If you have ever watched a competition climbing livestream and thought, "what is happening?" You are not alone. Between flashing boulders, sprinting up a standardized wall, and athletes battling pump on a towering lead route, competition climbing can look like three different sports happening at once. Modern professional climbing revolves around three disciplines bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing, and a global competition circuit that ranges from yearly World Cup
An image of Johanna setting with holds from the inclusive range. Introduce yourself and your role with Playstone. My name is Johanna, I am 42 years old and I live in Germany. I love people and I love climbing 😊. In my work, I use climbing to support people who struggle with physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments or who are neurodivergent. I am also a routesetter specialising in inclusive route setting. I started cooperating with Playstone to develop and distribut
Charlotte, a final year International Business Management student at Northumbria University talks to us about how her love of climbing is fuelling her dissertation research project.