Primary sources before secondary summaries
SpeedClimbing.com is an educational layer, not the governing authority. For competition rules, approved equipment, live records and event results, use the relevant primary organization first.
World Climbing
Use World Climbing for current competition rules, event regulations, rankings, records, calendars and recognized Speed equipment. Our Competition, Equipment and Records pages summarize those systems but explicitly treat governing information as authoritative.
Olympic sources
Use Olympics.com and official Olympic publications for Olympic formats, schedules, athlete profiles and Games-specific results. SpeedClimbing.com connects those facts to the broader development of the discipline.
Peer-reviewed research
The Research & Evidence Center links directly to peer-reviewed papers and systematic reviews. Individual study summaries separate methods, findings, limitations and practical meaning rather than simply quoting abstracts.
Manufacturer documentation
For auto belays, harnesses, timing systems or structural wall equipment, exact manufacturer manuals and qualified facility procedures supersede general web guidance for installation, inspection, operation and retirement.
Use the site by task
Records & Performance Data
Verification-dated current records and historical progression.
Research Library
Study summaries, evidence labels and bibliography.
A–Z Glossary
Entity definitions connected to authoritative guides.
Source hierarchy
For this site, the general hierarchy is: governing federation or official event source for rules/results; original manufacturer for safety-critical equipment; peer-reviewed original research for scientific claims; systematic reviews for broader evidence context; and SpeedClimbing.com as the explanatory layer connecting those sources.