🏛️Official — IFSC
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Recorded May 13, 2026
Foundational federation milestone — the International Federation of Sport Climbing was founded on 27 January 2007 in Frankfurt by 57 member federations as a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing (ICCC, 1997-2007), which had operated under the governance of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme (UIAA). The 2007 founding gave competition climbing (lead, bouldering, speed) its own independent international federation, separate from the broader mountaineering authority. Every modern IFSC rule on competition format, judging criteria, anti-doping, and Olympic eligibility descends from this 2007 Frankfurt founding.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Federation governance-legitimacy milestone. On 10 February 2010, the International Olympic Committee granted the IFSC formal recognition, establishing the federation's legitimacy at the IOC level just three years after IFSC's 2007 founding. The 2010 recognition triggered IFSC's adoption of the WADA anti-doping code, qualified the federation for Olympic sport-program candidacy (which led to the 2011 shortlist and 2016 Tokyo confirmation), and gave IFSC the standing to author binding international competition rules. Every modern IFSC rule on competition format, anti-doping, and athlete eligibility descends from the post-2010 IOC-recognized governance framework.
Recorded May 10, 2026
Most consequential modern IFSC milestone. In 2016, the IOC confirmed sport climbing's inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games — completing the Olympic-admission arc that began with the IFSC's 2010 IOC recognition and the 2011 shortlist addition. The 2016 confirmation required IFSC to develop the combined-format Olympic competition rules (lead + bouldering + speed in a single medal event), which became the defining Olympic-era rule-making decision for the federation. Every IFSC rule on Olympic competition format, qualification standards, and athlete eligibility from 2016 onward operates under the post-Olympic-era framework established by this confirmation.
Recorded May 10, 2026
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8.3 Speed Climbing Safety
May 23, 20268.2 Bouldering Safety
May 23, 20268.1 Lead Climbing Safety
May 23, 2026Section 8: Safety Considerations
May 23, 20267.3 Isolation Zone Violations
May 23, 20265.1 Speed Climbing
May 23, 2026Section 5: Rules of Play
May 23, 20264.3 Judges and Officials
May 23, 20263.4 Isolation Zone
May 23, 20263.3 Boulder Wall
May 23, 20263.2 Lead Wall
May 23, 20263.1 Speed Wall
May 23, 2026Section 3: Playing Area
May 23, 20262.2 Chalk
May 23, 20262.1 Climbing Shoes
May 23, 2026Section 2: Equipment
May 23, 20268.5 Medical and Environmental
May 23, 20268.4 Hold and Wall Safety
May 23, 20267.4 Protests and Appeals
May 23, 20267.2 Speed Violations
May 23, 20266.4 Combined Scoring (Paris 2024+)
May 23, 20266.3 Bouldering Scoring
May 23, 20266.2 Lead Scoring
May 23, 20266.1 Speed Scoring
May 23, 2026Section 6: Scoring
May 23, 20265.4 Boulder & Lead Combined (Paris 2024+ Format)
May 23, 20265.3 Bouldering
May 23, 20265.2 Lead Climbing
May 23, 20264.1 Competitors
May 23, 20262.4 Attire
May 23, 20262.3 Harness and Rope (Lead and Speed)
May 23, 20267.1 Attempt Termination
May 23, 2026Section 7: Violations & Penalties
May 23, 20264.2 Route Setters
May 23, 2026Section 4: Players & Officials
May 23, 2026