Keyword: Chaehyun Seo

Chaehyun Seo is only the second woman ever to onsight climb an 8c route. In La Morera de Montsant, Spain, the 19-year-old South Korean scored the 60-meter-long mega route L'Antagonista. On the same day she also managed the onsight ascent of Hidrofóbia (8b).

The American Natalia Grossman finished the last Bouldering World Cup of the season again as the best and also crowned her overall World Cup victory with the gold medal in Innsbruck. Hot on their heels was Germany's Hannah Meul, who won her second silver medal in a row. The podium was completed by the Japanese Miho Nonaka.

Yesterday the final of the Lead World Championships took place in Moscow. The Austrian Jakob Schubert won the men's competition, and Seo Chaehyun from South Korea won the women's competition.

A few days ago the International Climbing Association (IFSC) announced the last two Olympic candidates. Koreans Jongwon Chon and Chaehyun Seo complete the list of athletes who will compete in the disciplines of lead, bouldering and speed at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Lead World Cup Kranj 2019: Among the women, the Korean Chaehyun Seo was on top of the podium. In the men's race Adam Ondra won.

The third lead competition season 2019, in Briançon, won the Korean Chaehyun Seo and the Japanese Hidemasa Nishida.

In front of 12.000 spectators in the alpine town of Chamonix, Adam Ondra won the gold medal for the men and Chaehyun Seo for the ladies.