2027 will be an important year for competition – with qualification for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, a World Championship in the Czech Republic and a full World Cup calendar in bouldering, lead, speed and para climbing.
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World Climbing has presented the schedule for the 2027 competition season. In addition to established hosts like Innsbruck and Chamonix, other venues including... Tokyo, Shanghai, Paris and Los Angeles to international events. Furthermore, the season returns to Great Britain for the first time in five years: for the Climbing and Paraclimbing World Cup in Manchester.
Meanwhile, in 2027, all eyes will be on Los Angeles: because that's when the Olympic qualifying series and the Paralympics 2028, where the first athletes can secure tickets for the Games.
World Climbing Series 2027: all dates
2027 six World Cups each The competitions cover bouldering, lead climbing, and speed climbing. Climbing takes place on three continents: Europe, Asia, and North America. South America made its debut as a host country at the 2026 World Cup in Chile but will not be participating in the upcoming season.
All World Cup dates for 2027 at a glance:
| Date | Location | Discipline |
| 09. – 11. April | Tokyo, Japan | Boulder |
| 16. – 18. April | Keqiao, China | Boulder |
| 23. – 25. April | Shanghai, China | Lead & Speed |
| April 30 – May 04 | Wujiang, China | Speed |
| May 07th – 09th | Gunsan, South Korea | Speed |
| May 28th – 30th | Bern, Switzerland | Boulder |
| June 04th – 06th | Manchester, Great Britain | Lead & Speed |
| June 09th – 13th | Innsbruck, Österreich | Boulders & Leads |
| July 09-11 | Chamonix, France | Lead & Speed |
| July 16-17 | Madrid, Spain | Lead |
| September 03th – 04th | Koper, Slovenia | Lead |
| September 07th – 12th | Los Angeles, USA | Bouldering & Speed |
| September 24th – 26th | Paris, France | Boulder |
The biggest World Paraclimbing Series of all time
More events are planned for the next season in para climbing than ever before. five World Cup events In 2027, there will be two more events than in 2026. The host cities are Manchester, Innsbruck, Los Angeles, Catania, and Toulouse. Climbing will be exclusively in the lead discipline.
Para Climbing will also have a new feature next year. Weltmeisterschaft on the program, which, like the World Championships in Bouldering, Lead and Speed, will also be held in Brno, Czech Republic. Furthermore, Para Climbing will be included for the first time in a multi-sport event in August 2027: at the European Para Championships in Geneva.
All Para Climbing dates for 2027 at a glance:
| Date | Event | Location |
| June 02th – 03th | Paraclimbing World Series | Manchester, Great Britain |
| June 07th – 08th | Paraclimbing World Series | Innsbruck, Österreich |
| August 13th – 21st | Paraclimbing World Championships | Brno, Czech Republic |
| September 07th – 12th | Paraclimbing World Series | Los Angeles, USA |
| 02. - 03. October | Paraclimbing World Series | Catania, Italy |
| 29. - 31. October | Paraclimbing World Series | Toulouse, France |
Olympic Qualification – Road to LA
The 2027 World Championship will be the highlight of the season: From August 13th to 22nd, in Adam Ondra's hometown of Brno, it will not only be about the 20th World Championship title, but also about tickets for the 2028 Olympics.
The Olympic qualification takes place in 2027 and 2028 over several international and continental events The first athletes from Europe can qualify at the European Games in Istanbul from June 16th to 27th. Continental Cups in Peru, South Africa, China, Australia, and New Zealand will then determine the participants from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.
See also: How does qualification for the 2028 Olympics work?
| Date | Event | Location | Discipline |
| June 16th – 27th | European Games | Istanbul, Turkey | Bouldering, Lead & Speed |
| July 24 - August 08 | Pan American Games | Lima, Peru | Bouldering, Lead & Speed |
| August 13th – 21st | World Climbing Championship | Brno, Czech Republic | Bouldering, Lead & Speed |
| 07. - 10. October | World Climbing Africa Qualifier | South Africa | Bouldering, Lead & Speed |
| 14. - 17. October | World Climbing Oceania Qualifier | Australia | Boulders & Leads |
| 23. - 24. October | World Climbing Oceania Qualifier | Mount Maunganui, New Zealand | Speed |
| November 10nd – 14th | World Climbing Asia Qualifier | Shanghai, China | Bouldering, Lead & Speed |
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