List of sport climbers

This list contains representatives of modern sport climbing and bouldering . Since many climbers are active both as sport climbers and alpine climbers , there is inevitably an overlap with the list of famous mountaineers , such as B. with Thomas and Alexander Huber , who became famous as high-altitude and expedition climbers as well as sport climbers. Climbers who had their sporting climax before the modern idea of ​​sport climbing, such as B. Hermann Buhl or Walter Bonatti are not listed here.

The entries are sorted chronologically according to the year of birth and then, if the year of birth is the same, alphabetically according to the family name .

Men

Born before 1950

Royal Robbins

• Oskar Bühler (1911–2001) - developer of the Bühler hook ; received the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his services to safety in climbing in 1988 ; Implementation of first ascents in the Frankenjura .
• Warren Harding (1924–2002) - Bigwall climbing pioneer in California.
• Fritz Eske (1935–1967) - well-known first ascent from Saxon Switzerland , first ascent of what is probably the world's first route in difficulty level VIII− (UIAA) or IXa (Saxon scale).
• Herbert Richter (* 1935) - famous first-time climber from Saxon Switzerland .
• Royal Robbins (1935–2017) - Big wall climbing pioneer in Yosemite National Park .
• John Gill (* 1937) - spiritual father of bouldering .
• Ray Jardine (* 1944) - 1977 first ascent of Phoenix ( 5.13a (Sierra)), then one of the most difficult routes in the world; is considered the inventor of Friends .
• Reinhard Karl (1946–1982) - free climbing pioneer ; meanwhile fastest ascent of the north face of the Eiger (1969 in 1½ days); climbed the first route that was officially rated VII. Difficulty Level (UIAA) ( Pumprisse , 1977). As the first German to climb Mount Everest (1978).
• Bernd Arnold (* 1947) - climbing legend from Saxon Switzerland ; carried out over 600 first ascents there. Usually climbs barefoot.
• Wojciech Kurtyka (* 1947) - many difficult alpine sport climbing a . a. Shock the Monkey ( 8a / a + (French scale)), Prądnik, Poland 1993.
• Albert Precht (1947–2015) - several hundred first ascents on the Hochkönig , many of them free solo .
• Matthias Gäbler (1949–2009) - first ascent up to level IXc (Saxon scale) in Saxon Switzerland .

Born 1950 to 1959

Kurt Albert , inventor of red point climbing

• Jürg von Känel (1951–2005) - Numerous first ascents up to a level of difficulty 8c (French scale); coined the term " Plaisir climbing ".
• Helmut Kiene (* 1952) - Opened the Pumprisse in 1977 together with Reinhard Karl , the first sport climbing route in the official VII level of difficulty (UIAA) in the Alps.
• Wolfgang "Flipper" Fietz (* 1953) - significantly shaped bouldering in the Franconian Jura .
• John Long (* 1953) - animated John Bachar to free solo climbing in the early 1970s.
• Kurt Albert (1954–2010) - inventor of red point climbing (approx. 1975); climbed difficult sport climbing routes all over the world, but also classic mountaineering walls (e.g. Eiger north face around 1972).
• Ron Fawcett (born 1955) - British climbing legend; opened many of the most difficult trad routes at the time.
• Michael Hoffmann (* 1955) - climbing instructor and author of several books on sport climbing.
• Heinz Mariacher (* 1955) - Alpine first and solo ascents; Development of sport climbing areas.
• Jacky Godoffe (* 1956) - French boulderer.
• Darshano L. Rieser (* 1956) - Austrian climber from the Zillertal , the "man with the cylinder", over 200 first ascents up to difficulty level X− (UIAA).
• John Bachar (1957–2009) - free solo climber and sport climbing pioneer.
• Patrick Berhault (1957-2004) - Numerous expeditions as well as first ascents of important sport climbing routes, u. a. La Haine ( 7c + , 1980) and Toit d'Auguste ( 8b + , 1987).
• Walter Britschgi (* 1957) - first ascents in Switzerland; prominent proponent of the plaisier idea .
• Reinhard Schiestl (1957–1995) - all-round climber; First ascents of sport and alpine climbing routes; Free solo tours; Expeditions.
• Ron Kauk (* 1957) - First ascent of Separate Reality (1978).
• Todd Skinner (1958–2006) - First to climb the famous Salathé Wall on El Capitan (1980s). According to his own information, he carried out over 300 first ascents in 26 countries.
• Heinz Zak (* 1958) - first ascent up to the Xth degree of difficulty (UIAA) in the Wetterstein and Karwendel , second free solo ascent by Separate Reality (2005), mountain photographer.
• Maurizio "Manolo" Zanolla (* 1958) - Italian climbing icon, pioneer of modern climbing in Italy. In 2008, at the age of almost 50, climbed a route with a level of difficulty 9a + (French scale).
• Beat Kammerlander (* 1959) - sport climber and ice climber; Developer and first climber of Neverending History (1992, first alpine rock route with difficulty level X + (UIAA)) and Silbergeier (1994, X ) - two of the most difficult alpine sport climbing routes worldwide at the time.
• Tadej Slabe (* 1959) - Slovenian climber, opened the route Za staro kolo in majhnega psa in 1992 with difficulty 8c + (French scale) in Osp , Slovenia.

Born 1960 to 1969

Stefan Glowacz , three-time Rockmaster winner

• Patrick Edlinger (1960–2012) - French sport climbing legend, developer of the Céüse climbing area .
• Wolfgang Güllich (1960–1992) - Opened the world's first route with difficulty levels X (UIAA) ( Canal in the back , 1984), X + (UIAA) ( Punks in the Gym , 1985), XI− ( Wallstreet , 1987) and XI ( Action Directe , 1991); first free solo ascent of Separate Reality (1986); Developer of the campus board .
• Tony Yaniro (* 1960) - first ascent of the world's first route with difficulty 8a (French scale) ( Grand Illusion , 1979).
• Milan Sykora (* 1961) - first ascents in the Ith and in the Franconian Jura ; Developer of some of the most important German climbing routes (including Action Directe , first climbed by Wolfgang Güllich , The Man That Follows Hell , first climbed by Markus Bock ).
• Jean Baptiste Tribout (* 1961) - one of the best climbers in the world in the late eighties and early 1990s, numerous first ascents up to difficulty level 8c + (French scale).
• Alain Robert (* 1962) - world-famous French free climber . Became known to the general public through his high-rise inspections.
• Jerry Moffatt (* 1963) - In 1983 he opened The Face, the world's first route in the Xth grade (UIAA).
• Dan Osman (1963-1998) - speed climbing legend .
• Hans Florine (* 1964) - Speed ​​climber , won many speed climbing competitions and together with Yuji Hirayama set a speed record for an ascent of The Nose on El Capitan .
• Andrea Gallo (* 1964) - At the end of the 1980s and the beginning of the 1990s, she carried out hundreds of first ascents up to difficulty level 8b + (French scale) in northern Italy .
• Stefan Glowacz (* 1965) - three-time winner of the rock master ; Vice World Champion; First ascent of Des Kaisers neue Kleid (1994, difficulty level X + (UIAA)) - one of the most difficult alpine sport climbing routes worldwide at the time ; numerous extreme climbs on different continents.
• Antoine Le Menestrel (* 1965) - i.a. First ascent of La Rose et le Vampire, difficulty level 8b (French scale) in Buoux ; Free solo ascents up to level 8a ( Revelation , 1985); became known primarily for the staging of dance and climbing shows.
• Simon Nadin (* 1965) - Numerous first-time trad ascents in the Peak District National Park ; first overall World Cup winner (1989).
• Reinhold Scherer (* 1965) - developer of several sport climbing areas; First ascents up to difficulty level 8c (French scale) (including jungle fever on the Martinswand and La Pietra Murata in Massone ); Austrian national coach.
• Ben Moon (* 1966) - First ascents and repetitions of some of the most difficult routes in the world, including a. First ascent of the world's first route with a degree of difficulty 8c + (French scale) ( Hubble , 1990).
• Thomas Huber (* 1966) - first red point ascent of the route End of Silence (1994, X (UIAA)) - one of the most difficult alpine sport climbing routes worldwide at the time ; numerous extreme routes on El Capitan ; Expeditions in the Himalayas; awarded the Piolet d'Or .
• Eric Talmadge (* 1966) - Shogun's first ascent ( 9a (French scale)).
• Andreas Hofmann (* 1967) - First ascent of numerous routes and boulders up to Fb 8b in the Franconian Jura .
• Marc Le Menestrel (* 1967) - first ascent of some milestones in French sport climbing, a. a. Rêve de Papillon ( 8a (French scale), 1983), Chouca (8a +, 1985), Le Minimum (8b + / 8c, 1986), all in Buoux .
• Salavat Rakhmetov (* 1967) - Russian competitive climber; was in bouldering a. a. World champion, rock master and overall world cup winner.
• Alexander Huber (* 1968) - First ascent of: Om (second route worldwide with grade XI (UIAA), 1991), Open Air (first route worldwide with grade 9a + (French) , 1996), Bellavista (one of the most difficult alpine climbing routes der Welt, XI− , 2001); Speed ​​records and numerous extreme routes on El Capitan ; Free solo visits by: Kommunist ( X + ) at the Schleierwasserfall and the Hasse - Brandler VIII / VIII + , also known as the North Face Direttissima , at the Großer Zinne .
• Alexander Adler (* 1968) - one of the best sport climbers in the world in the mid-1990s, u. a. first repetition of Route Action Directe ; First ascents up to 8c + (French scale); especially active in the Franconian Jura and the Elbe Sandstone .
• Mauro Bole (* 1968) - Most difficult climbs in mixed climbing.
• Gerhard Hörhager (* 1968) - Numerous repetitions of the most difficult routes ( The Face , X− (UIAA), 1986; Midnight Lightning , 7b + (French scale); Punks in the Gym , X / X + ), as well as first ascents, e.g. B. Wagnis Orange or Sogni di Gloria both ( X + / XI− ).
• Robert Jasper (* 1968) - climber of the most difficult climbing routes through the north face of the Eiger .
• Guido Köstermeyer (* 1968) - First repetition of Wall Street ( XI− (UIAA)); Won the German championship in 1991 and third place in the 1991 world championship; World Cup winner 1992; First ascents up to difficulty level XI− / XI (UIAA).
• Herbert Ranggetiner (* 1968) - climbed first ascents up to difficulty level 9a (French scale) as well as free solo ascents up to level 8b .
• Stefan Fürst (* 1969) - (co-) developer of climbing areas such as Sparchen and Schleierwasserfall ; u. a. 1992 First ascent of the route Il Picolo Orso (then 8b + , Sparchen), which Adam Ondra could only repeat in 2008 (A. Ondra upgraded the route to 8c +).
• Yuji Hirayama (* 1969) - two-time vice world champion; was the first person to climb an 8c route ( White Zombie ) onsight (2004).

Born 1970 to 1979

• François Legrand (* 1970) - winner of many competitions: 15 World Cups, Overall World Cup, 4 times World Champion, 2 times European Champion, 1 time Rockmaster .
• Steve McClure (* 1970) - first ascent of Northern Lights ( 9a (French scale)); First ascent of Overshadow ( 9a + ), possibly the hardest route in Great Britain; third repeater of the trad route Rhapsody ( E11 7a (British)).
• Fred Rouhling (* 1970) - already rated his Akira route, which has not been repeated to this day, as early as 1995 with the degree of difficulty 9b (French scale) (1995), which was considered unrealistic at the time .
• Christoph Finkel (* 1971) - German sport climber; Victory at the German Sport Climbing Cup in 1992; German champion in bouldering 2000; World Cup victory in Laval in 1992.
• Toni Lamprecht (* 1971) - Bavarian climber and boulderer with numerous first ascents in Kochel .
• François Lombard (* 1971) - Rockmaster 1995; Overall World Cup winner 1994; also successfully climbed the rock
• Fred Nicole (* 1971) - Swiss boulderer and first ascent of Dreamtime (first Fb 8c in the world).
• Harald Berger (1972-2006) - three-time world champion in ice climbing ; Inspection of some of the most difficult climbing and ice climbing routes in the Alps. Died in an ice climbing accident in 2006.
• Dean Potter (1972-2015) - 3rd free solo ascent of Separate Reality (2006), speed record on the nose (VI 5.11 A3), El Capitan, Yosemite National Park with Sean Leary in 2: 36.45 (2010)
• Andreas Bindhammer (* 1973) - first ascent of KinematiX 9a (French: scale) in the southern French climbing area "Gorges du Loup"; German champion 2006; Repetition of La Rambla 9a + (2007).
• Elie Chevieux ( b.1973 ) - Rockmaster 1993; Worldwide expeditions.
• Andreas Proft (* 1973) - free solo ascents up to level 8b ; mostly climbs barefoot.
• Bernabé Fernández (* 1974) - first Spaniard with difficulty 8c + (French scale); awarded in 2003 for his first ascent Chilam Balam the previously unattained level of difficulty 9b + ; the ascent of the route is doubted by other climbers; The route was downgraded to 9b by Adam Ondra in 2011 .
• Klem Loskot (* 1974) - Austrian boulderer .
• Daniel Andrada Jiménez (* 1975) - Usually just called Dani Andrada ; Main developer of top Spanish climbing areas; First ascent of two of the first routes with difficulty level 9b (French scale) ( Ali-Hulk sit start extension 2007 and Delincuente Natural 2008, both in Rodellar, Spanish Pyrenees).
• François Petit (* 1975) - 1997 World Champion; World Cup overall winner 1995 and 1999; two-time youth world champion; French champion 1991; First ascent of the Bronx ( 8c + (French scale)), one of the most difficult and controversial routes in France.
• Christian Bindhammer (* 1976) - Junior World Champion 1995; 2001 Rockmaster winner ; eight-time German champion in a row (!).
• Dai Koyamada (* 1976) - Seventh ascent of the Action Directe by Wolfgang Güllich ; numerous first ascents, especially in Japan.
• Ueli Steck (1976-2017) - Holds / held several speed records: Grandes Jorasses North Face 2008, Eiger North Face 2008 to 2011, Matterhorn North Face 2009. On April 30, 2017 he died in a crash while preparing for a record attempt on Mount Nuptse Mount Everest.
• Iker Pou (* 1977) - Third ascent of the Action Directe .
• Tommy Caldwell (* 1978) - With his partner, he managed the third and fourth free ascent of the Route Nose on El Capitan ( 5.13b (Sierra), 2005) and the Route Dawn Wall (5.14d) on the same mountain in 2015.
• Sylvain Millet (* 1978) - first repeater of Route Realization ; first free ascent of Tough Enough (330 m, 8b + (French scale)); On-sight inspections up to 8b .
• Roger Schäli (* 1978) - First free ascent of the Japanese Direttissima on the Eiger north face ( 8a (French scale)); First ascent of the Magic Mushroom ( 7c + ) Eiger north face; Red point ascent by Freerider ( 5.12d (Sierra)) on El Capitan ; several sport climbing up to difficulty level X (UIAA); First ascents in Alaska, Greenland, Norway, Alps, Morocco, Patagonia; 2011 team speed record of 4:25 hours on the Heckmair route on the north face of the Eiger.
• Bernd Zangerl (* 1978) - climber of the Boulder New Base Line, Anam Cara, Memento .
• Markus Bock (* 1979) - so far the only one who has been able to climb all climbing routes in Franconian Switzerland that are more difficult than grade X (UIAA); also repeated the Action Directe ; First ascent of the Corona route in the Franconian Jura (first German route in the XI + ).
• Sonnie Trotter (* 1979) - Canadian all-round climber. First ascent of Forever Expired ( 9a (French scale)), in Lion's Head (Canada) and first repetition of the trad route Rhapsody ( E11 7a (British)).

Born 1980 to 1989

• Patxi Usobiaga Lakunza (* 1980) - World Champion 2009, Vice World Champion 2005 and 2007, European Champion 2008, two-time World Cup winner in lead climbing and first person to climb 8c + (French scale) onsight (2007). 2007 repeat of La Rambla ( 9a + ).
• Alexandre Chabot (* 1981) - Won 21 World Cups from 2000 to 2005 and was three times European Champion and Rockmaster .
• Dave Graham (* 1981) - boulderer, repeated the Action Directe and several other routes in difficulty level 9a (French scale), as well as some routes in level 9a + (e.g. Realization in Céüse ).
• Ramón Julián Puigblanque (* 1981) - five-time Rockmaster winner, European champion 2004, world champion 2007 and 2011, overall world cup winner in lead climbing 2010, first ascent of La Rambla ( 9a + (French scale)).
• Chris Sharma (* 1981) - Opened the Route Realization in Céüse , France, the first recognized route in difficulty 9b (French scale) ( Golpe de Estado ) and the first repetition of the route La Dura, Dura in difficulty 9b + .
• Tomáš Mrázek (* 1982) - two-time world champion; Inspection of several 9a routes.
• Kilian Fischhuber (* 1983) - Bouldering World Cup overall winner 2005, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Vice World Champion 2005, Rockmaster in Arco 2005 and 2008, ninth ascent of Action Directe .
• Timo Preußler (* 1983) - German champion in bouldering in 2003 and in difficulty climbing in 2005, victory at the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur in 2006.
• Sergey Sinitsyn (* 1983) - Won the overall world cup in speed climbing in 2004, 2007 and 2009 and the Rockmaster in 2006 .
• Hansjörg Auer (1984–2019) - became internationally known in 2007 for his free solo ascent of the route Weg durch den Fisch IX− (UIAA) on the Marmolada .
• Markus Bendler (* 1984) - ice climbing world champion 2007; First ascent of Mongo (9a) and mixed routes up to M13 +.
• Manuel Escobar (* 1984) - Most successful Latin American competitive climber. World Cup wins in Puurs 2007 and Moscow 2006 (both in speed climbing ).
• Cédric Lachat (* 1984) - Rockmaster and European Bouldering Champion 2010; multiple Swiss champion; Youth world champion; Repetitions on rock up to 9a (French scale), u. a. Underground ( 9a (French scale)) and Hotel Supramonte ( 8b , 10 pitches ).
• Pirmin Bertle (* 1985) - first ascents and repetitions up to difficulty level 9a + (French scale).
• Alex Honnold (* 1985) - speed and free solo ascents, a. a. fourth unsecured ascent of the separate reality route .
• Jorg Verhoeven (* 1985) - Junior World Champion 2004, World Cup overall winner 2009.
• Jonas Baumann (* 1986) - multiple German master in bouldering as well as in lead and speed climbing. Fifth at the Speed ​​World Cup in Dresden 2007, fifth at the Bouldering World Cup 2008 in Moscow , third at the Bouldering World Cup 2007 in Erlangen , victory at the Bouldering World Cup in Vail (USA) 2009 - so that the first German to win a Bouldering World Cup.
• Evgeny Vaytsekhovsky (* 1986) - three-time overall World Cup winner in speed climbing (2005, 2006, 2008), World Champion 2005, Rockmaster 2007.
• Magnus Midtbø (* 1988) - Norwegian competitive climber. Multiple national champion and top places in the World Cup as well as routes on the rock up to 9b (French scale).
• Sachi Amma (* 1989) - Japanese sport climber, Asian champion 2008, two-time youth world champion, repetition of rock routes up to 9b (French scale) (Stoking the fire; Santa Linya).
• Lukas Ennemoser (* 1989) - Austrian runner-up in bouldering 2009; several World Cup finals; On the rock inspections up to grade Fb. 8b + .
• Qixin Zhong (* 1989) - Former world record holder (2009) in 15 meter speed climbing for 6.64 seconds .

Born after 1990

Adam Ondra , currently one of the best sport climbers in the world

• David Lama (1990–2019) - At the age of 16 multiple lead world cup winner, bouldering world cup winner, European lead champion, European bouldering champion; 8a (French: scale) onsight West Face Leaning Tower, Yosemite Valley , USA.
• Jakob Schubert (* 1990) - Austrian champion, vice world champion 2011, vice rockmaster 2010, three-time youth world champion; World Cup overall winner 2011; Inspections of routes up to difficulty level 9b + (French scale), two-time world champion (lead and combination ) 2018.
• Thomas Tauporn (* 1991) - World Youth Champion in difficulty climbing 2010, five-time German youth champion, German runner-up in 2009 and 2011.
• Jan Hojer (* 1992) - twelfth repeater of the Action Directe route ; German master in difficulty climbing 2008.
• Alexander Megos (* 1993) - 2013 first on-sight ascent of a route with difficulty level 9a (French scale): Estado Critico ( Siurana climbing area ); La Rambla ( 9a + ) on the second attempt.
• Adam Ondra (* 1993) - vice world champion in lead 2009 and bouldering 2011, overall world cup winner lead 2009 and bouldering 2010; all age records in difficulty climbing: at 9 years old 7b + OS , at 10 years old 7c + OS, at 11 years old 8c RP , at 12 years old 8c + RP, with 13 9a RP, on his 14th birthday 8c OS, shortly after 9a on the second attempt; 2008 the La Rambla route ( 9a + ); Repeat of Golpe de Estado ( 9b ) in March 2010; First ascent of several routes in difficulty levels 9b and 9b + and the currently most difficult route in level 9c Silence (2017).
• Reza Alipourshenazandifar (* 1994) - with 5.48 seconds current world record holder (as of September 2018) in 15 meter speed climbing
• Enzo Oddo (* 1995) - youngest climber of the Realization ( 9a + (French scale)); First ascent of La Mustache qui Fache ( 9a + ).
• Chon Jongwon (* 1996) - South Korean sport climber, two-time overall world cup winner in bouldering, 2018 vice world champion
• Kai Harada (* 1999) - Japanese sport climber, world champion in bouldering 2018

Women

Born before 1975

Marietta Uhden , eleven times German champion

• Louise Shepherd (* 1958) - Most successful Australian climber in the 1980s; Flash inspection of Separate Reality (1981).
• Barbara Hirschbichler (* 1959) - The first German to climb grades IX + (UIAA) (1989), X− (1994) and X (1995).
• Catherine Destivelle (* 1960) - multiple winner of climbing competitions, first woman in difficulty 8a + (1988).
• Luisa Iovane (* 1960) - first ascents and repetitions in both alpine and sport climbing, eight times win of the Italian championship.
• Nanette Raybaud (* 1960) - First overall World Cup winner (1989).
• Bobbi Bensman (* 1961) - numerous repetitions up to difficulty level 8a + / 8b (French scale); Winner of several US competitions.
• Andrea Eisenhut (* 1961) - the world's first woman to have successfully completed a first ascent in the ninth degree of difficulty (UIAA); first German to climb in difficulty level IX + / X− ; German champion 1991.
• Lynn Hill (* 1961) - One of the best sport climbers of all time, multiple winner of climbing competitions; became famous through the first free ascent of The Nose on El Capitan (1993). First woman to climb at level X + (UIAA) (Masse Critique in Cimai, France).
• Robyn Erbesfield (* 1963) - one of the best climbers in the world in the early 1990s; Overall World Cup victory in 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995, World Champion 1995, Rockmaster 1994; Routes up to difficulty level 8b + (French scale).
• Corinne Labrune (* 1965) - the first woman to manage an on-sight route ascent with a level of difficulty 7c (French scale).
• Susi Good (* 1966) - World Champion 1991 and 1993; European Champion 1992, Swiss Champion 1991, 1992 and 1993; second woman with difficulty level 8b + (French scale).
• Tamara Schlemmer (* 1966) - first ascent of routes in the Franconian Jura , e.g. B. Face to Face IX− (UIAA) and Nimue IX− / IX ; was a member of the German national sport climbing team (1987–1998); first woman with national route planning license.
• Isabelle Patissier (* 1967) - multiple World Cup winner.
• Marietta Uhden (1968-2014) - ten-time German champion; climbed as 3rd woman with difficulty level XI− (UIAA).
• Karin Kavoussi (* 1969) - Austrian champion from 1992 to 1995.
• Angela Striecks (* 1970) - 1994 German champion in sport climbing; In 1994 climbed at least 10 routes in the lower Xth degree of difficulty (UIAA).
• Josune Bereziartu (* 1972) - In 2005, she was the first woman to climb 9a + (French scale) red point . On Sight to 8b + .
• Steph Davis (* 1973) - First free women's ascent of the Salathe route on El Capitan (VI 5.13b ); difficult solo and trad ascents.
• Ines Papert (* 1974) - multiple overall World Cup winner in ice climbing; multiple ice climbing world champion in various disciplines; many extreme routes in rock and ice.
• Muriel Sarkany (* 1974) - Belgian competitive climber; World Champion 2003.

Born after 1975

Johanna Ernst and Angela Eiter

Akiyo Noguchi and Anna Stöhr

• Martina Čufar (* 1977) - Slovenian competitive climber with several World Cup wins in lead climbing from 2001. Routes up to 8c.
• Liv Sansoz (* 1977) - two-time World Cup winner (1997 in Paris and 1999 in Birmingham) and three-time World Cup winner (1996, 1998 and 2000).
• Tatiana Ruyga (* 1978) - Winner of the overall world cup in speed climbing in 2006 and 2007 .
• Katrin Sedlmayer (* 1978) - European Champion 2000 in Munich, World Cup winner 2002 in Lecco.
• Sarah Kampf b. Seeger (* 1981) - inspection of numerous routes up to 8c (French scale); German Vice Champion 2003.
• Sandrine Levet (* 1982) - French competitive climber; five-time overall bouldering World Cup winner ; 2001 Vice World Champion.
• Natalija Gros (* 1984) - Slovenian competitive climber. From 2004 he was able to win several World Cup victories in bouldering and lead climbing ; 2008 Histerija ( 8c + (French scale)) in Misja Pec, Slovenia; Routes up to difficulty level 8c + .
• Maja Vidmar (* 1985) - Slovenian competitive climber and lead overall World Cup winner 2007. Red point ascents up to difficulty level 8c (French scale).
• Nina Caprez (* 1986) - Swiss competitive climber; several national championship titles.
• Angela Eiter (* 1986) - multiple overall World Cup winner, three-time world champion, Rockmaster winner, 8b + (French scale) On Sight , 9b red dot .
• Alizée Dufraisse (* 1987) - Conquering sport climbing routes up to difficulty level 8c + / 9a (French scale); Third at the 2010 European Championships.
• Chloé Graftiaux (1987-2010) - two-time bouldering world cup winner ; multiple Belgian champion.
• Anna Stöhr (* 1988) - overall bouldering world cup winner (2008) and two-time world champion in bouldering (2007 and 2011).
• Akiyo Noguchi (* 1989) - four-time world cup winner in bouldering
• Charlotte Durif (* 1990) - French sport climber; Youth world champion; second place Boulder World Cup Grindelwald; over 100 routes from 8a to 8b + (French scale) onsight ; Red point to 8c +.
• Juliane Wurm (* 1990) - multiple German champion; Vice European champion in bouldering 2010; 3rd place world championship in bouldering 2011; Vice Junior World Champion 2008; World champion in bouldering 2014.
• Sasha DiGiulian (* 1992) - the first American to climb a route with a difficulty level of 9a (French scale); Vice World Champion in bouldering 2011; two-time US champion.
• Petra Klingler (* 1992) - 2010: Swiss champion in the disciplines of bouldering and speed; World champion in bouldering 2016; 3rd place at the Bouldering EM 2017
• Johanna Ernst (* 1992) - Overall World Cup winner 2008 and 2009; World champion 2009; European Champion 2008 and Rockmaster 2008.
• Chiara Hanke (* 1993) - German sport climbing winner 2013; first German woman in level 9a 2019
• Lena Herrmann (* 1994) - German champion lead climbing 2015; first German woman with difficulty 8c + 2016
• Sol Sa (* 1994) - South Korean sport climber, vice world champion in the combined 2018
• Jessica Pilz (* 1996) - Austrian sport climber, 2018 world champion in difficulty climbing and third place in the combination
• Margo Hayes (* 1998) - American sport climber, first woman who climbed a climbing route with La Rambla in 2017 with a level of difficulty 9a +
• Janja Garnbret (* 1999) - Slovenian sport climber, 2018 world champion in bouldering and in combination
• Ashima Shiraishi (* 2001) - American climber; She holds several age records in difficulty climbing.
• Ai Mori (* 2003) - Japanese sport climber, in addition to several successes at youth championships, she achieved third place in the lead at the 2019 World Championships

See also

• Climb
• Sport climbing
• List of world cup winners in climbing
• List of overall world cup winners in climbing
• List of famous climbers

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Kurt Albert u. others: Climbing in the Frankenjura - Fight Gravity . 1st edition. tmms-Verlag, Korb 2005, ISBN 3-930650-15-0 , p. 148 .
2. ↑ Chiara Hanke climbs "Sever the wicked hand" (9a) , Climax Magazine