Rock climbing has increased in popularity over the past 20 years. Meanwhile, there have
been increasing calls for restrictions on rock climbing due to concerns about the impact of …

Questions Cliff vegetation is diverse, understudied, and threatened by increased human
disturbance. The growing popularity of rock climbing heightens the need for science‐based …

Cliff ecosystems provide refuge to 35%–66% of the world's endemic plants. However, they
face growing threats from sport climbing. Evidence suggests that unclimbed cliffs harbour …

Question What are the effects of rock climbing on diversity, abundance and composition on
cliff‐face vegetation along environmental and use gradients typical of modern climbing …

As the sport of outdoor rock climbing rapidly grows, there is increasing pressure to
understand how it can affect communities of organisms in cliff habitats. To that end, we …

Rock climbing is popular, and the number of climbers rises worldwide. Numerous studies on
the impact of climbing on rock‐dwelling plants have reported negative effects, which were …

Many popular sites for recreational boulder climbing lie within protected natural areas, yet
no research has assessed whether bouldering threatens associated vegetation–a diverse …

Climbers are mobilizing to collectively address challenges associated with their sport. In this
paper, we argue that such challenges deserve greater attention, as do climbers' responses …

Cliffs harbor unique ecological communities while facing increasing pressure from human
disturbances. How abiotic factors such as surface heterogeneity, slope, and aspect interact …

The Olympic Games are the ultimate mega sporting event with not only hundreds of
thousands of athletes, but also hundreds of thousands of spectators, volunteers, media, and …