Climbing

7/8/2026 |  Judge Orders Illinois Climbing Gym to Pay $1M to Assault Victim's Family (Associated Press (AP)) Cook County (Ill.) Judge Eileen O’Connor has ordered First Ascent Climbing and Fitness to pay a combined $50 million in damages to the family of a child who was assaulted in the climbing gym four years ago.

9/4/2025 |  NW Alpine is Latest Outdoor Company to Signal Business Closure (SGB UPDATE) NW Alpine, the U.S. manufacturer of alpine climbing apparel based in Salem, OR is going out of business due to a lack of cash flow. Bill Amos, founder and CEO, on social media also cited “deteriorating consumer confidence and a largely listless outdoor industry.”

5/27/2025 |  Zepp Health Corp. Sees DD Boost from Amazfit Brand in First Quarter (SGB UPDATE) Zepp Health Corporation reported revenues for the first quarter of 2025 reached $38.5 million, a decrease of 3.6 percent from the first quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily due to the $5.0 million decrease in the sales of Xiaomi wearable products.

5/6/2025 |  EXEC: Royal Robbins Posts Q1 Increase in U.S. Market for Parent Fenix Outdoor (SGB UPDATE) Fenix Outdoor Int’l AG Chairman Fenix Martin Nordin described the 2025 fiscal first quarter as another challenging period with “warm and volatile weather” in Europe, and a macroeconomic and political situation did not support this first quarter of 2025. Nordin’s comments came in a letter to investors accompanying the company’s first quarter financial report.

12/18/2024 |  Denver to Host 2025 IFSC Speed Climbing World Cup (SportsTravel) Denver will host a Speed Climbing World Cup as part of an American doubleheader of events with Salt Lake City, announced the International Federation for Sport Climbing.
The Denver speed climbing event will be May 31–June 1, the first time the region has hosted an IFSC World Cup event. It comes after Salt Lake hosts a boulder event from May 23–25.
“We could not be more thrilled to partner with the IFSC to host a Climbing World Cup,” said Kourtny Garrett, president and chief executive officer of the Downtown Denver Partnership. “As an epicenter for outdoor recreation and the economic hub for the Rocky Mountain West, the opportunity to host an event like this is synonymous with our ethos. All of us in Denver are incredibly proud to welcome the IFSC, its athletes and a global audience to our city this summer.”