The fourth International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Speed World Cup of 2025 is now taking place in Kraków, Poland.

Sam Watson, 18, scaled the 49-foot speed climbing wall in a blistering time of 4.75 seconds.

A New Time-to-Climb Record A Yak 3U gets to 10,000 feet in 125 seconds. George C. Larson. July 2012. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

The secret recipe for a successful GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ attempt. Romain Dumas broke the outright Pikes Peak hill climb record with his drive up this section of road, in a time of 7:57.148 ...

Climbing in blocks like this is standard for speed attempts, as it’s more efficient than switching leads every other pitch. Their total time to climb the 2,200-foot route was 2 hours and 55 minutes.