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When Will Ice Climbing Be in the Olympics?
I love the Winter Olympics. Every morning, I wake up, brew a cup of coffee, and turn on the Games. They are perfect… except they’re missing one of my favorite winter sports: ice climbing. That ice climbing is not one of the 43 sports included in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics is, frankly, shocking—especially […]
Women’s Semi-Final Boulder – Rapid Fire Reactions
On August 6, 2024, twenty climbers from around the world met in Paris to compete in the Olympics. These twenty women faced four difficult boulders: one powerful, one dynamic, one flexible, and one that required great patience. Only one climber was able to conquer them all (spoiler: Janja Garnbret [SLO]). Below are my rapid-fire reactions […]
Men’s Semi-Final Bouldering – Rapid Fire Reactions
Unsurprisingly, I woke up in the middle of the night, pulled out my laptop, and streamed the semi-finals of the men’s bouldering. As soon as the clock expired on Anraku Sorato’s final boulder, I immediately fell back asleep. Now awake and refreshed, I wanted to share my initial thoughts on this bouldering round. (You can […]
