The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body

Sport governing body

A sport governing body is a sports organization that has a regulatory or sanctioning function. Sport governing bodies come in various forms, and have a variety of regulatory functions. Examples of this can include disciplinary action for rule infractions and deciding on rule changes in the sport...

 for the sport of competitive climbing

Climbing competition

A climbing competition is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls.There are three main types of climbing competition:* Difficulty: competitors climb the same route one after the other...

, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing

Lead climbing

Lead climbing is a climbing technique used to ascend a route. This technique is predominantly used in rock climbing and involves a lead climber attaching themselves to a length of dynamic climbing rope and ascending a route while periodically attaching protection to the face of the route and...

, speed climbing

Speed climbing

Speed Climbing is climbing in which speed is the ultimate goal. Speed Climbing is done on rocks, walls and poles...

, and bouldering

Bouldering

Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad so that a fall will not result in serious injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and outdoor urban areas...

. It was founded in Frankfurt on 27 January 2007 by 48 member federations, and is a continuation of the International Council for Competition Climbing, which had been in existence from 1997 to 2007 and was a part of the Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme

Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme

The UIAA or Union Internationale des Associations d'Alpinisme, is the organization that represents several million mountaineers and climbers, world-wide, on international issues. Formed in 1932 in Chamonix, France, it now has over 88 members associations from some 76 countries, all of national...

 (UIAA).

Competitions

The major competitions organized by the IFSC are :

• IFSC Climbing Worldcup
• IFSC Climbing World Championship
  IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships
  The IFSC Sport Climbing World Championships are the biennial world championships for competition climbing organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing . This event determines the male and female world champions in the three disciplines of sport climbing: lead, bouldering and...
  
  
• IFSC World Youth Championship

Members

Pays	Fédération	Sigle
Argentina	Federacion Argentina de Ski Y Andinismo	FASA
Australia	Sport Climbing Australia	SCA
Austria	Österreichischer Wettkletterverband	ÖWK
Azerbaijan	Air and Extreme Sports Federation of Azerbaijan	AESFA
Belarus	Belarus Alpine Federation	BAF
Belgium	Climbing and Mountaineering Belgium	CMBEL
	Mountaineering Union of Bosnia - Herzegovina	PSBIH
Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Montanhismo e Escalada	CBME
Kingdom of Bulgaria	Bulgarian Climbing and Mountaineering Federation	BCMF
Canada	The Alpine Club of Canada - Competition Climbing Canada / Competition d'Escalade Canada	ACC / CEC
Chile	Federacion de Andinismo de Chile	FEACH
Mainland China	Chinese Mountaineering Association	CMA
Chinese Taipei	Chinese Taipei Alpine Association	CTAA
Independent State of Croatia	Hrvatski Planinarski Savez (Croatian Mountaineering Assocociation)	HPS
Cyprus	Cyprus Mountaineering and Climbing Federation	CMCF
Czech Republic	Cesky horolezecky svaz (Czech mountaineering association)	CHS
Denmark	Dansk Klatreforbund/Danish Climbing Federation	DKF/DCF
Ecuador	Federacion Ecuatoriana de Andinismo y Escalada	FEDAN
Finland	Finnish Climbing association	FCA
Republic of Macedonia	Macedonian Mountain Sport Federation	MMSF
Early Modern France	Fédération française de la montagne et de l'escalade Fédération française de la montagne et de l'escalade The Fédération Française de la Montagne et de l’Escalade , located in Paris, is the French federation of mountain and climbing sports, especially of non-motorized alpine sports like mountaineering, canyoning, climbing, mountain touring and hiking, snowshoe hiking and ski mountaineering...	FFME
Georgia (country)	Georgian Climbing National Federation	GCNF
Germany	Deutscher Alpenverein	DAV
United Kingdom	British Mountaineering Council	BMC
Greece	Hellenic Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing	HFMCU (EOOA)
Guatemala	Federación Nacional de Andinismo de Guatemala	FNAG
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Mountaineering Union	HKMU
Hungary	Hungarian Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation	MHSSz
India	Indian Mountaineering Foundation	IMF
Indonesia	Federasi Panjat Tebing Indonesia	FPTI
Iran	Iran Mountaineering and Sport Climbing Federation	IRI MF
Republic of Ireland	Mountaineering Ireland	MI
Israel	The Israeli Organization of Sport Climbing	IOSC
Italy	Federazione Italiana Arrampicata Sportiva	F.A.S.I.
Japan	Japan Mounatineering Association	JMA
Jordan	Jordan Federation of Sport Climbing	JFSC
Kazakhstan	Mountaineering and Climbing Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan	MCFRK
Kyrgyzstan	Federation of Mountaineering Rock and Ice Climbing of Kirgiz Republic	FMRICK
Korea	Korean Alpine Federation	KAF
Luxembourg	Fédération Luxembourgeoise d'Escalade, de Randonnée et d'Alpinisme	FLERA
Malaysia	Persekutuan Mendaki Malaysia (Malaysia Mountaineering Federation)	PMM
Mexico	Federacion Mexicana de Deportes de Montana Y Escalada	FMDMYE
Nepal	Nepal Mountaineering Association	NMA
Netherlands	Koninklijke Nederlandse Klim- en Bergsportvereniging	NKBV
New Zealand	New Zealand Sportclimbing Federation	CNZ
Norway	The Norwegian Climbing Federation	NCF
Peru	Peruvian Sport Climbing Federation	FEPADI
Philippines	Sport Climbing Association of the Philippines	SCAPI
Poland	Polski Zwiazek Alpinizmu (Polish Mountaineering Association)	PZA
Portugal	Federação Portuguesa de Montanhismo e Escalada / Portuguese Mountaineering and Climbing Federation	FPME
Kingdom of Romania	Romanian Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing	FRAE
Russia	Climbing Federation of Russia	CFR
Serbia	United Sport Climbing Federation of Serbia	USCFS
Singapore	Singapore Mountaineering Federation	SMF
Slovakia	Slovak Mountaineering Union JAMES	SMU JAMES
Slovenia	Alpine Association of Slovenia	PZS
Spain	Federación Española de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada	FEDME
South Africa	South African National Climbing Federation	SANCF
Sweden	Swedish Climbing Federation	SKF
Switzerland	Club Alpin Suisse CAS	CAS
Thailand	The Sport Climbing Association of Thailand	SCAT
Turkey	Turkish Mountaineering Federation	TDF/TMF
Ukraine	Ukrainian Mountaineering and Climbing Federation	UMF
United States	USA Climbing	USAC
Uzbekistan	Federation of Mountaineering and Rock Climbing of Uzbekistan	FMCU
Venezuela	Federacion Venezolana de Escalada Deportiva	FEVME

Associate members

Pays	Fédération	Sigle
Andorra	Federacio Andorrana de Muntanyisme	FAM
Bolivia	Federación Boliviana de Ski y Andinismo	FEBSA
Cameroon	Association des Sport de Montagne et d'Escalade	ASME
Colombia	Federación Colombiana de Deportes de Montaña y Escalada	FECDME
Costa Rica	Federación costarricense de Deportes de Montaña	FECODEM
El Salvador	Federacion Salvadoreña de montañismo y escalada	FSME
Honduras	Federacion Hondurena de Deportes de Montana y Escalada	FEHDME
Latvia	Latvian Alpinist Asocciation	LAA
Lithuania	Lithuania Climbing Sport Association	LCSA
Mongolia	Mongolia Mountaineering Federation	MCMAC

Observers

Country	Federation	Sign
Austria	Austrian Alpine Club Österreichischer Alpenverein The Austrian Alpine Club has 377,000 members in 197 branches and is the largest mountaineering club in Austria. It is responsible for the upkeep of over 242 alpine huts in Austria and neighbouring countries...	ÖAV
Spain	Basque Mountaineering Federation (Eusko Mendizale Federazioa)	EMF