This week is Autism Acceptance Week, and we wanted to highlight the stories of some autistic climbers from our community. Keep reading to see Beth, Henry and Albie’s story! Beth I came back to climbing about 3ish years ago, but bouldering instead of rope climbing, which I'd dabbled in previously. What actually got me to go bouldering was that my husband and two of our children went and all found it enjoyable, and my husband, in particular, described it as being peaceful for
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
