Climbing Articles: Turkey, Norway or Bulgaria

Tue, Oct 20, 2026Events Bulgaria

Bulgaria’s climbing events: October–December 2026

Verified dates for climbing socials, workshops, national championships, films and bouldering competitions in Sofia, Plovdiv and Varna.

Joe Rushton

Fri, Oct 16, 2026News Norway

New climbing walls in Norway: what's opened and changed

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

Fri, Oct 16, 2026Advice Norway

Brattkort explained: belaying at Norway's climbing walls

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

Fri, Oct 16, 2026Advice Norway

Outdoor climbing in Norway: Flatanger, Lofoten, Setesdal and more

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

Fri, Oct 16, 2026Events News Norway

Norway's 2026 climbing championships: the results

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

Wed, Oct 14, 2026Events Turkey

2026 Turkish Climbing Championships: Ankara, 14–21 November

The national championships in lead, bouldering and speed run from 14 to 21 November 2026 at the Yenimahalle sports complex in Ankara, for climbers from 13 to seniors. Here's the schedule, who can enter and why the results matter for the national team.

Joe Rushton

Wed, Oct 14, 2026Advice Turkey

How to start climbing in Turkey: gyms, clubs and licences

Turkey has two climbing systems: walk-in bouldering gyms that anyone can use, and club, university and state walls for licensed climbers. Here's how each works, what it costs and how visitors can climb.

Joe Rushton

Wed, Oct 14, 2026News National team Turkey

Turkey's para-climbers reach their first World Cup final

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