Climbing news, events, guides and advice, from new walls and competitions to how to start climbing.
Fredrikstad, Oslo, Lørenskog, Bergen, Trondheim, Sauda and Arendal have new climbing centres, Klatreverket Torshov has grown, and Høyt Under Taket's centres join Skimore on 16 November 2026. Here's what has changed.
Joe Rushton
To belay on a rope at a Norwegian climbing wall you need a Brattkort, the national belay certificate. Here's what the three levels mean, how a visitor gets one, what it costs, and when you can climb without one.
Joe Rushton
From Flatanger's granite cave, home of the first 9c, to Lofoten's granite and Rjukan's ice, here are Norway's best-known climbing areas, when to go, and the right-to-roam rules climbers need to know.
Joe Rushton
Sunniva E. Haave and Leo Chiba won the bouldering titles in Fredrikstad in February, and Ingrid Kindlihagen and Leo K. Bøe took lead gold in Oslo in September, where para-climbers competed for titles in seven classes.
Joe Rushton
A year after para-climbing became an official sport in Turkey, the national para team made its World Cup debut in Innsbruck, won medals in Brno and reached a final in Laval. Six climbers are entered for Gunsan at the end of October.
Joe Rushton
