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The following is a list of notable brands and manufacturers of climbing and mountaineering equipment (including for all forms of rock climbing and of ice climbing), sorted by continent and by country.
USA Climbing is the national governing body of the sport of competition climbing in the United States. [1] As a 501(c)3 non-profit, they promote Sport Climbing which comprises three competition disciplines: bouldering , lead climbing , and speed climbing , in elite, youth and collegiate formats.
Beth Rodden (born April 5, 1980) is an American rock climber known for her ascents of hard single-pitch traditional climbing routes. She was the youngest woman to climb 5.14a (8b+) and is one of the only women in the world to have redpointed a 5.14c (8c+) traditional climbing graded climb.
In 2020, Climbing magazine noted her pioneering role in competition climbing and her rivalry with Lynn Hill as they vied for the title of the strongest female sport climber, but noted that her true passion was for alpinism, and said of her achievements: "Catherine Destivelle crushed the stereotypes that top-level sport climbing and daring ...
Carolynn Marie Hill (born January 3, 1961) [2] is an American rock climber.Widely regarded as one of the leading competition climbers, traditional climbers (and particularly big wall climbers), sport climbers, and boulderers in the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s, she is famous for making the first free ascent of the difficult sheer rock face of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite ...
Klingler at the 2022 European Sports Climbing championship. Petra Klingler (born 14 February 1992) is a Swiss rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. [2] [1] Known as a versatile climber, she competes in a wide range of competitive events, including competition bouldering, competition speed climbing, competition lead climbing, and also competition ice climbing.
Seo Chae-hyun (Korean: 서채현, born November 1, 2003), also known as Chaehyun Seo, is a South Korean professional rock climber who specializes in competition climbing. She won the overall 2019 World Cup title in competition lead climbing in her senior debut season. [2] In 2021 she won the IFSC World Championship in lead climbing. [3]
Laura Rogora (born 28 April 2001) is an Italian rock climber who specializes in sport climbing and in competition climbing (and competition lead climbing in particular). In 2021, she became the third-ever female climber in history to redpoint a 9b (5.15b)-graded sport climbing route, with her ascent of Erebor in Italy.