Speed wall climbing. Here, climbers tap into this excitement as they face off in a vertical sprint to the top. Because of the standardized wall, every single attempt to climb the wall (also called "run") is comparable. The winner is the first to reach the top of the route. In recent years and especially after its inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, speed climbing has gained popularity and many professional and non-professional climbing gyms are adding speed walls to their facilities. For such competitions – including those in the Olympics 2020 – the speed climbing wall has been normed by the IFSC in a way that records are comparable. Men and women compete on identical routes which are not modified between rounds. See full list on climbing. [2] Competition speed climbing, which takes place on an artificial and standardized climbing wall, is the main form of speed climbing. In Paris 2024 Oct 8, 2019 ยท Every speed route is the same: The same holds in the same place on the same wall climbed in almost the same way. The aim of Speed is to be the fastest to reach the top of a 15m wall. thu 9u ntta zj3uh dkbt1 yicte e3qx ddrr6 2jetsdsm ojy0