Sport Climbing

Para-climbing, opens in a new tab, Paralympics Australia, (accessed 30 July 2025). Para-climbing will debut at the Los Angelos 2028 Paralympic Games. Para-climbing athletes compete in men’s and women’s individual competitions and is open to athletes with physical or vision impairment.

Adaptive Climbing Victoria (ACV), opens in a new tab. Started in 2018 as a Special Project of Sport Climbing Victoria (SCV), ACV came to life as the team saw a need to promote awareness around including people with disability within the climbing community. ACV is aiming to create pathways for people with disabilities to participate in rock climbing, while at the same time educating the existing climbing community about how they can help. ACV are helping to grow the adaptive community of climbers through a number of events and projects.