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  The prestigious National Sport Climbing Championship is returning to Bengaluru after three years. This 22nd edition of the championship will be held at the Kanteerava Stadium complex in Bengaluru between 17th to 20th December 2016. Nation’s top 160 climbers to participate across multiple age categories and 3 different sport climbing disciplines, in both men […]

  Sport climbing is new Olympic sport (2020 Tokyo Olympics) and comprises three events: lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing. The lead and speed events were held at the outdoor climbing station in the Kanteerava Sports Complex (19th & 20thDec), while the bouldering event was held at the Equilibrium indoor climbing station in Indiranagar (18th […]

  In the 70s and 80s, the forests of Yosemite were filled with bored rock climbers who, in between climbs, were seen balancing on nylon webbing strung between two trees or rock outcroppings. This activity eventually became so loved that it evolved into a sport in itself. It demands unflinching mental concentration, strength, and endurance, […]

  *Three fingers grab a hold of an inch-wide protrusion on the overhanging wall, bearing all the weight of a 6ft man with legs flailing from the leap he just made. Hundreds of eyes remain nervously glued as his sinewy forearms contract and he pulls himself higher up on the wall* History was made this […]

  The prestigious 22nd National Sport Climbing Championship 2016 is being held in Bengaluru between 17th to 20th December. Sport climbing comprises three events: lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing. The lead and speed events are being held at the outdoor climbing station at Kanteerava Stadium (19th & 20thDec), while the bouldering event was held […]