The second of three 2024 IFSC Para Climbing World Cups began today at the Kletterzentrum Innsbruck, Austria as over 200 climbers from around the world tackled Lead qualification hoping to progress through to finals and stay in with a shot of taking a medal.

With the news that the LA28 Local Organising Committee has put forward Para Climbing as a recommendation to be added to the Paralympic programme for their edition, the excitement to see the climbers with physical and visual impairments to range and power impairments back on the wall in action was high.

WHAT THEY SAID:

Luke SMITH (GBR) – Men’s RP3

“The first route was tough, challenging, very overhanging with small edges. I made a silly mistake when I came off and it’s just on to the next one and give it my all.”

Solenne PIRET (FRA) – Women’s AU2

“It was super fun, super cool and I really enjoyed the route. It was a hard one, but it was fun. The second route was the hardest, it was quite big moves and you had to press. After that you were in the overhang and in the roof, and to get out it was quite hard. Then you had slopers and I really felt it.”

Angus TAYLOR (AUS) – Men’s AL2

“The routes were so well set. They flowed, lots of great moves. There was a lot of tension on the second route required and crimping power which I am fond of but not expecting in a comp style route.

“It’s my first international so I had zero expectations. I think I did ok. A little bit more sleep might have helped with the power. The quality of the setting is just exceptional. The moves make sense but they provide the exact amount of challenge. You can read what needs to be done but you need to use your body in a create way to move between the holds.”

FINALISTS

These are the climbers that will compete again in tomorrow’s final round

Men’s AU2 – Four qualifiers from 11 entries

1. BARTKE Kevin (GER)
2. ZARZUELA Brian (USA)
3. RIPMAN Isak (NOR)
4. MUSSON Sebastian (GBR)

Women’s AU2 - Four qualifiers from 11 entries:

1. PIRET Solenne (FRA)
2. CAPOVILLA Lucia (ITA)
3. RUBIN Eleanor (USA)
4. HEBERLE Carolin (GER)

Men’s AU3 – Four qualifiers from nine entries:

1. GEISSELER Dominic (SUI)
2. MATEI Liviu-Nicolae (ROU)
3. SAPIR Mor Michael (ISR)
4. SCHMIT Joe (LUX)

Women’s AU3 – Three qualifers from five entries

1. SCHUAPERT Rosalie (GER)
2. SMREKAR Manca (SLO)
3. GRINDEL Ria (GER)

Men’s AL1 – Four qualifiers from 11 entries

1. ZELLER Angelino (AUT)
2. PÖSENDORFER Markus (AUT)
3. CISLAW Tanner (USA)
4. FRANK Jake (USA)

Men’s AL2 – Six qualifiers from 21 entries

1. ZILZ Ethan (USA)
2. KAMMERER David (ITA)
3. GERMÁN PASCUAL Iván (ESP)
4. NIX Gavin (USA)
5. LEYS Frederik (BEL)
6. YUKI Shuhei (JPN)

Women’s AL2 – Five qualifiers from 7 entries

1. JARRIGE Lucie (FRA)
2. LOOMIS Morgan (USA)
3. NEWTON Joanna (GBR)
4. CHAVES Tânia (POR)
   WATANABE Masako (JPN)

Men’s B1 – Three qualifiers from five entries

1. AITA Sho (JPN)
2. AGUILAR AMOEDO Francisco Javier (ESP)
3. PAILLEX Roland (SUI)

Men’s B2 – Four qualifiers from nice entries

1. HAMANOUE Fumiya (JPN)
2. NEDU Razvan (ROU)
3. PELEGRÍN GÓMEZ Guillermo (ESP)
4. SALVAGNIN Simone (ITA)

Men’s B3 – Three qualifiers from four entries

1. MINOWADA Kazuhiro (JPN)
2. CANDOI CosminFlorin (ROU)
3. ANDREI Daniel-Bebe-Vasilică (ROU)

Women’s B1 – Three qualifiers from five entries

1. BREDICE Nadia (ITA)
2. LAKROUT Emeline (USA)
3. GRILLO Laila (SUI)

Women’s B2 – Four qualifiers from seven entries

1. BIENDARRA Seneida (USA)
2. SCHEINECKER Edith (AUT)
3. LE BON Linda (AUT)
4. LAWERENZ Ivon (GER)

Women’s B3 – Three qualifiers from five entries

1. POSTON Linn (USA)
2. DRAGAN Ionela (ROM)
   BOUTEL MENARD Elsa (FRA)

Men’s RP1 – Seven qualifiers from 19 entries

1. POTTIER Aloïs (FRA)
2. RISHAUG Kim (NOR)
3. TODD Glen (AUS)
4. FRANCK Korbinian (GER)
5. OKADA Takuya (JPN)
6. JAMIESON Luke (GBR)
   HORN Sebastian (GER)

Men’s RP2 – Four qualifiers from 13 entries

1. KUMAR Manikandan (IND)
2. MAYFORTH Benjamin (USA)
3. BUTLER Brayden (USA)
4. MUÑOZ ESCOLAR Iván (ESP)

Men’s RP3 – Six qualifiers from 15 entries

1. TAKANO Tadashi (JPN)
2. CAULIER Camille (BEL)
3. BARENDRECHT Jamie (NED)
4. SMITH Luke (GBR)
5. THOMAS Bastien (FRA)
6. RYS Frantisek (CZE)

Women’s RP1 - Four qualifiers from 13 entries

1. VANDENHOVEN Pavitra (BEL)
2. MOL Eva (NED)
3. PECHE SALINERO Marta (ESP)
4. LONGHI Sarah (SUI)

Women’s RP2 – Five qualifiers from eight entries

1. PLANK Jasmin (AUT)
2. EIVIK Dina (NOR)
3. CAVINA Chiara (ITA)
4. WINSTEL Caroline (USA)
   FUTAHASHI Matoi (JPN)

Women’s RP3 – Four qualifiers from ten entries

1. VOREL Nat (USA)
2. LUTTIKHUIZEN Christiane (NED)
3. MARTIN Elisa (ITA)
4. AGGARWAL Anita (GBR)

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The finals begin at 18:00 local time tomorrow (Tuesday 25 June) and will be streamed LIVE on the IFSC YouTube channel.

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