WOMEN'S
CLIMBING
SYMPOSIUM
NEWS & resources

Nutrition with High Performance Dietitian Rebecca Dent

Prior to starting her own business as a high performance dietitian (offering clinical and sport nutrition advice) Rebecca Dent worked at...

Climbing injury prevention with Nina Tappin

Accredited sport physiotherapist and dedicated climber, Nina Tappin (RPT, BSCPT), has a special interest in injury prevention amongst...

Home Training techniques with Suzan Dudink

One of the first women to climb F8a+ boulder, Scarpa and E9 athlete Suzan Dudink not only works for the Sport Science Department at...

Core and Conditioning workouts with United We Climb

Core and conditioning workouts from WCS coach Rachel Briggs and members of the wonderful United We Climb team. Beginner / Intermediate:...

Routesetting with Jackie Hueftle

A legend in routesetting, Jackie Hueftle has been route setting only 1 year less than she has climbed... and she's been climbing a really...

Profiling your physical baseline with Suzan Dudink

One of the first women to climb F8a+ boulder, Scarpa and E9 athlete Suzan Dudink not only works for the Sport Science Department at...

Managing negative self-talk with Dr Rebecca Williams

Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Performance Coach Dr Rebecca Williams (BSc DClinPsy CPsychol, HCPC) offers psychological and mental...

Looking back at 10 years of WCS

Shauna Coxsey talks with Climbing Hangar CEO and founder, Ged Macdomhnaill about how the Women's Climbing Symposium began and how it has...

The wise and wonderful Connie Lightner

Member of the USA Climbing Board of Directors, Connie Lightner is also the mother of elite climber Kai Lightner. Playing an instrumental...

We chat live to pro-climber Sasha Digiulian!

Three-time US National Champion, Sasha has won the World Championships for Female Overall, placed Silver in the Bouldering World...

WCS20 Update: Event cancellation

It is with heavy hearts that we need to tell you that the Women's Climbing Symposium will not be able to take place physically at TCH...

Alpkit Foundation offer a WCS Scholarship

We are always looking for ways to make our event more accessible, so this year we are really happy to be able to team up with the Alpkit...