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Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls.Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade), [3] a climb described in The New York ...
From the outset, Sharma was considered a prodigy in the climbing world. [10] [11] [12] At age 14, he won the adult 1996 US Open Bouldering Nationals, [1] and a year later aged 15, he freed Boone Speed's project Necessary Evil 5.14c (8c+) in the Virgin River Gorge, [12] the hardest sport climb in North America at the time.
Ondra is the only male athlete to have won World Championship titles in both disciplines in the same year (2014) and is one of the two male athletes (alongside Sorato Anraku in 2023) to have won the World Cup series in both disciplines (lead climbing in 2009, 2015, and 2019 and bouldering in 2010).
Tommy Caldwell (born August 11, 1978) is an American rock climber who has set records in sport climbing, traditional climbing, and in big-wall climbing.Caldwell made the first free ascents of several major routes on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Chloé Graftiaux (1987–2010) Belgium, rock climber (sport and bouldering) and alpinist; bronze in 2010 World Cup for bouldering; William Spotswood Green (1847–1919) New Zealand, ascents in the Selkirks, and Mount Green is named in his honor; Paul Grohmann (1838–1908) Austria, numerous first ascents in the Eastern Alps in the 19th century
During her competition years, Destivelle was considered one of the world's best sport climbers. [5] 1983 – La Dudule 7a (5.11d), Saussois, France, the third-ever female 7a in history. [2] 1985 – Pichenibule 7b+ (5.12c), Verdon, France, the second-ever female 7b+ in history (captured in the 1985 climbing film, E Pericoloso Sporgersi'). [2]
Marc-André Leclerc (October 10, 1992 – March 5, 2018) was a Canadian rock climber, ice and mixed climber, and alpinist.He is known for his solo ascents–often in winter–of major ice and alpine climbing routes.
In 2012 the World Championships were shifted to even years to avoid interference with the 2013 World Games climbing event and to give a supplementary opportunity to demonstrate the sport for a possible integration into the 2020 Olympic Games. In 2019 the World Championships were again held one year early, to now allow the Championships to be ...