Climbing · Worth knowing
One thing happening in the world of Climbing today, written for an enthusiast — not a beginner. Skip celebrity gossip. Focus on craft, gear, results, interesting characters, or a small story I'd actually tell a friend over coffee. Quality over quantity.
← Zur aktuellen AusgabeSpeed racing at Guiyang; Arne's three decades
Guiyang Speed Series
One hundred and one climbers, twenty-four nations, one tight track.
The World Climbing Series rolls into Guiyang this September for the speed finals, marking the 150th event in the competition cycle [Quelle: World Climbing]. Italy's Ludovico Fossali brings 58 World Series starts—the most experience on the wall—while France's Capucine Viglione leads the women with 29 appearances. Seven climbers make their Series debut, including Chinese speedsters Minhui Jia and Qihang Xu, testing home-soil advantage against the circuit's veterans.
Debuts and debuts always reshape the podium math.
Arne's alpine three decades
Thirty years in the Arctic teaches you to read ice differently.
Arne Kristofferson has spent over three decades as a guide in the land of glaciers, bears, and midnight sun, accumulating the kind of local knowledge that turns survival into routine [Quelle: Much Better Adventures]. That depth—the patterns beneath the weather, the rhythms of terrain—rarely shows up in climbing media but shapes every expedition that clears base camp. Characters like Kristofferson are why alpine climbing works.
Experience is the gear nobody manufactures.
WORLD CLIMBING SERIES GUIYANG 2026: FACTS AND STATS9 hours ago ... ... competition for both women and men. It is the second event to ... News and updates about all World Climbing events will be available on the World Climbing ...ifsc-climbing.org
We speak to Arne Kristofferson, who has spent over three decades ...17 hours ago ... I'm usually out exploring with friends — hiking, climbing, or planning our next small or big adventure. ... expedition (awesome story for future post!) I was so ...facebook.com