Rock climbing

As a sport and form of consumption, rock climbing is flourishing. Increasing numbers of people are strapping on rubber shoes and heading to indoor or outdoor spaces to climb. The 2019 State of Climbing Report published by the American Alpine Club (AAC) confirms climbing’s popula…

Introduction: The sport of rock climbing is a young sport in terms of competitive sport. For most of its history, rock climbing has been a recreational sport. Due to the youth of the sport there has been little research done on rock climbing. Older traditional sports have had su…