The twenty males and twenty ladies competing within the Paris Olympics Boulder & Lead occasion subsequent week are clearly among the greatest comp climbers on the earth. What many individuals don’t understand is that they’re additionally among the greatest rock climbers on the earth. Many within the group have carried out on the very highest ranges of out of doors bouldering, sport climbing, and/or trad.
Under, we overview among the prime mountain climbing accomplishments of a choice of the arguably greatest outside climbers within the group of Paris Boulder & Lead Olympians. These lists of accomplishments usually are not meant to be exhaustive however fairly are geared toward showcasing a few of greatest outside sends of those Olympic athletes. We give attention to seven athletes in every gender class, though many extra have spent a number of time exterior on rock.
A few of these names listed beneath are apparent – Adam Ondra, Alex Megos, Jakob Schubert, Laura Rogora – whereas others (and their accomplishments) could shock you. What’s shocking (however maybe perhaps not) is that lots of the highest ranked comp climbers are additionally those with essentially the most spectacular outside sends.
A couple of of the favourites in Paris usually are not included within the checklist, with Sorato Anraku being one apparent instance. These climbers merely don’t have in depth mountain climbing résumés (but). However you possibly can assure in the event that they ever do ultimately spend a while on the rock, they’ll rapidly be performing on the prime finish of the game.
Adam Ondra (CZE)
- Silence 5.15d FA
- Change 5.15c FA
- La Dura Dura 5.15c FA
- Vasil Vasil 5.15c FA
- Zvěřinec 5.15c FA
- Over 20 5.15b’s
- Bon Voyage 5.14d (trad)
- Daybreak Wall 5.14d (massive wall, second ascent)
- Supercrackinette 5.15a (flash)
- 4 onsights and two flashes of 5.14d
- V16 FAs: Terranova, Ledoborec, Brutal Rider
- Gioia V16
Jakob Schubert (AUT)
- B.I.G. 5.15d FA
- Perfecto Mundo 5.15c
- A number of 5.15b’s, together with FAs
- Alphane V17
- A number of V15s, together with La Pressure Tranquille Direct FA
Alex Megos (GER)
- Bibliographie 5.15c FA
- Perfecto Mundo 5.15c FA
- A number of 5.15b’s, together with FAs
- Estado Critico 5.14d (Onsight)
- A number of V15s, together with Improve U FA
Colin Duffy (USA)
- Two 5.14d redpoints
- Bookkeeping V16
- Many V14s
Yannick Flohé (GER)
- Lazarus 5.15a
- Return of the Dreamtime V16 FA
- Off the Wagon Low V16
- Ephyra V16
- A number of V15s and V14s
Jesse Grupper (USA)
- Full Metallic Brisket 5.15a
- Pure Creativeness 5.14c (Flash)
- Livin’ Astro 5.14c (Flash)
Tomoa Narasaki (JPN)
- Ashurado V15 (FA)
- Asagimadara V15
- Gakido V14 (Flash)
- Determined V14 (Flash)
Janja Garnbret (SLO)
- Seleccio Pure 5.14d
- La Fabela por la Enmienda 5.14d
- Bügeleisen Sit V15 FFA
- Bügeleisen V14
- New Base Line V14
- Fontainebleau ‘Massive 5’ in a day
Brooke Raboutou (USA)
- Field Remedy V15
- Muscle Automobile V14
- Jade V14
- Trieste Stand V14
- Iur V14
- The Traphouse V13/V14
- Many V13s
- 5.14b redpoint (at age 11)
Natalia Grossman (USA)
- Lucifer 5.14c
- Southern Smoke 5.14c
- A number of V13s
Oriane Bertone (FRA)
- Panonoramix et les Cyclopes 5.14c FA
- Chykungunya 5.14c
- Devil i Helvete V14 FA
- Tremendous Tanker V14
- Golden Shadow V14
- La Spartiate Direct Assis V13 (FA)
- Many V13s
Laura Rogora (ITA)
- Ali Hulk 5.15b
- Erebor 5.15b (FFA)
- Pure Dreaming Plus 5.15a
- Terapia d’urto 5.15a
- Lapsus 5.15a (FFA)
- A number of 5.14d and 5.14c routes
Chaehyun Web optimization (KOR)
- La Rambla 5.15a
- Unhealthy Lady’s Membership 5.14d
- L’atangonista 5.14b (Onsight)
Jessica Pilz (AUT)
- 5 5.14c redpoints
- Twelve 5.14b sends
Different notable mentions
- Sam Avezou (FRA) topped The Massive Island V15
- Toby Roberts (GBR) has climbed a number of 5.14d routes
- Ai Mori (JPN) redpointed Catharsis V14
- Miho Nonaka (JPN) has despatched V13 and 5.14c
- Camilla Moroni (ITA) has climbed a number of V13s, together with Traphouse V13/14
- Molly Thompson-Smith (GBR) has despatched a number of V13s and 5.14b’s
See right here for the complete checklist of climbers collaborating within the Boulder & Lead occasion on the Paris Olympics. See right here for particulars on how and when to look at climbing on the Summer season Video games
