Editing Climbing (section)

==Competition-based==

[[Competition climbing]] (sometimes confusingly called "sport climbing"), is a regulated sport of 'competitive rock climbing' that originated in the 1980s, and which is done as [[indoor climbing]] on artificial [[climbing wall]]s. The [[International Federation of Sport Climbing|IFSC]] is the governing body for competition rock-climbing worldwide and is recognized by the [[IOC]] and [[GAISF]] and is a member of the International World Games Association ([[IWGA]]). Competition climbing has three parts:<ref name=GR1>{{cite web | magazine=Gripped Magazine | url=https://gripped.com/events/a-history-of-climbing-competitions-since-1985/ | title=A History of Climbing Competitions Since 1985 | date=15 July 2019 | accessdate=24 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=IC>{{cite book | title=The Indoor Climbing Manual | first=John | last=White | chapter=Chapter 12: Competition Climbing | pages=166–173 | publisher=Bloomsbury Sport | isbn=978-1408186626 | date=2014}}</ref><ref name=BMC1>{{cite web | website=[[British Mountaineering Council]] | url=https://www.thebmc.co.uk/a-brief-history-of-competition-climbing | first=Toby | last=Dunne | date=17 August 2021 | accessdate=20 December 2022 | title=A brief history of competition climbing}}</ref>

* [[Competition lead climbing]] is a form of competitive [[lead climbing]] performed on an artificial bolted [[sport climbing]] route.
* [[Competition bouldering]] is a form of competitive [[bouldering]] performed on a selection of artificial bouldering routes.
* [[Competition speed climbing]] is a form of competitive [[speed climbing]] performed on a standardized artificial wall with a [[top rope]].

[[Competition ice climbing]] is a regulated sport of 'competitive ice climbing' that originated in the early 2000s, and which is done on outdoor or indoor climbing on artificial ice climbing walls that consist of ice and dry surfaces. The [[UIAA]] is the governing body for competition ice climbing worldwide and their events include a lead ice climbing discipline and a speed ice climbing discipline.  Competition ice climbing is not as yet an Olympic Sport.<ref name=UIAA>{{cite web | website=[[International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation]] | title=A Brief History | url=https://iceclimbing.sport/about/ | accessdate=6 May 2023}}</ref><ref name=OUT1>{{cite web | magazine=[[Outside (magazine)|Outside]] | url=https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/ice-climbing-competitive/ | title=The Strange Underworld of Competition Ice Climbing | first=Corey | last=Buhay | date=10 March 2020 | accessdate=5 May 2023}}</ref>