SpeedrooHow fast do Olympic speed climbers go up the wall?
7.08 mphAbout 11.4 km/h · Run
The best climb the 49 feet (15 m) wall in under 5 seconds.
That's about 20% of a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
🧗7.08 mph
📏1 ft/s
By speed: a speed climber is about 10× faster than 1 ft/s.
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Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].