Austrian professional rock climber
Johanna Ernst
Johanna Ernst in
Imst , 2009
Nationality Austrian Born (1992-11-16 ) 16 November 1992 (age 32) Mittersill , Austria Occupation Professional rock climber Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in) Weight 48 kg (106 lb) Website www .johanna-ernst .at Type of climber Highest grade Known for Winning the World Cup twice, and the World Championships once.
Updated on 3 November 2017
Johanna Ernst (born 16 November 1992) is an Austrian professional rock climber who specialised in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering , but also does outdoor sport climbing .
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Ernst began climbing when she was 8 years old. Initially, she only competed in the competition lead climbing discipline. In 2008, when she was 16, she participated in her first Lead Climbing World Cup and won it, earning three gold, two silver and one bronze medals.[ 1] In the same year she also won the Rock Master climbing festival[ 2] and the Lead Climbing European Championship in Paris .
In 2009, she won the Lead Climbing World Championships in Qinghai [ 3] and, for the second time in a row, the Lead Climbing World Cup .[ 4] As a decoration of honor for these outstanding achievements, in 2009 she was also awarded the Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria .[ 5]
In 2010, she could not compete in the Lead Climbing World Cup due to an ankle sprain caused by a fall during the Bouldering World Cup on June 4 in Vail . However, in September she was able to earn the silver medal at the European Championships in Imst .[ 6]
Rock climbing
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Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Discipline[ 7]
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Lead
1
1
-
6
3
Bouldering
30
22
28
-
-
Speed
-
-
-
-
-
Combined
2
3
-
-
-
Climbing World Championships
Discipline[ 8]
2009
2011
2012
Lead
1
4
3
Climbing European Championships
Discipline[ 8]
2008
2010
2013
Lead
1
2
19
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead
Season
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
2008
3
2
1
6
2009
3
1
4
2011
2
2
2012
1
2
1
4
Total
9
4
3
16
Rock climbing
Johanna competing at the 2010 World Cup event in Wien .
8c+ (5.14c):
8c (5.14b):
La Fabelita - Santa Linya (ESP) - 5 April 2012[ 9]
8b+b :
Minas Tirith - Ötztal (AUT) - 7 August 2008
8b (5.13d):
Santa Linya - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009[ 10]
8a+ (5.13c):
La Mare del Tano - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009
Flix Flax - Terradets (ESP) - 1 April 2009
White Winds - Schleierwasserfall (AUT) - 30 March 2008[ 11]
References
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planetmountain.com, ed. (November 17, 2008). "Coppa del mondo arrampicata Lead a Johanna Ernst e Jorg Verhoeven" .
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Vinicio Stefanello (September 7, 2008). planetmountain.com (ed.). "Patxi Usobiaga e Johanna Ernst vincono il Rock Master 2008" .
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Vinicio Stefanello (July 7, 2009). planetmountain.com (ed.). "Campionati del mondo di arrampicata - Qinghai (CHN)" .
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planetmountain.com, ed. (November 16, 2009). "Coppa del Mondo Lead 2009 a Johanna Ernst e Adam Ondra" .
^ johanna-ernst.at (ed.). "Goldene Ehrenzeichen" . [permanent dead link ]
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Vinicio Stefanello (September 20, 2010). planetmountain.com (ed.). "Campionati Europei di arrampicata, i risultati" .
^ IFSC , ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings" . Retrieved August 20, 2019 .
^ a b IFSC , ed. (August 20, 2019). "Ernst's profile and rankings" . Retrieved August 20, 2019 .
^ a b planetmountain.com, ed. (April 12, 2012). "Johanna Ernst da 8c+ a Santa Linya, Spagna" .
^ desnivel.com, ed. (June 12, 2009). "Johanna Ernst, 8b a vista en Santa Linya" .
^ planetmountain.com, ed. (April 16, 2008). "Arrampicata nello Schleierwasserfall, Austria" .
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