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In 2013, Nonaka began competing on the international senior circuit at IFSC Climbing World Cups at age 16, initially focusing on competition lead climbing.. In 2014, Nonaka transitioned towards competition bouldering, winning her first World Cup medal with a second-place finish at the Boulder World Cup in Laval and eventually finishing the World Cup season in fifth place in the overall ranking ...
In 2015, she completed her first V13 (8B) in Rocklands, South Africa by completing the first female ascent of Ray of Light. [4]Williams is noted for her Highball bouldering, in which the climber attempts a very tall boulder problem without rope protection, combining the physicality of bouldering with the mental discipline of free soloing.
In 2015, 2016, and 2017 Shiraishi won the IFSC World Youth Championships for both Lead and Bouldering in the Female Youth B category. [24] [25] In March 2016, at 14 years old, she climbed the boulder problem Horizon (8C/V15) in Mount Hiei, Japan. [26] She is the second person ever to finish this problem.
In 2007, she started competing in the Bouldering World Cups, reaching the podium three times. In 2009, she won the World Cup in bouldering, over the previous year's champion Anna Stöhr. [8] Noguchi repeated as champion in 2010, 2014 and 2015. [9] In the 2011, 2012 and 2013 bouldering events at the World Cup she placed second. [9]
Narasaki won the IFSC World Championships in bouldering in 2016 and 2019, and was also the overall winner of the IFSC Climbing World Cup for bouldering in 2016 and 2019. [2] Narasaki formerly held the Japanese record for competition speed climbing with a time of 5.73 seconds, which he secured in March 2021 at the Climbing Japan Cup speed ...
Then, from 2007 onwards it was called IFSC Asian Championships. In 2001, the first Bouldering Championship was held separately (from lead and speed competitions) from 19 to 20 December 2001 in Yung Ho, Taiwan. [1] In 2018, at the Asian Championships in Kurayoshi, Japan, a combined format was introduced.
Bouldering Japan Cup (in Japanese) Akiyo Noguchi won the most, with 9 consecutive wins from 2005 to 2014 (1st-9th). In 2017, Futaba Ito then 14-year-old, became the youngest athlete to win the Bouldering Japan Cup. [10]
It is known for highball bouldering and long trad lines. [3] The rock consists of granite with many natural pockets. Because of the higher altitude it is also possible to climb in Mizugaki during the summer. [4] Jason Kehl can be seen climbing in Mizugaki in the movie Big in Japan. He praises Mizugaki for its beautiful forest setting. [5]