Table 2.
Reliability and validity measures for climbing and bouldering performance tests.
| Bouldering/climbing | Measured variable | Reliability | Construct validity (correlation with self-reported climbing ability) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repeated ascent of 1 boulder (34, 35) | Bouldering/climbing E | Inter session: r = .99 (34) | r = .87 (34) |
| Boulder in a circuit (26, 36, 37) | Bouldering/climbing E | – | r = -.84 –.43 (37); r = .88 (37) |
| Boulder traverse (38, 39) | Bouldering/climbing E | – | r = .52 –.94 (38) |
| Treadwall climbing (40–47) | Bouldering/climbing E | Inter-session: r = .99 (40) | r = .81 –.91 (41, 42); r = -.66—−0.28 (43); d = .02–1.46 (41) |
| Top-rope and lead climbing combined (28, 48) | Climbing E | – | – |
| Outdoor climbing (49) | Climbing E | – | – |
| Rock over climbing test (50) | Bouldering/climbing ability | Inter-session: ICC = .90 (50) | – |
| Bouldering (7, 51–55) | Bouldering ability | – | r = -.47 –.39 (52) |
| Top-rope climbing (24, 56–71) | Climbing E/ability/speed | Inter-session: ICC = .97 (59); r = 0.10–0.48 (62); d = 0.69 (62) | – |
| Climbing kinematics | Inter-rater: r = .88 (70) | r = .99 (68) | |
| Climbing dynamics | – | – | |
| Lead climbing (6, 7, 28, 72–77) | Climbing E/ability | Inter-session: r = .81 (6) | r = .45 –.69 (73); r = .77 (6) |
| Climbing kinematics | Inter session: r = .71 –.92 (74) Inter-rater: r > .81 (74) |
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| Climbing dynamics | – | – | |
| Speed climbing start (78) | Speed climbing dynamics | – | – |
| 1 speed climbing run (33, 79) | Speed climbing ability | – | – |
E, Endurance.