Johanna Ernst

Johanna Ernst in Imst, 2009
Personal information
Nationality	Austrian
Born	(1992-11-16) 16 November 1992 (age 31) Mittersill, Austria
Occupation	Professional rock climber
Height	158 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Website	www.johanna-ernst.at
Climbing career
Type of climber	Competition climbing Sport climbing
Highest grade	Redpoint: 8c+ (5.14c) On-sight: 8b (5.13d)
Known for	Winning the World Cup twice, and the World Championships once.
Medal record Women's competition climbing Representing  Austria World Championships 2009 Xining Lead 2012 Paris Lead World Cup Winner 2008 Lead Winner 2009 Lead 2008 Combined 2009 Combined 2012 Lead European Championships 2008 Lead 2010 Lead
Updated on 3 November 2017.

Johanna Ernst (born 16 November 1992) is an Austrian professional rock climber who specialised in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering, but also does outdoor sport climbing.

Climbing career

Competition climbing

Ernst began climbing when she was 8 years old. Initially, she only competed in the competition lead climbing discipline. In 2008, when she was 16, she participated in her first Lead Climbing World Cup and won it, earning three gold, two silver and one bronze medals.^[1] In the same year she also won the Rock Master climbing festival^[2] and the Lead Climbing European Championship in Paris.

In 2009, she won the Lead Climbing World Championships in Qinghai^[3] and, for the second time in a row, the Lead Climbing World Cup.^[4] As a decoration of honor for these outstanding achievements, in 2009 she was also awarded the Gold Medal for Services to the Republic of Austria.^[5]

In 2010, she could not compete in the Lead Climbing World Cup due to an ankle sprain caused by a fall during the Bouldering World Cup on June 4 in Vail. However, in September she was able to earn the silver medal at the European Championships in Imst.^[6]

Rock climbing

Rankings

Climbing World Cup

Climbing World Championships

Climbing European Championships

Number of medals in the Climbing World Cup

Lead

Rock climbing

Redpointed routes

8c+ (5.14c):

• Open your Mind - Santa Linya (ESP) - 6 April 2012^[9]

8c (5.14b):

• La Fabelita - Santa Linya (ESP) - 5 April 2012^[9]

8b+b :

• Minas Tirith - Ötztal (AUT) - 7 August 2008

Onsighted routes

8b (5.13d):

• Santa Linya - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009^[10]

8a+ (5.13c):

• La Mare del Tano - Santa Linya (ESP) - 3 April 2009
• Flix Flax - Terradets (ESP) - 1 April 2009
• White Winds - Schleierwasserfall (AUT) - 30 March 2008^[11]