On the second day of the Sport Climbing World Championships in Bern, a total of 100 female climbers fought for the coveted places in the semi-finals. Janja Garnbret was the only one to conquer both routes and positioned herself confidently at the top. Group B was dominated by Japan's Ai Mori.
The news about the 2023 World Cup will be presented by Unparallel, Petzl and Bächli Bergsport
The Slovenian Janja Garnbret lives up to its role as a favorite and qualifies for the semi-finals in lead climbing at the Sport Climbing World Championships in Bern with the best rating. She was the only one among the 100 starters to manage both routes.
Highlights | Qualification Women | IFSC World Championships 2023
Next to the Japanese Ai Mori, who achieved the best result in her group, three strong climbers with a top and a 44+ qualified in third place for the semifinals: The American Brooke Raboutou, the Italian Laura Rogora and the Korean Seo Chaehyun.
Bouldering specialist exceeds her own expectations
The French beacon of hope Oriane Bertone made it into the semi-finals as one of four French women. The 18-year-old was very happy with her performance, especially since she hadn't trained enough to be up front in the lead.
I clearly see my strengths in bouldering because I train a lot more in this area. But I'm starting to feel more like a lead climber.
Oriane Bertone
Unparallel Souped Up:
Highly functional climbing shoe for bombproof toe hooks
The Souped Up by Unparallel is a highly functional climbing shoe with a strong downturn for maximum precision. The Souped Up has a two-part sole design and combines different rubber compounds. This construction ensures rigidity and precise power transmission. Are you ready for climbing?
Team Austria favorite Pilz with a sovereign qualifying round
The Austrian Jessica Pilz survived the qualification as 7th without any problems. The German climber also qualified in 23rd place, tied with Austrian Mattea Pötzi Martina Demmel for the semifinals in lead climbing.
The German squad athlete Hanna Meul narrowly missed the semi-finals in 33rd place. It was even tighter for the American bouldering specialist Natalia Grossman. She just barely missed the semi-finals as 27th.
Switzerland without a semi-finalist
From the Swiss squad, Anne-Sophie Koller achieved the best result in 39th place. Their teammates Zoé Egli and Noé Looser shared 53rd place. Liv Egli finished qualifying in 66th place, Michelle Hulliger in 83rd place.
hirundos:
Light, comfortable harness for performance-oriented climbing
The Hirundos is intended for athletic climbers for indoor and rock climbing. The narrow, light strap ensures maximum freedom of movement and is comfortable even when hanging freely. The four gear loops offer space for all the necessary equipment and the reinforced rope eyes permanently protect against rope abrasion.
Sport Climbing World Cup Bern: The semi-finalists in the lead
| Rank | Name | Country | Qualification | |
| 1 | JANJA | GARNBRET | SLO | 1 |
| 1 | AI | MORI | JPN | 1.73 |
| 3 | BROOKE | RABOUTOU | USA | 2 |
| 3 | LAURA | ROGORA | ITA | 2.29 |
| 3 | CHAEHYUN | SEO | KOR | 2.29 |
| 6 | NONOHA | KUME | JPN | 3.67 |
| 7 | JESSICA | MUSHROOM | TUE | 4.77 |
| 7 | ANASTASIA | SANDERS | USA | 6.63 |
| 9 | MANON | HILY | FRA | 5.29 |
| 9 | RESUME | Lukan | SLO | 7.42 |
| 11 | ORIANE | BERTONE | FRA | 7.21 |
| 11 | MOLLY | THOMPSON SMITH | GBR | 8.03 |
| 13 | ZELIA | AVEZOU | FRA | 7.83 |
| 13 | MIHO | NONAKA | JPN | 8.15 |
| 15 | YES | KIM | KOR | 8.37 |
| 15 | ZHILU | HIM | CHN | 8.29 |
| 17 | MIA | KRAMPL | SLO | 8.31 |
| 17 | CAMILLA | MORONI | ITA | 9 |
| 19 | STASA | GEJO | SRB | 9.08 |
| 19 | HELEN | JANICOT | FRA | 9.17 |
| 21 | SARA | COPAR | SLO | 10.75 |
| 21 | YEJOO | SEO | KOR | 12.37 |
| 23 | MARTINA | DEMMEL | GER | 13.23 |
| 23 | MATTEA | POTZI | TUE | 13.23 |
| 23 | LYNN | VAN DER MEER | NED | 12.33 |
| 26 | LUCIJA | TARKUS | SLO | 13.86 |
That might interest you
- You need to know this at the start of the Sport Climbing World Championships
- Climbing World Championships 2023 in Bern: This is how the competition format works
- This is how you can follow the Climbing World Cup in Bern in the live stream
Content partner Climbing World Championship 2023
The coverage of the Climbing World Championships 2023 in Bern is presented by Unparallel, Petzl and Bächli Bergsport:
Maximum grip, well thought-out designs and "hand-made in California": The brand "unparallel» not only convinces with many years of experience in the production of climbing shoes, but also relies on a sustainable philosophy - as well as on a selection of specially developed rubber compounds that are exclusively processed by long-standing, local partners.
Our About us has been managed for 50 years on the basis of four pillars: The stability of our family business, the promotion of the pioneering spirit for the development of first-class solutions, the guarantee of industrial excellence with a zero-defect goal and the close cooperation with the people of our communities with whom we share globally proven techniques for more security.
We love the mountains and live for the mountains. As the biggest Swiss specialist for mountaineering we offer a uniquely wide and high-quality range for all alpine sports. With us, thoroughbred mountaineers, mountain enthusiasts and beginners will find a wide range of equipment in our branches with main shop and outlet or online at the fairest price.
Do you like our climbing magazine? When we launched LACRUX, we decided not to introduce a payment barrier. It will stay that way, because we want to provide as many like-minded people with news from the climbing scene.
In order to be more independent of advertising revenue in the future and to provide you with even more and better content, we need your support.
Therefore: Help and support our magazine with a small contribution. Naturally you benefit multiple times. How? You will find out here.
+ + +
Credits: Cover picture Jan Virt