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Johanna Ernst (born 16 November 1992) is an Austrian professional
rock climber
Rock climbing is a sport in which participants climb up, across, or down natural rock formations. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a usually pre-defined route without falling. Rock climbing is a physically and ...
who specialised in competition lead climbing
A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must c ...
and competition bouldering
A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must c ...
, but also does outdoor sport climbing
Sport climbing (or Bolted climbing) is a form of rock climbing that relies on permanent anchors (or bolts), permanently fixed into the rock for climber protection, in which a rope that is attached to the climber is clipped into the anchors to ...
.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
Ernst began climbing when she was 8 years old. Initially, she only competed in thecompetition lead climbing
A climbing competition (or comp) is usually held indoors on purpose built climbing walls. There are three main types of climbing competition: lead, speed, and bouldering. In lead climbing, the competitors start at the bottom of a route and must c ...
discipline. In 2008, when she was 16, she participated in her first Lead Climbing World Cup
The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The number of competit ...
and won it, earning three gold, two silver and one bronze medals. In the same year she also won the Rock Master
Rock Master is an international climbing competition held every year in Arco, Italy. The event takes place in two rounds: the first is an on-sight session and the second is called "after work". The final classification is given by the sum of th ...
climbing festival and the Lead Climbing European Championship in Paris.
In 2009, she won the Lead Climbing World Championships in Qinghai and, for the second time in a row, the Lead Climbing World Cup
The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of climbing competitions held annually and organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). The athletes compete in three disciplines: lead, bouldering and speed. The number of competit ...
. 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.
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.
Rock climbing
Rankings
Climbing World Cup
Climbing World Championships
Climbing European Championships
Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup
Lead
Rock climbing
Redpointed routes
: :* ''Open your Mind'' -Santa Linya
Les Avellanes i Santa Linya is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Noguera, in the province of Lleida, Catalonia
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(ESP) - 6 April 2012
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:* ''La Fabelita'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - 5 April 2012
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:* ''Minas Tirith'' - Ötztal (AUT) - 7 August 2008
Onsight
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ed routes
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:* ''Santa Linya'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009
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:* ''La Mare del Tano'' - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009
:* ''Flix Flax'' - Terradets (ESP) - 1 April 2009
:* ''White Winds'' - Schleierwasserfall (AUT) - 30 March 2008
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ernst, Johanna 1992 births Living people Austrian rock climbers Competitors at the 2009 World Games Competitors at the 2013 World Games 21st-century Austrian women 21st-century Austrian people IFSC Climbing World Championships medalists IFSC Climbing World Cup overall medalists Austrian female climbers Austrian competition climbers