24 September 2021
Grossman the best comp climber of 2021
Here is a draft of who have been the best competition climbers in 2021. It should of course be mentioned that it is totally impossible to make an objective ranking combining all events especially when most have only done half of the competitions. The list is just my personal subjective opinion. Please feel free to comment in order to change the list.
1. Natalia Grossman USA
2. Janja Garnbret SLO
3. Jakob Schubert AUT
4. Tomoa Narasaki JPN
5. Brooke Raboutou USA
6. Alberto Gines Lopez ESP
7. Kokoro Fujii JPN
8. Miho Nonaka JPN
9. Laura Rogora ITA
10. Nathaniel Coleman USA
11. Chaehyun Seo KOR
12. Adam Ondra CZE
13. Yoshiyuki Ogata JPN
14. Sean Bailey USA
15. Akiyo Noguchi JPN
16. Alexey Rubtsov RUS
17. Jessica Pilz AUT
18. Alex Megos GER
19. Michael Mawem FRA
20. Vita Lukan SLO
21. Colin Duffy USA
22. Viktoriia Meshkova RUS
23. Martin Stranik CZE
24. Jan Hojer GER
25. Oriane Bertone FRA
1. Natalia Grossman USA
2. Janja Garnbret SLO
3. Jakob Schubert AUT
4. Tomoa Narasaki JPN
5. Brooke Raboutou USA
6. Alberto Gines Lopez ESP
7. Kokoro Fujii JPN
8. Miho Nonaka JPN
9. Laura Rogora ITA
10. Nathaniel Coleman USA
11. Chaehyun Seo KOR
12. Adam Ondra CZE
13. Yoshiyuki Ogata JPN
14. Sean Bailey USA
15. Akiyo Noguchi JPN
16. Alexey Rubtsov RUS
17. Jessica Pilz AUT
18. Alex Megos GER
19. Michael Mawem FRA
20. Vita Lukan SLO
21. Colin Duffy USA
22. Viktoriia Meshkova RUS
23. Martin Stranik CZE
24. Jan Hojer GER
25. Oriane Bertone FRA
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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
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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