WHO AM I?

Or who i have become... Just a few words about my past and thoughts for the future.

JERNEJ KRUDER

Until now

Jernej started climbing in 1997 in a small local club in Celje, Slovenia. Soon he started to conquer the youth competitions on a national level. He joined the youth team, were he became a world vice and European champion in speed climbing. He was struggling with a focus on the trainings indoor, but he was very stubborn when it came to rocks. He was progressing on the grading scale, until he realized, he’s very good in short, dynamic routes – bouldering. A different climbing style and enormous power, opened the doors to test his strengths on senior level. He was the first Slovenian to make finals in the bouldering world cups in 2010. After winning some prestige international masters, it was time for him to shine, so he became world vice champion in bouldering in 2014. But there was still something that bothered him. He never stood on the podium at the world cups.

Since his moto is “being a climber for me it’s to climb in any formation as long as I feel and use what I’m holding with my bare hands”, he’s not very familiar with ice climbing, but he always finds the way up the rocks. He’s improving in big walls and crack climbing lately as well. Ticking off some hardest cracks in Europe, freeing El Capitan, repeating the hardest DWS routes in the world, sending some extremely hard boulders and sport routes, makes him one of the best and complete climber in the world. Is there something he hasn’t tried yet in climbing and didn’t totally smash it?

When his time finally arrived in 2018, he didn’t stop. He continued the spree that year and managed to win the overall title. One last thing was missing. A podium at the European championship. He didn’t even miss that, with a win in Moscow in 2020. He also loves different kind of competition challenges like Redbull’s psicobloc and dual ascent, which he also managed to conquer among with his sister Julija.

Personal data

Birthdate: December 5th. 1990
Hometown: Škofja vas, Slovenia
Height: 180cm
Weight: 70kg
Started climbing: 1997

In future

My love and passion for climbing is growing every day and even though I have achieved more than I would have ever dared dreaming about in competition climbing, I want to stay in the World Cup circuit and do well for as long as I can.

However, I want to put more time and energy into outdoor climbing. Switzerland and Spain are one of my favorite places to go climbing, but I'm also ready to explore new places. I‘ll be keep going out there and try to finish some hard boulders, sport climbing and trad. lines. Climbing also got this wonderful opportunity to be part of the Olympic games. As bouldering is my prime discipline, I want to improve in lead (and speed) climbing.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Competitions

Youth world vice champion in speed climbing (World Youth Championship Bejing 2005)
Youth European Champion in speed climbing (European Youth Championship Veliko Tarnavo 2006)
World vice champion in bouldering (World Championship Munich 2014)
World cup overall winner in bouldering 2018
World cup winner in bouldering 2019
European champion in bouldering 2020
Olympic participant as a reserve player 2021
6 times finalist and podium winner on Studio bloc masters
4 times podium winner at Adidas rockstars
Winner and second place at Redbull dual ascent
Several podium winner at Psicobloc international competitions
Over 100 participations on the world cups

*Master competition: not always official IFSC event, but with many World Cup competitors

Bouldering

Metafizika 8c FA, Jurklošter 2018
Four other 8c
7x 8a+ flash
Over 360 boulders of 8a grade or more (many of them FA)

Lead

Dugi rat 9a+ FA
Massacrate 9a+ FA
10x 9a
Psi 8b+ on sight
Over 400 routes of 8a grade or more (many of them FA)

Other

Spomin 8c, 350 meters
Elipsis 8b+, 200 meters, first ascent
7 other 8b+
Profumo di putanone 8a+, on sight
El corazon 8a, 1000 meters

La bruja 9a, hybrid route
Greenspit 8b+
El corazon roof pitch 8a, on sight

Es pontas 9a+
Animal magnetism 8b+/c, first ascent
Weather man 8a+, on sight