Innsbruck in climbing fever: World Cup season 2025 starts!

Innsbruck in climbing fever: World Cup season 2025 starts!

Innsbruck, Österreich - The sports world is eagerly looking at Innsbruck, where this week the 2025 Bouldering World Cup season takes place. Athletes not only compete in bouldering, but also in lead and paracols. It should be emphasized that this is the last IFSC Boulder World Cup in Innsbruck for important points in overall ranking, which makes the reason all the more exciting. Lacrux reports that Janja Garnbret and Alex Megos return after a break, which increases the expectations.

Garnbret will compete in both bouldering and lead. After a necessary break, which she announced on Instagram, she has regenerated mentally and physically. A decisive part of your comeback will be the competition in Innsbruck, followed by other stations in Koper and the World Cup in Seoul in September. Megos, on the other hand, debut only in lead this season. Further lead events will also take place in Chamonix, Madrid and Koper in the coming months, which play an important role in the competition calendar for the athletes.

competition processes and medal hopes

The competitions are the following: On Monday, June 23, the qualifications in paractions began, followed by the finals on Tuesday. The bouldering qualifications for men and women took place today on June 25th, while the finals are held on Thursday and Friday. The weekend is all about the lead competition, with the finals on Saturday and Sunday evening. In order to make the competition accessible to those who are not on site, live streams are available on platforms such as YouTube, Discovery+ and Eurosport Player.

The current ranking lists in the overall ranking of bouldering show exciting placements:

paracols in the spotlight

Another highlight of the event is the paraclete, which was completed on June 23 and 24. Over 100 international athletes took part in this important event, where they were prepared in different classes that are divided according to their skills. This discipline not only offers exciting competitions, but also a platform to present the skills of athletes with physical disabilities.

Innsbruck has established itself as a center for climbing sports in recent years. The first World Cup took place here in 1991 in the lead discipline. With the return of the World Cup format, the fifth successive year of the World Cup climbing in Innsbruck will be marked in 2025, which makes the city a melting pot for athletes: inside from all over the world. Climbing World Cup emphasizes that the competitions this year are shaped by a variety of disciplines, including boulders, lead and paraclimbing, which makes the event all the more colorful and exciting.

The top sporting performance and the competition spirit that take place in Innsbruck under the watchful eye of fans and media show once again that the best climbing: inside the world will do their best. Only hope that the athletes will show their shape and that we can experience exciting competitions!