The first para-climbing World Cup kicks off next week - here’s how to watch it and everything else you need to know

Paraclimber Matthew Phillips .

Competitive paraclimbing is finally back.

After a lengthy seven-month absence, the first paraclimbing World Cup of the year gets underway next week in Salt Lake City, USA. With months of training behind them, the world's best paraclimbers will battle it out to claim gold in the first of three paraclimbing World Cup events held throughout the year.