There were 186 top climbers from 28 countries, such as China, Britain, America, Japan, France, Russia, and Spain, etc. They would compete in four items including female and male speed races as well as female and male rock climbing. The records set by previous Climbing World Cup, including climbers’ nationality and number, have been broken.

A player is climbing.

Closely following the opening ceremony is the qualification competition for male rock climbing. The rock climbing is one of the three items of international climbing competition. Without a safety belt or other assistant belts, climbers in rock climbing, under the protection of professional cushions make paths of short distances. Their ranks are determined by the number of paths they finished in a certain time. The rock climbing competition challenges climbers’ professional capability, such as finger power, control power, and maximum explosive power. Climbers, without the constraints of apprehension from falling, can give full play to their potentials and offer more wonderful show for spectators.

In the qualification phase, climbers exerted themselves to the utmost to obtain better ranks. While some of them climbed upwards with the assistance of feet, hands, and knees, others even leapt upwards. It was so breath-taking that many spectators cannot help recording these moments with their phones. (Translated by Zeng Lijin, Fathom Language Limited)