EDITORIAL
by Jens Larssen, Editor-in-Chief
Men's Boulder WC ranking after 4 events
Mejdi Schalck has participated in three out of the four first Boulder World Cups in 2023 and the 19-year-old is in a reasonably comfortable pole position. Coun…
Brixen WC will feature 200 climbers from 45 countries
Last year, Brixen hosted its first World Cup with only three months of preparation as it was a replacement location for the cancelled Moscow event. It was a gre…
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EDITORIAL
by Jens Larssen, Editor-in-Chief
Men's Boulder WC ranking after 4 events
Mejdi Schalck has participated in three out of the four first Boulder World Cups in 2023 and the 19-year-old is in a reasonably comfortable pole position. Coun…
Brixen WC will feature 200 climbers from 45 countries
Last year, Brixen hosted its first World Cup with only three months of preparation as it was a replacement location for the cancelled Moscow event. It was a gre…
A breakdown of the Women's current WC Boulder rankings
There are only two Boulder World Cups remaining for the 2023 season and the Brixen and Innsbruck World Cups will take place the following two weekends. In total…
Michaela Kiersch charging La Rambla
Michaela Kiersch sent La Rambla (9a+) in January after trying it for only ten sessions. Here is the 8a interview with the Doctor in hand therapy. Overall, her combined ticklist makes her a contender for the best female outdoor climber as of now. At the age of 15, she made her debut in the World Cup …
8B+ by Thevenet and 8C+ by Lechaptois
Marine Thevenet did Compass North (8B+) last October, 8a report, and Clément Lechaptois repeated Fuck the system (8C+) in November, 8a report.
Oriane Bertone, 18, wins her first WC gold
Oriane Bertone, who has won 17 IFSC Youth competitions and been runner-up in the World Cup five times, won in Prague ahead of Janja Garnbret. Both scored 34 but…
Dohyun Lee wins in Prague
Dohyun Lee from Korea, #7 overall last year, got his first World Cup victory by winning in Prague, needing only five attempts to do all four boulders. The runne…
Janja Garnbret only female to Top all 5 in Prague
Janja Garnbret, who missed the first three Boulder World Cups in 2023 due to a broken toe, was the only female to top all five qualification boulders in Prague. Garnbret commented to IFSC: ”I didn’t feel like I just came back from an eight-month break. I couldn’t stop smiling all the time, because I…
Ritsu Kayotani, 17, only competitor to Top all 5 problems in Prague
Ritsu Kayotani from Japan, who last year became the Boulder Youth Champion, was the only competitor to top the five qualification boulders in Prague. The other group was won by Mickael Mawem. Adam Ondra was #13 in his first IFSC competition for two years and commented to IFSC. "I definitely felt the…