Janja Garnbret

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Šmartno pri Slovenj Gradcu, Slovenia

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Janja Garnbret is widely regarded as the Greatest climbing competitor Of All Time (the GOAT). In 2021 she added Olympic Champion to her resume, which already featured back to back World Championship Golds, eight overall World Cup titles, a clean sweep of the 2019 Boulder season and a triple World Championship win in the same year.

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Interview Climb for Gold - Janja Garnbret, Olympic Champion

At a launch event in London for the release of the The Wall: Climb for Gold on Netflix UK, we spoke to Olympic Champion Janja Garnbret about her childhood, Tokyo 2020 and future plans. Janja Garnbret says her life has...

8 3 May

News IFSC Boulder World Cup 2022 - Meiringen Report

IFSC commentator Matt Groom reports on all the action from the first Boulder World Cup of the season.

12 12 Apr

The Ticklist New Video Roundup - 9b for Ondra, Garnbret Crushes, and Cookson Redpoints

In our new video roundup of The Ticklist, where we will be covering all the latest climbing news, from the burliest boulder problems to the most adventurous alpine epics, we take a look at Franco Cookson's...

4 11 Mar

Newsflash Janja Garnbret Climbs Bügeleisen (Font 8B+)

Olympic champion Janja Garnbret has made the first female ascent of Klem Loskot's Bügeleisen (Font...

2 9 Mar

News 2021 - A Year of Climbing News

The second year of the pandemic was another strange one. The year began with another lockdown in the UK; climbing walls...

30 Dec, 2021

The Ticklist #50 Hard Sport Climbing

This week's Ticklist is all about hard sport ascents...

12 Nov, 2021

News Janja Garnbret Becomes First Woman to Onsight 8c

Olympic gold medalist Janja Garnbret has become the first woman to onsight an 8c sport route by...

5 4 Nov, 2021

News IFSC Lead World Cup Kranj 2021: Report

2 6 Sep, 2021

Fri Night Vid Why is Janja Garnbret the Best Competition Climber Ever?

7 13 Aug, 2021

News Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sport Climbing: Women's Final - Report

7 Aug, 2021

News Janja Garnbret wins Women's Olympic Sport Climbing Gold

8 6 Aug, 2021

Video Day 4 at the Games - Women's Final Round-Up

6 Aug, 2021

News Tokyo 2020 Day 2: Women's Qualification - Results

4 Aug, 2021

Video Day 2 at the Games - Women's Qualification, Medal Favourites and Bouldering Explained

2 4 Aug, 2021

News Tokyo 2020 Day 2: Women's Qualification - Report

4 Aug, 2021

News IFSC Lead and Speed World Cup Villars 2021

4 5 Jul, 2021

News IFSC Lead and Boulder World Cup Innsbruck 2021 - Report

2 29 Jun, 2021

News IFSC Boulder World Cup Meiringen 2021 (Rnd 1): Report

7 19 Apr, 2021

News Janja Garnbret featured in TIME100 Next List

18 Feb, 2021

Video 360 Ascent - The world's longest artificial multi-pitch route

29 27 Jan, 2021

News IFSC Lead World Championships: Hachioji - Report

16 Aug, 2019

News 2019 IFSC World Championships Hachioji - Boulder Report

4 14 Aug, 2019

News IFSC Lead World Cup Villars 2019 - Report

4 8 Jul, 2019

News IFSC Boulder World Cup 2019 - Vail: Garnbret Reigns Supreme

10 10 Jun, 2019

News IFSC Boulder World Cup 2019: Munich - Report

7 21 May, 2019

News IFSC World Cup Chongqing - Boulder & Speed Report

29 Apr, 2019

News Silver for Shauna Coxsey in IFSC Boulder World Cup Moscow

4 15 Apr, 2019

News IFSC World Combined Championships Innsbruck: Report

4 17 Sep, 2018

News IFSC Boulder World Cup: Munich - Report

7 20 Aug, 2018

News IFSC Lead World Cup Arco 2018: Report

2 29 Jul, 2018

News IFSC Lead World Cup Briançon 2018: Report

23 Jul, 2018

News IFSC Lead World Cup Villars: Report

11 Jul, 2018

Latest Reviews for Janja's Sponsors

Reviews from the UKC editorial team

Five Ten NIAD Lace - an Updated Classic

The Five Ten Anasazi Pink needs little introduction. This flat, stiff, lace-up shoe has been a mainstay in many climbers' bags for decades. But how does its successor, the NIAD Lace, compare? Nick Brown investigates.

7 31 Dec, 2021

Five Ten NIAD VCS LV

With uproar still shaking the forums at the phasing out of the cult classic Anasazis, all eyes were on Five Ten for the new NIAD range. We recently reviewed the NIAD VCS. Here Rebecca Ting offers a different take on the lower volume version. Does the NIAD VCS LV manage...

12 13 Aug, 2021

Five Ten NIAD VCS

The Five Ten NIAD VCS is the latest evolution of the classic Anasazi. Famously a jack-of-all-trades, this comfortable, high performance shoe has long been a regular at every crag and wall. But does the NIAD VCS retain all the perks of the original, does it add anything...

14 30 Jul, 2021

Five Ten Hiangle, Hiangle LV and Hiangle Pro

Rob Greenwood looks at the three recent models in Five Ten's Hiangle range - the Hiangle, Hiangle LV and...

4 6 Apr, 2021

Five Ten Crawe - a performance all-rounder

The Crawe manages to blend excellent technical performance on edges with good all-round use and comfort, reckons...

7 1 Jan, 2021

Comfy All-Day Rock Shoes

For beginners taking their first steps on the rock, or more experienced climbers looking for a foot-friendly rock shoe for long...

47 1 Dec, 2020

ISPO 2020 - Best in Show

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...

18 29 Jan, 2020

Latest News from Janja's Sponsors

Announcements direct from manufacturers

Five Ten NIAD VCS

Climb after climb, the adidas Five Ten NIAD VCS Climbing Shoes deliver all-around performance. Versatile Stealth® C4™ rubber edges, grips and smears across all surfaces, indoors and out. Extended toe rubber maximises contact area for increased ...

19 Mar, 2021

New Climbing Gear Spring / Summer '21

Next up in our Spotlight gear round-ups is climbing gear. We've chatted with brands about the latest hardware, ropes, harnesses, helmets and every other form of gear. Plus, everything is hitting the shops imminently...

11 15 Mar, 2021

New Footwear Spring / Summer '21

In the absence of any trade show this year, we've created our own. Normally, shows tend to focus on products hitting the market in 6 months to a year, but we've asked brands to talk about the new kit available now. In this first round up, we're showing...

11 8 Mar, 2021