6 January 2019
Sport climber of 2018 - Draft
We give more credit to the ones doing many ascents in different disciplines as well as FAs. Please comment to update the list. Junior and 40+ lists are coming up.
1. Adam Ondra CZE
2. Jakob Schubert AUT
3. Janja Garnbret SLO
4. Jessica Pilz AUT
5. Alex Megos GER
6. Jernej Kruder SLO
7. Stefano Ghisolfi ITA
8. Miho Nonaka JPN
9. Daniel Woods USA
10. Alex Puccio USA
11. Akiyo Noguchi JPN
12. Isabelle Faus USA
13. Tomoa Narasaki JPN
14. Barbara Zangerl CHE
15. Jan Hojer GER
16. Mikaela Kirsch USA
17. David Firnenburg GER
18. Ashima Shiraishi USA
19. Piotr Schaab POL
20. Jakub Koneฤnรฝ
21. Martin Stranik
22. Giuliano Cameroni
23. Christof Rauch
24. Oriane Bertone
25. Jonathan Siegrist
26. Katherine Choong CHE
27. Karoline Sinnhuber
28. Margo Hayes
29. Paul Robinson
30. Charles Alber, Nomura Shinichiro, James Webb, Shawn Raboutou, David Graham, Angy Eiter, Nalle Hukkataival, Sebastian Bouin, Keenan Takahashi, Stasa Gejo, Stefano Carnati, Jain Kim, Domen Skofic, Moritz Welt, Jorge Diaz-Rullo, Romain Desgranges, Rei Sugimoto, Aleksei Rubtsov, Sol Sa, Kai Harada, Moritz Perwitzschky, William Bosi, Dani Andrada, Chris Sharma, Klemen Becan, Mei Kotake, Petra Klingler, Allizee Dufraisse, Jongwon Chon, Gregor Vezonik, Gabri Moroni, Melissa le Neve, Paige Claasen, Edu Marin, Mathieu Bouyoud, Vadim Timonov, Philipp Gaรner, Maria Davies Sandbu, Molly Thompson Smith, Loic Zehani
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ
23 March 2026
Jorge Diaz-Rullo proposes 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia
Jorge Diaz-Rullo elaborates on the reasons for him to suggest 9c for Cafรฉ Colombia on Instagram, which he took down last week after projecting it for 240 sessioโฆ
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Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ
Favorites
Jorge Diaz-Rullo reports on Instagram that he has made the first ascent of Cafe Colombia in Margalef. At 27, heโs already stacked four 9b+ sends and now heโs adโฆ
16 March 2026
Ondra flashes 3*8C in two weeks
โI stopped focusing on competition bouldering after last yearโs World Cup in Prague, partly because I can already feel it on my body, especially in my shoulders. The modern competition style, with a lot of jumping from one hold to another, is very demanding for the shoulders.
Outdoor bouldering isโฆ
26 January 2026
Sean Bailey FAโs Duality of Man (9c)
Sean Bailey reports on Instagram that he has done the first ascent of Duality of Man (9c) in Dry Canyon. โ After four total years and three seasons of climbing,โฆ


