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Building on a Golden Moment for British Climbing at the Paris 2024 Olympics

The Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been a historic occasion for British climbing, marking a significant milestone in the sport's journey.

16 Aug
4 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: McNeice Flying in Fifth

Bursting onto the scene in 2024, 20-year-old Erin McNeice has cemented herself as one of the world’s best climbers. Qualifying for the finals in seventh, McNeice proved she was a force to be reckoned with.

10 Aug
5 min read

Olympics News

Toby Roberts Takes Gold, Hamish McArthur Finishes Fifth

In a thrilling conclusion to the Men's Sport Climbing finals at Paris 2024, Great Britain's Toby Roberts secured a sensational gold medal while Hamish McArthur takes an emotional fifth.

09 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Women’s Lead Semifinal

Erin McNeice qualifies for Olympic final whilst Thompson-Smith finishes with a top-ten Lead performance.

08 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Men’s Lead Semifinal

Following today’s Lead Semifinal, Great Britain are the only nation to qualify two athletes for Men’s Boulder & Lead Final.

07 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Women’s Boulder Semifinal

Erin McNeice and Molly Thompson-Smith put their first points on the scoreboard at Paris 2024, as the Women's Boulder Semifinal took place at Le Bourget yesterday, part of the Boulder & Lead event.

06 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Men’s Boulder Semifinal

The Men's Boulder Semifinal at Paris 2024 got underway today on the walls of Le Bourget, with four fresh boulders ready to be tackled. Today marked a moment for the history books as Great Britain’s Hamish McArthur and Toby Roberts made their Olympic debuts. They are the first men to represent Great Britain in Sport Climbing at the Olympic Games.

05 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Sport Climbing preview

Get ready for wall-to-wall action as the sport climbing competition at Paris 2024 kicks-off today with four Olympic debutants taking to the wall for Great Britain.

05 Aug
5 min read

Olympics News

BMC Patrons and President wish Great Britain’s Sport Climbing athletes’ luck for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

The 2024 Olympic Games are underway, and the nation's eyes are firmly on Paris and all the Team GB athletes. As Sport Climbing makes its second-ever appearance at the Olympic Games, we get to witness a new chapter in history as four climbers step out onto the mats to represent Great Britain.

30 Jul
4 min read

Olympics News

Four Sport Climbers set for Team GB debuts at Paris 2024

Four sport climbers will make their Olympic Games debuts this summer for Team GB as the British Olympic Association (BOA) name the team that will compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 

03 Jul
2 min read

Olympics News

McNeice, McArthur, and Thompson-Smith qualify for Paris 2024 in Budapest

The culmination of the Olympic Qualifying Series in Budapest saw GB Climbing athletes Erin McNeice, Hamish McArthur, and Molly Thompson-Smith qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics Games.  

23 Jun
6 min read

Olympics News

OQS: Erin McNeice takes a brilliant Bronze in Shanghai

Erin McNeice and Hamish McArthur put on a world-class show in the finals of Boulder & Lead competition at the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai, on Sunday (18 May).

19 May
3 min read

Performance News

Best of British climbers head to Shanghai to compete in the Olympic Qualifying Series

The British Mountaineering Council (BMC) can today announce the lineup that will compete in Shanghai, China to represent the GB Climbing team at the first event of the Olympic Qualifying Series from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 May 2024. 

15 May
4 min read

Olympics News

Toby Roberts qualifies for Paris 2024 with Laval win

GB Climbing’s Toby Roberts rounded off a formidable season with a victory at the 2023 European Boulder and Lead Olympic Qualifier event.

29 Oct
3 min read

Olympic celebrations at British walls this summer

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Performance News

Paris 2024: McNeice Flying in Fifth

Bursting onto the scene in 2024, 20-year-old Erin McNeice has cemented herself as one of the world’s best climbers. Qualifying for the finals in seventh, McNeice proved she was a force to be reckoned with.

10 Aug
5 min read

Olympics News

Toby Roberts Takes Gold, Hamish McArthur Finishes Fifth

In a thrilling conclusion to the Men's Sport Climbing finals at Paris 2024, Great Britain's Toby Roberts secured a sensational gold medal while Hamish McArthur takes an emotional fifth.

09 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Women’s Lead Semifinal

Erin McNeice qualifies for Olympic final whilst Thompson-Smith finishes with a top-ten Lead performance.

08 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Men’s Lead Semifinal

Following today’s Lead Semifinal, Great Britain are the only nation to qualify two athletes for Men’s Boulder & Lead Final.

07 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Women’s Boulder Semifinal

Erin McNeice and Molly Thompson-Smith put their first points on the scoreboard at Paris 2024, as the Women's Boulder Semifinal took place at Le Bourget yesterday, part of the Boulder & Lead event.

06 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Men’s Boulder Semifinal

The Men's Boulder Semifinal at Paris 2024 got underway today on the walls of Le Bourget, with four fresh boulders ready to be tackled. Today marked a moment for the history books as Great Britain’s Hamish McArthur and Toby Roberts made their Olympic debuts. They are the first men to represent Great Britain in Sport Climbing at the Olympic Games.

05 Aug
5 min read

Performance News

Paris 2024: Sport Climbing preview

Get ready for wall-to-wall action as the sport climbing competition at Paris 2024 kicks-off today with four Olympic debutants taking to the wall for Great Britain.

05 Aug
5 min read

Indoor Climbing Articles

How to watch climbing in the Olympics

In a matter of days, 40 climbers from all around the globe will battle it out across three climbing disciplines of speed, lead and bouldering on the world's most watched wall of the year. Four British climbers will be among them representing Great Britain in Sport Climbing at Paris 2024 Olympic games. But how and where can you watch all the action? We have all the answers.

04 Aug
5 min read

Olympics Articles

A brief history of competition climbing

A brief history of competition climbing

10 Jul
5 min read

Olympics Articles

Olympic High: an interview with Toby Roberts ahead of Paris 2024

GB Climbing's Toby Roberts talks training, mindset, hopes and fears for his first Olympic Games this summer.

01 Jun
2 min read

Olympics Articles

What does it take to make a climbing star?

GB Climbing works alongside promising young climbers to help create the stars of tomorrow. But how to do this? Niall Grimes talks to Tim Cunnington, the Coach Development Manager at GB Climbing to find out more about the thinking behind the process.

24 Aug
2 min read

Olympics Articles

How to build an Olympic climber

This year in Tokyo, climbing has finally reached the heights of becoming an Olympic sport. Looking ahead to Paris 2024, and beyond, what will it take for GB Climbing to qualify and walk away with medals? Niall Grimes caught up with GB Climbing’s head coach Tom Greenall to discover more.

05 Aug
4 min read

Olympics Articles

Six things you probably didn't know about climbing and the Olympics

Did you know that alpinism used to be an Olympic sport? With sport climbing on the verge of making its Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, we bring you six fascinating facts about the history of climbing, competing and the Olympics.

25 Jul
3 min read

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