Kilian Fischhuber Explained

Kilian Fischhuber
Nationality:Austrian
Birth Date:1 August 1983
Birth Place:Waidhofen an der Ybbs, Austria
Occupation:Professional rock climber
Height:174 cm
Weight:63 kg
Knownfor:Winning the World Cup 5 times
Updated:October 31, 2017
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Kilian Fischhuber (born 1 August 1983) is a professional Austrian rock climber who specializes in bouldering, sport climbing and competition climbing, where competes in bouldering and lead climbing. From 2005 to 2011, he won five Bouldering World Cups. No other male climber was ever able to win it more than three times, or win it three times in a row. Due to his outstanding career, he was awarded the La Sportiva Competition Award in 2009, together with Chris Sharma.[1]

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Fischhuber discovered indoor sport climbing in 1995.

From 1997 to 1999 he participated in Lead climbing international youth competitions.

In 1999, when he was 16 years old, he entered the Austrian bouldering team and started competing in the Bouldering World Cup, winning his first bronze medal in 2003 and his first gold in 2004.

He won the Bouldering World Cup five times, in 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2011. No other climber was ever able to win it more than three times, and no other climber was able to win it three times in a row (Jérôme Meyer won it in 2001, 2003, 2006).

At the end of 2014 he announced his retirement from competitions.[2]

Rock climbing

Fischhuber has redpointed outdoor sport climbing routes up to grade, including making the ninth redpoint of Action Directe.

Rankings

See also: Best IFSC results.

Climbing World Cup

1999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Lead37272720222317
Bouldering4918118821211121255
Combined3351233-------

Climbing World Championships

20012003200520072009201120122014
Lead2650
Bouldering10521154211

Climbing European Championships

200220042007200820102013
Lead19-----
Bouldering-1323231

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Bouldering

SeasonGoldSilverBronzeTotal
2003 1 1
2004 2 1 3
2005 1 2 3
2006 2 2 2 6
2007 2 2 1 5
2008 2 4 6
2009 2 2 4
2010 2 3 5
2011 4 1 5
2012 2 1 1 4
2013 2 1 3
2014 1 1 2
Total 21 11 15 47

Rock climbing

Fischhuber climbed boulder problems graded up to .[3] [4]

Single-pitch routes

Multi-pitch routes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Sharma e Kilian Fischhuber le leggende di Arco Rock Legends 2009. rockmaster.com. December 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801195819/http://www.rockmaster.com/articolo.lasso?cl=9&lvl1=81&lvl2=1130&sez=1&l=1&keyid=367. August 1, 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Kilian Fischhuber, addio alle competizioni. up-climbing.com. December 18, 2014. March 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402172724/http://www.up-climbing.com/it/news/boulder/kilian-fischhuber--addio-alle-competizioni. April 2, 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: From dirt grows the flowers, ~8C, by Kilian Fischhuber. ukclimbing.com. Björn Pohl. February 11, 2015. March 3, 2015.
  4. Web site: Insanity of grandeur, ~8C, by Kilian Fischhuber. ukclimbing.com. Björn Pohl. February 13, 2015. March 3, 2015.
  5. Web site: Kilian Fischhuber sale Action Direct. planetmountain.com. October 3, 2006. March 3, 2015.
  6. Web site: New routes in Austria's Zillertal by Fischhuber and Verhoeven. planetmountain.com. September 2, 2008. March 3, 2015.
  7. Web site: Kilian Fischhuber ripete Des Kaisers neue Kleider 8b+. planetmountain.com. November 24, 2009. March 3, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223242/http://www.planetmountain.com/News/shownews1.lasso?keyid=37106. March 4, 2016.