A bolted climb requires a rope, harness, shoes, quickdraws, helmet, chalk and a chalk bag. The rules for an official IFSC speed climbing competition are simple: Climbers compete on the same route, side by side, and the first to the top wins. The challenge in speed climbing isn't in climbing the route, it's in climbing it fast.With speed climbing in the Olympics, many athletes who’ve competed in sport climbing or bouldering for the World Cup will now be forced to compete in speed climbing if they want to qualify for the Olympics. Brosler scored highest among North American competitors.Jan Kriz, a speed climber from the Czech Republic has continued refining his method for the IFSC course since first competing in 2008.When all the training is done and hundredths of seconds are on the line, each athlete has their own method to prepare for competitions."Speed climbing is not as deeply rooted in North America as it is in some of the Eastern European countries,” said McColl, who is also the president of the Athletes’ Commission for the IFSC. Speed climbing pits two climbers against each other, both climbing a route on a 15m wall. The route is standardized. This level of accuracy has been important as the field of competition converges. Some speed climbers do as few as 10 laps a day in training, while others do 100 – all this is for muscle memory, to quicken reflexes and to optimise body position against the wall. It's only natural then that one of the many styles of climbing is speed climbing because even adults want to race to the top.The wall for international competition is 15 meters (49 feet) high and has two climbing lanes that are each 3 meters (10 feet) wide. "However, mental training is by far the most beneficial aspect of my routine. The International Federation of Sport Climbing is proud to introduce the first, inaugural edition of the IFSC Connected Speed Knockout presented by Japan Airlines: a brand-new competition format that will see the participation of more than 50 athletes, representing nine nations and climbing on seven Speed walls located in seven different locations all around the world. CLIMBING, SWIMMING, AND CRAWLING: While climbing or swimming, each foot of movement costs 1 extra foot (2 extra feet in difficult terrain), unless a creature has a climbing or swimming speed. Being able to replicate high-level performances from practice in competitions starts with having the same, positive mindset in both environments."For Kriz, the training isn’t over until the competition is a day away. My wife Katherine and I write articles on this site to share the knowledge we’ve acquired and practiced over the years. That grade means less when competitors are climbing as fast as possible. Speed climbing makes it very easy to compare performances, providing a head-to-head aspect not included in other styles.In my experience with the speed climbing wall, I definitely improved after trying it a couple of times, but I was also far from anywhere near a record.Husband, Father, Wild Animal. The layout for mounting the holds is based on a concept of square panels with a size of 1500 mm x 1500 mm each. It took 5.6 seconds for speed climber Danyil Boldyrev to become World Champion, but the climb was preceded by years and years of precise training and hard work. While these are difficult to verify, it’s a cool way to test your speed against others. Vertically, the distance is 188 mm from the edge and 125 mm between holds. "I used to grab almost every single hold, because I wasn't as strong as today. Even the timing system and belay methods are standardized.The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the organization that regulates and promotes climbing competitions around the world. We joined Danyil for a … Training methods vary from climber to climber, but the level playing field of speed climbing offers an interesting look into different athletes' routines."Paris is special because I'm not going there for only Speed,” he said. The competition takes places on a standardized climbing wall, and the same holds and route and used each time for consistency across competition. The wall must be overhanging at exactly 5 degrees, and the wall surface is required to have a specific texture. These sanctioned events are opportunities for climber to challenge the existing world record. Outside of special groups and current students, faculty and staff members, only current pass members of the Rec Center may use the climbing wall. The IFSC used to require each competitor use two belayers in order to keep up, but they've recently switched to autobelays.Additionally, training has to match the World Cup schedule, so athletes are at their peak for the championships, while still remaining strong enough and not over-trained during the preceding competitions.Brosler also mentioned power and explosive movement exercises, but emphasized the mental aspects of his training.There is no official grade for the speed route. The British Lead Climbing Championships (BLCC) is a National Competition that will be organised annually.