Jernej Kruder (born December 5, 1990) is a Slovenian rock climber who specializes in competition climbing, bouldering and sport climbing. In 2018, he won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in competition bouldering.[1]

Jernej Kruder
Kruder at the Bouldering World Cup in Munich, 2017
Personal information
NationalitySlovenian
Born (1990-12-05) December 5, 1990 (age 33)
Celje, Slovenia
OccupationProfessional rock climber
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight71 kg (157 lb)
Websitekrudrozaver.blogspot.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Known forWinning Bouldering World Cup in 2018
Medal record
Men's competition climbing
Representing  Slovenia
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Munich Bouldering
World Cup
Winner 2018 Bouldering
European Youth Cup
Winner 2006 Speed
Updated on April 14, 2019
Jernej Kruder at the Bouldering World Cup in Munich, 2017

Climbing career

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In 2016 Jernej completed the 9a+ (5.15a) graded deep-water soloing route Es Pontàs in Mallorca. The route was originally established by Chris Sharma in 2006. Jernej was only the second climber to repeat it. It took him 16 days and 39 attempts to finish the route.[2] Jernej initially graded the route 9b (5.15b). Jan Hojer, who got the third ascend on the route, downgraded it to 9a+.[3][4]

In September 2018, he managed to get the first ascent on the boulder, Metafizika, near Celje, Slovenia. It has a bouldering grade of 8C (V15), and was only the second boulder of that difficulty in Slovenia.[5][6]

On 31 December 2018, Jernej made the first ascent of Dugi rat at the crag Vrulja close to Omiš in Croatia. With a grade of 9a+ (5.15a) it is the hardest sport climbing route in the country. Jernej bolted the route himself and had been working on it for 4 years. The name Dugi rat means "long cape/horn" in Croatian.[7]

Rankings

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Climbing World Cup

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Discipline[8] 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Lead 65 55
Bouldering 64 33 15 21 10 11 8 21 10 9 1
Speed
Combined 17 24

Climbing World Championships

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Youth[9]

Discipline 2004
Youth B
2005
Youth B
2006
Youth A
2007
Youth A
2008
Juniors
2009
Juniors
Lead 26 32 50 19 19
Bouldering
Speed 2 4 14 13

Adult[9]

Discipline 2009 2011 2012 2014 2016
Lead
Bouldering 27 25 31 2 11
Speed 37
Combined

Rock Master

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Discipline 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Lead 38
Duel
KO Boulder 16 1 5 7 3

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

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Bouldering

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Season[9] Gold Silver Bronze Total
2017 1 1
2018 1 3 4
2019 1 1
Total 2 3 1 6

References

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  1. ^ "Miho Nonaka and Jernej Kruder win Bouldering World Cup 2018". planetmountain.com. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jernej Kruder wiederholt Sharmas 'Es Pontas'". klettern.de. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Interview: Jan Hojer on His Third Ascent of "Es Pontas" (5.15a Deep Water Solo)". RockAndIce. 8 October 2018. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jernej Kruder". hardclimbs.info. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Jernej Kruder gelingt die Erstbegehung des 8c-Boulders Metafizika in Slowenien". lacrux.com. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Jernej Kruder Sends Metafizika, New V15". Gripped Magazine. 27 September 2018. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
  7. ^ "Jernej Kruder climbs Croatia's hardest, Dugi rat at Omiš". planetmountain.com. January 2019. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
  8. ^ IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ a b c IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Kruder's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
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