Jakob Schubert is one of the world's top climbers. He excels at competitions, sport climbing and bouldering. He recently climbed Perfecto Mundo (9b+) in Margalef becoming only the fifth climber to reach the grade.
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This athlete has competed internationally
Semi Finals 2T3z 3 3, Final 1T4z 2 9
Semi Finals 37+, Final 12+
Semi Finals 0T2z 0 6
Qualifying 3T4z 5 5
Qualifying 7.115
Qualifying 7.167
Qualifying 7.211
Qualifying 3T4z 4 4
News posts and Articles featuring Jakob
Jakob Schubert has spent two days in Magic Wood, Switzerland and walked away with a stunning ticklist. Perhaps the crowning achievement of his two day spree was a flash of Chris Sharma's The Never Ending Story (Font 8B+).
Jakob Schubert is one of the climbers who would have been jetting off to Tokyo with his eyes on a gold medal this summer. Instead in this video, we see how he initially copes with lockdown in Innsbruck, before it eases off and he's able to start rock climbing...
Throughout the lockdown period, we took the unprecedented step of not reporting on ascents from around the world. We felt that it sent an unclear message in a time when people needed clarity. Different countries came out of lockdown at...
In late 2019, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert made the third ascent of Alex Megos' Perfecto...
Top Austrian climber Jakob Schubert has made the third ascent of Alex Megos' Perfecto Mundo (9b+) at...
The fifth round of the IFSC Boulder World Cup 2019 took place in Munich's Olympiastadion, Germany last weekend....
Jakob Schubert has made the 2nd ascent of Chris Sharma's Neanderthal (9b) in Santa Linya, Catalunya. Sharma climbed the route...
Reviews from the UKC editorial team
The first major trade show of the new decade brought the world's outdoor industry to Munich in an annual pageant of product fondling and hobnobbing. Here are some of our highlights...
If you're after a lighter shell for less-rigorous mountain use, but keen not to sacrifice too many useful features, then the Masao Light could be it, says Pegs Bailey.
In this group test we compare nine pairs of performance shoes with a women's / low volume fit. How did they all do...?
Whether you're approaching a mountain crag or out on a scramble or via ferrata, an approach shoe will be lighter and more nimble than a boot,...
More than just a trail running shoe, the Kaptiva can cope with most of what the UK hills can throw at it, says Bridget Collier.
We're just back from the annual summer gear-fest that is the OutDoor trade show. Over three long days we saw a lot (and we mean a lot)...
For a dedicated sport climbing harness you will want something light, comfortable and fairly simple. In this group test...
Announcements direct from manufacturers
La Sportiva have two new shoes arriving for SS'20: the Solution Comp and the Theory. Extreme sensitivity combined with high dynamism allows the Theory to have unprecedented pedidextarity and reactivity on holds. The Solution Comp is a softer an...
The Jackal is a mountain running shoe dedicated to off-road running over ultra distances
We spent the start of the month catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than usual, this in no way detracted from the quality of the clobber on show and hitting the shops in the near future. Below is a...
We spent earlier this week catching up with brands at the big winter gearfest: ISPO. Despite the fact the show was quieter than...
The Eiger, Matterhorn and Grand Jorasses – names that have come to epitomize the supreme mountaineering discipline: the...
Mammut UK athlete and climber, Madeleine Cope, has just returned from a three-week trip to Mongolia – not...
A super-sporty and agile hiking shoe for multi-day outings, trekking excursions or fast-paced hikes in the mountains, incorporating...
