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Announcements, milestones and updates as the Global Climbing Standard rolls out around the world.

News 8 September 2026

Global Climbing Standard Opens Applications for its Early Access Programme

GCS has opened applications for its Early Access Programme, selecting climbing centres across the UK, Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific to be among the first to deliver the complete Global Climbing Standard (Stages 1 to 5) live.

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News 3 September 2026

GCS on the Euro Climbing News Podcast

Nick Parkin and Jez Tapping sat down with Callum from Euro Climbing News to talk all things GCS: why it was created, how the framework works, and the coaching behind it. Listen to the full conversation.

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