Rock climbing in Australia

Rock climbing in Australia originated in Queensland, New South Wales and Tasmania in the early 1920s, and spread to the rest of Australia after WWII.[1]

In 1998 it had a 0.3% participation rate for both genders.[2] It has been featured in magazines like Vertical Life. Competition climbing is managed by Sport Climbing Australia, and has seen a surge in participation since rock climbing's inclusion in the Olympics.[3]

  1. ^ Michael Meadows (2013). "Reinventing the heights: The origins of rockclimbing culture in Australia" (PDF). Retrieved 26 December 2017. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ "PARTICIPATION IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES" (PDF). Australian Buero of Statistics. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Australian rock climbers eye ascent to Tokyo 2020 as sport gains popularity". ABC News. 27 May 2017.