompetitors have a set amount of time to attempt as many boulder problems as they want without limit. The competitor who completes the most problems with the fewest attempts is the champion.