The research base for rock climbing has expanded substantially in the past three decades
as worldwide interest in the sport has grown. An important trigger for the increasing research …

Background Climbing is an intricate sport composed of various disciplines, holds, styles,
distances between holds, and levels of difficulty. In highly skilled climbers the potential for …

The aims of this study were to examine training characteristics, body composition, muscular
strength, and endurance in sport climbers, and to demonstrate the relationship among these …

Due to the increasing popularity of climbing, the corresponding diagnostics are gaining in
importance for both science and practice. This review aims to give an overview of the quality …

Purpose: To examine the validity and reliability of a battery of 10 measures designed to
assess the key physiological parameters for successful rock climbing performance. Methods …

Rock climbing is an increasingly popular adventure sport with a growing research base. To
date the growth of research and reporting styles has been somewhat haphazard and as a …

Despite climbing's popularity and an increasing number of female participants, there are
limited anthropometric and performance data for this population. This study compares the …

Aim. The popularity of rock climbing has resulted in a grow-ing research base for the sport.
However, at present there is a lack of sport-specific measures of performance in the field …

This study aimed to investigate the ACTN3 R577X, ACE I/D, CKM rs8111989, and TRHR
rs7832552 genotypes in climbers and controls in three ethnicities. The study consisted of …

Background. Climbing is a multidisciplinary sport, where the main objective is to reach the
highest point of a rock wall or to reach the end of an established route. There are different …