Jernej Kruder
Jernej Kruder (born on December 5, 1990) is a Slovenian boulderer, sport climber and rock climber. In 2018, he won the IFSC Climbing World Cup in bouldering.[1]
 Kruder at the Bouldering World Cup in Munich, 2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Slovenia | |||||||||||||
| Born | December 5, 1990 Celje, Slovenia | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Professional sport climber | |||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | |||||||||||||
| Website | krudrozaver.blogspot.com | |||||||||||||
| Climbing career | ||||||||||||||
| Type of climber | Bouldering | |||||||||||||
| Highest grade |
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| Known for | Winning Bouldering World Cup in 2018 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on April 14, 2019. | ||||||||||||||
Biography
In 2016 Jernej completed the 9a+ (5.15a) deep-water soloing route Es Pontàs on 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 rated 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 grade of 8C (V15) and is 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 war" in Croatian.[7]
Rankings
Climbing World Cup[8]
| Discipline | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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| Lead | 65 | 55 | |||||||||
| Bouldering | 64 | 33 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Speed | |||||||||||
| Combined | 17 | 24 |
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Bouldering[9]
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
References
- "Miho Nonaka and Jernej Kruder win Bouldering World Cup 2018". planetmountain.com. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
- "Jernej Kruder wiederholt Sharmas 'Es Pontas'". klettern.de. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
- "Interview: Jan Hojer on His Third Ascent of "Es Pontas" (5.15a Deep Water Solo)". RockAndIce. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
- "Jernej Kruder". hardclimbs.info. Archived from the original on Jul 10, 2019.
- "Jernej Kruder gelingt die Erstbegehung des 8c-Boulders Metafizika in Slowenien". lacrux.com. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
- "Jernej Kruder Sends Metafizika, New V15". Gripped Magazine. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
- "Jernej Kruder climbs Croatia's hardest, Dugi rat at Omiš". planetmountain.com. Archived from the original on Aug 2, 2019.
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "World Cup Rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- IFSC, ed. (August 20, 2019). "Kruder's profile and rankings". Retrieved August 20, 2019.
External links
- Kruder's profile on Digitalrock.de