2024 Climber of the year (Draft)

For 23 years, we've published our "Climber of the Year" list, drawing from the best available information and reporting. We give extra credit to climbers excelling across multiple disciplines, both in competitions and on the rock. First ascents, trad climbing, multi-pitch routes, and deep-water soloing (DWS) are also taken into account. This list is highly subjective, so we welcome your suggestions and additions. (c) IFSC

1. Janja Garnbret SLO: Olympic gold and #1 in all 5 WCs she entered. 8C and 8B+ boulders
2. Laura Rogora ITA: Six 9a or 9a+, 8c OS and two Euro Championship gold
3. Adam Ondra CZE: #1 in VL Combined ranking, #6 in Paris, Prague Boulder and Chamonix Lead
4. Alex Megos GER: Two 9b+', #2 in only WC done #13 in Paris.
5. Jessica Pilz AUT: #1 overall in Lead WC, #3 in Paris and Papichulo (9a+)
6. Michaela Kiersch USA: Victima Perfecto (9a+), 8b+ OS and seven boulders 8B to 8C
7. Toby Roberts GBR: Olympic gold and #1 in Lead WC overall
8. Jorge Diaz-Rullo ESP: #1 in the Vertical-Life route ranking game
9. William Bosi GBR: #1 in the Vertical-Life Boulder ranking game
10. Colin Duffy USA: #4 in Paris, winning in Chamonix and three 8C's

11. Aidan Roberts GBR
12. Jakob Schubert AUT
13. Seb Bouin FRA
14. Anak Verhoeven BEL
15. Katie Lamb USA
16. Chaehyun Seo KOR
17. Jonathan Siegrist USA
18. Martina Demmel
19. Brooke Raboutou USA
20. Zach Galla USA, Stefano Ghisolfi, Pietro Vidi ITA, Gio Placci ITA, Mejdi Schalck
Sean Bailey USA, Ainhize Belar ESP, Eva Hammelmüller AUT, Barbara Zangerl AUT, Katie Lamb USA, Sorato Anraku JPN, Moritz Welt GER, Sera Gearhart USA, Caroline Sinno FRA, Tanguy Merard FRA, Natalia Grossman USA, Oceania Mackenzie AUS, Dave Graham USA, Anastasia Sanders USA, Molly Thompson-Smith
Tomoa Narasaki JPN, Mattea Pötzi AUT, Meichi Narasaki JPN, Shion Omata JPN
Shauna Coxsey GBR, Jack Palmieri GBR, Gonzalo Larrocha ESP