IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships

The IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships are the biennial world championships for competition climbing for people with disabilities organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC).

The first event was organized in Arco in 2011, held together with the IFSC Climbing World Championships.

A wide range of different people take part in Paraclimbing, including visually impaired climbers, climbers with limb differences[14] and those with brain injuries or mobility impairments.

[17] In the 2022-2023 season AU1 was permanently combined with RP1, and a new category of upper arm limb difference was added.

AU3 is the designated sport class for athletes with limb differences between the wrist and tips of the fingers.

Merging order of paraclimbing categories. [ 19 ] Since 2023, AU1 has been permanently merged into RP1.