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2 3 2. GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE MEDIA ///////////////////////////////////////

Accreditation of journalists and photographers The accreditation for all journalists is located at the press centre in the Porsche-Arena (entrance on the right hand side of restaurant “Grandls”).

Press Centre At our press centre in the Porsche-Arena you have free internet access during the event. Here you also receive start and result lists before and after the competition as well as royalty free images of our event photographers.

Opening Hours Press Contact adidas ROCKSTARS

Friday 09h00 – 22h00 Media Director TV Distribution Saturday 10h00 – 23h00 Sonja Güldner-Hamel Mike Wenigmann Planet Talk GmbH quattro media Spinnereiinsel 3A Ursprung 4 Floor Plan and Address 83059 Kolbermoor 85625 Glonn Germany Germany Porsche-Arena Tel.: +49 8031 354 65-12 Tel.: +49 8093 572-64 Mercedesstraße 69 Fax: +49 8031 354 65-10 Fax: +49 8093 572-29 70372 Stuttgart Mobile: +49 170 275 0510 Mobile: +49 171 817 7808 Germany Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Staff at Press Centre

Media Accreditation/ Reception Webmaster/ Live Ticker/ Christoph Werner Livestream Embed Code Mobile: +49 151 100 388 88 Fabian Rennack Mobil: +49 176 3499 3332 Lejana Burkhardt Email: [email protected] Mobile: +49 151 100 388 88 Photo Syndication Michael Baierl Mobile: +49 157 5460 1717 Email: [email protected]

Entrance via Mercedesstraße (see arrow). The press centre is located in the area “Mehrzweckraum”.

4 5 Press Contact adidas 3. SCHEDULE ///////////////////////////////////////////// PR Manager Outdoor Global PR Manager Outdoor Market Central Bastian Jung Kristina Velke (ehem. Stadtelmeyer) adidas AG adidas AG Market Central World of sports Friday, 15 September 2017 Adi-Dassler-Straße 1 Adi-Dassler-Platz 1-2 D-91074 Herzogenaurach D-91074 Herzogenaurach Germany Germany 09h00 Opening of venue 09h30 – 13h15 Qualification adidas ROCKSTARS professional competition Tel. +49 9132 84-75462 Tel. +49 9132 84-4397 Mobile: +49 175 923 0959 Mobile: +49 160 884 4397 12h30 – 16h00 Accreditation GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar amateur competition Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 15h30 – 22h00 GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Jam Sessions with bigFM DJ P. 22h00 – 22h05 handover of wildcards for adidas ROCKSTARS semifinal

Please contact Bastian Jung and Kristina Stadtelmeyer for all adidas queries that are not event related.

High Res Photos Saturday, 16 September 2017 High res images taken by our event photographers Elias Holzknecht, Christian Waldegger and Bert Willer are available at the press centre (photo syndication desk) or on our download platform: 10h00 Opening of venue Downloadplattform: http://rockstars.planet-talk.net/ 11h00 – 13h30 Semifinale adidas ROCKSTARS User: adidasROCKSTARS 13h30 – 14h00 adidas TERREX Cinema – adidas ROCKSTARS 2016 Highlight Show Password: media2017 14h00 – 14h30 adidas TERREX athletes on stage

Please credit our event photographers when publishing the images and send a print copy 14h45 – 15h00 Presentation of finalists GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar or online link for our documentation to: 15h00 – 16h00 Build Your Boulder/ GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar 16h00 – 16h30 adidas TERREX Cinema – Fabian Buhl “Dare To Live Your Dream” Sonja Güldner-Hamel 16h30 – 17h30 Final GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Planet Talk GmbH Spinnereiinsel 3A 17h45 – 18h15 Zlagboard Finale 83059 Kolbermoor 19h15 – 19h45 Live-concert Orange But Green Germany 19h45 – 20h15 Email: [email protected] Warm-up: DJ battle and Robeat

ab 20h15 Internet Livestream auf adidas-rockstars.com/live

Up-to-date information about adidas ROCKSTARS and GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar is avai - 20h15 – 20h30 Intro adidas ROCKSTARS Final / Athlete presentation lable on the following websites and social networks: 20h35 – 22h20 adidas ROCKSTARS Final with Orange but Green and Robeat 22h20 – 23h00 adidas ROCKSTARS Superfinal • Website (http://www.adidas-rockstars.com/) 23h00 – 23h15 Award ceremony • Live Results/ Live Score (http://rockstars.rawmotion.com) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adidasrockstars), #adidasrockstars17 • Twitter (@adidasrockstars) und • Instagram (@adidasROCKSTARS) The adidas ROCKSTARS final will be streamed live on www.livestream.com and adidas- rockstars.com/live. The livestream can be embedded on other website. Result lists and intermediate results are accessible via PC, iPad or smartphone on our live score site (see above)

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4.1 General Information adidas ROCKSTARS at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart is an IFSC Master Event for the world’s best bouldering athletes. The event uniquely combines elite sports with live music hold the top hold for three seconds like in the previous rounds. As it is custom when boul - turning a climbing competition into a true „rock show“. Bouldering is a style of rock clim - dering outdoors on natural rock, the athletes must stand on top of the boulder block and bing undertaken without a rope over a crash pad. In terms of coordination, acrobatics and in addition touch a buzzer, which will determine the winner in case of a hairbreadth finish. athleticism it is certainly the most demanding discipline in sport climbing. The goal of com - In this thrilling duel the two superfinalists need both, excellent skills and good nerves. petitive bouldering is to reach a hold that is marked as ‘top’ in a limited time using as few Although the climbers cannot see each other, the beat of the music and the cheers of the attempts as possible. crowd will reflect what is happening on the other side. The person who first stands upright on the super boulder is the merited adidas ROCKSTAR 2017 and wins 4000 Euros. Climbing meets music World-class field lined up Nearly everyone has experienced the motivating power of music over our body and soul. Music can release emotions within seconds; the right beat encourages us to tap our feet or Only invited athletes can participate in adidas ROCKSTARS. The start list reads like the clap our hands; a familiar tune invites us to sing along. Music drives us and makes emotional who’s who of bouldering. The World Cup season ended on August 19th, hence, some ath - moments unforgettable. It is no secret that many bouldering athletes name their routes letes may have some unfinished business and the crowd can look forward to an exciting after songs they listen to when mastering a project. competition. The field includes the two defending champions, 18 year-old Janja Garnbret (SLO), Lead World Champion, 2016 Overall Lead World Cup Winner, runner-up of the 2017 Music is also an integral part of a good sporting event, because it puts heroes in the spotlight, Bouldering World Cup and a truly exceptional talent, as well as reigning Bouldering World creates excitement and entertains the crowd. Intoxicating music and a great atmosphere Champion Tomoa Narasaki (JPN), who won the 2016 Overall Bouldering World Cup and encourage athletes to compete at their physical best. For this reason, adidas ROCKSTARS is the 2017 runner-up. combines high performance sport with live music, transforming a climbing competition into an elaborately staged show. Heated up by the punk rock band Orange but Green, European They compete against the 2017 Overall Bouldering World Cup Champions, Shauna Coxsey Beatbox Champion Robeat and the DJs Chainsaw and Sungod, the world’s best competition (GBR) and Jongwon Chon (KOR), the reigning Bouldering World Champion Petra Klingler climbers will excel themselves. (SUI), the two newly crowned European Champions Staša Gejo (SRB) and Jan Hojer (GER), as well as the top 10 men and women of the 2017 Bouldering World Cup. After several injury lay-offs, Alex Puccio (USA), who won adidas ROCKSTARS in 2012, is back in the Invitational Competition game, as well as triple adidas ROCKSTAR and triple World Champion Combined (L/S/B) Sean McColl (CAN), who didn’t podium at ROCKSTARS 2016 – for the first time in five Over 80 athletes from 25 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year, years. including the top bouldering athletes of the IFSC world ranking, World and European champions, national and continental champions as well as the top 3 of the European Youth Cup. 20 men and women can qualify on Friday for the semifinal on Saturday. In the qua - Full-service to athletes lification round, the athletes have a window of four and in the semifinal of five minutes, respectively, on each of four different boulders. The top 6 men and women advance to the Service to the athlete is the core philosophy of adidas at every event they organise or final on Saturday evening. support. “For us athletes always take centre stage”, says Axel Burkhardt, Director Global Sports Marketing adidas Outdoor. “Only if the athletes feel comfortable they can surpass The finalists first climb on two boulders, one after another. Then the top three advance themselves. We’ve created an Athlete Lounge backstage, i.e. a chill zone with recovery to the next round, in which they compete on a third boulder problem to reach the super - area, a big warm-up wall, sports nutrition and athlete catering. Before and after the com - final. In the superfinal, the Top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super petition the athletes can enjoy complimentary massages, physiotherapy and sport me - boulder” that was specifically created for the event. They climb simultaneously an iden - dical consulting at our Reload Center. The better they feel the better they will perform tical route on two sides of the same boulder. In the superfinal it’s not sufficient to securely and that makes the competition more exciting for everyone.”

8 9 Sport climbing is booming

In recent years, climbing has truly become a popular sport, not least because of nume - rous climbing gyms: more and more athletes are attracted by vertical challenges, both indoor and outdoor, and the trend continues. For a very good reason: climbing does not Here is an example from the result list: Juliane Wurm had 4 tops (T) in the semifinal and nee - only train most of our 656 muscles, it challenges the mind, too. Especially the target group ded 9 attempts (AT) for that. Akiyo Noguchi only needed 7 tries for 4 tops. If both had topped of indoor climbers is growing rapidly. According to the international Federation of Sport the same number of boulders with the same number of attempts, the bonus evaluation would Climbing (IFSC) more than 140 countries have climbing walls. apply – in that case Juliane Wurm would have been ranked higher, because she only needed 6 attempts (AB) for 4 bonus holds (B). In Germany alone, there are more than 350 climbing gyms open to the public. There are 35 million climbers around the world; in Germany alone there are around 500,000 clim - bers. Twenty-five per cent of the one million members of the German Alpine Club (DAV) Global Recognition state that they are climbing indoor on a regular basis. The sport also attracts many women. Around 40 per cent of German climbers are female. And that is not surprising: In addition to 3,500 spectators who attended adidas ROCKSTARS in the Porsche-Arena, this sport is not only about strength, but also about body control and athleticism. And it 38,000 people watched the live stream. 413,000 facebook users around the globe were is a mind game, too. reached in the course the event. adidas ROCKSTARS was also well received by TV stations. “We are thrilled about the great feedback we receive from TV editors”, says Axel Burkhardt, Director Global Sports Marketing adidas Outdoor. “ 7,095 transmissions in over 190 coun - Competition climbing tries of which 3,872 were short reports speak for themselves. Our half-hour adidas ROCKSTARS sports highlight was broadcasted 1,346 times worldwide and is still repeated Climbing has become an international high-performance sport. Now the IOC has put a by many TV stations. “ spotlight on sport climbing by officially approving five new sports, including climbing, for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Official competitions take place in three different disciplines: lead climbing, bouldering and speed climbing. Bouldering is also known as maximal strength discipline. The difficulties of boulder “problems” range between boulder grade 7c to 8a+ and may be compared with single moves of grade 10 or 11 lead routes. In boul - dering competitions, the aim is to master four to five short boulder problems in several rounds (qualification, semifinal, final) with as few attempts as possible. For each boulder the athletes have a time frame of four or five minutes, depending on the respective round.

A boulder consists of six to eight climbing moves on average and has a maximum height of 4.5 metres, which makes it possible to climb without belay ropes. Falls are absorbed by so-called crash pads, i.e. custom-built boulder mats. The climber has to put both hands on marked starting holds and climb from there to the highest hold, the so-called top. The top hold, too, must be visibly held with both hands. The athlete who achieved the most tops with the fewest attempts is the winner of the competition. In case nobody is able to top a boulder problem the so-called bonus hold applies, meaning bonus points for a certain pre-defined zone the climber has to reach on his way to the top. To determine the ranking, the decisive factor is the maximum number of tops combined with the lowest adidas ROCKSTARS is not just a stand-alone IFSC Master event – in the past years it has number of attempts, followed by the number of bonus points and the number of attempts developed into an entire series. There are national adidas ROCKSTARS competitions in needed to reach those bonus holds. China, Japan and Russia, which serve as qualifiers for the pros and Ticket to Rockstars grassroots events , hosted in climbing gyms in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Slovenia, China and Korea, at which amateurs can win a weekend in the official adidas ROCKSTARS athlete hotel to be close to the bouldering stars.

10 11 4.2. Prize Money Equipment

The 20,000 EUR prize purse splits up as follows: Athletes are only allowed to compete in the following equipment: • climbing shoes 1st place men/women: EUR 4,000 • sports top 2nd place men/women: EUR 3,000 • sports pants 3rd place men/women: EUR 1,500 • chalk bag (dry and liquid magnesia) 4th place men/women: EUR 1,000 5th place men/women: EUR 500 6th place men/women: EUR 250 Boulder Wall

4.3 Regulations* The boulder wall is only open for bouldering • once the Boulder Referee has explained the problem to the competitor in advance. • This is just an abstract of the most important rules. For the complete body of regulations • the competitor is allowed to use the designated holds for his/her attempt as long as please go to adidas-rockstars.com not marked otherwise. • screw holes within the boulder wall are prohibited for holding but permitted for stepping. General • as long as the side edges of the boulder wall are not used except it has been specifically allowed. The boulder competition adidas ROCKSTARS consists of • a qualification • a semifinal • a final Registration & Preparation • and a superfinal Each boulder includes a clear and defined starting point from which all attempts must be started. Each competitor has to be ready to leave the lounge/ transit area and enter the compe - • This starting point consists of a clearly defined position for both hands and for one tition arena, when instructed to do so. Any delay in this regard leads to a warning. Any foot or both feet. further delay might lead to disqualification. • The starting point is for all boulder problems identically marked. Each boulder problem is equipped with a “bonus” hold, i.e. holding of a specific handle for extra points (even without completing the problem). Procedure • The Chief Route Setter determines the exact position of this hold. • The marking of this hold is clearly highlighted and differs from the marking of the During the qualification (40+x men and 30+x women are permitted) and semifinal (20 men starting position. and 20 women + 2 Wildcards) round each competitor has to attempt the four boulder pro - • The marking of this hold is identical for all boulder problems. blems in a given order. After each boulder, the competitor gets a recreational break of 4 • The bonus is also awarded once a competitor has successfully climbed the boulder minutes during qualification and 5 minutes during the semifinal. During the final round without reaching the bonus hold. (6 men and 6 women) the boulder problems also have to be attempted in a given order and with a rotation period of 4+ minutes. The athlete is allowed to make her/his last at - A boulder problem is counted as “top“ once the competitor has reached the designated tempt by finishing her/his 4th minute. top hold with both hands holding it for at least 3 seconds. This position needs to be con - firmed by the respective Boulder Referee with a clear “OK“ and by raising the official During the final round, the 6 finalists climb two different boulders. The best 3 finalists of green card. this round fight on a third boulder problem for the superfinal.

12 13 The start and finish of each rotation period are announced by applied to select the top two competitors to advance to the superfinal. If competitors are • a clear and acoustic sound still tied after ranking by this secondary criterion, advancement to the superfinal will be • the emcee based by a “count-back” to the previous round(s). If competitors are still tied, a tie-break • the starting of the stopwatch is carried out on one additional boulder, which has been prepared in advance by the route setters, complying with the following rules:

Within the superfinal the last 2 finalists (men and women separately) compete simulta - • Each competitor has only one attempt according to the same starting order as in the neously on the same boulder (super boulder) climbing identical routes. The athlete who final round. makes it first to the top wins the title. The boulder is counted as “top“, once the competitor • A specific boulder time is defined. has reached a standing position on top of the boulder and hits the buzzer. Before a com - • This boulder attempt has to start within 40 seconds. petitor starts his/her attempt, all holds and steps have to be cleaned by the Boulder Re - • If no finalist has reached the top and the results remain unchanged another attempt is feree or his assistant. The competitor is allowed to ask for a specific cleaning prior to conducted until the finalists are separated with maximum of 3 attempts. If after the tie- his/her attempt. Only cleaning materials provided by the organizer may be used during break boulder, competitors are still tied, then a coin flip will decide the climber(s) who the competition. The athlete may also clean holds and steps him/herself. will advance to the superfinal.

An attempt is regarded as started and counted In case both finalists reach the top at the same time during the superfinal, both athletes are • once both feet have left the ground from the starting position. ranked first, considered as equally strong and the prize/ prize money is equally divided. • once hands and feet have touched other holds than the starting holds.

An attempt is regarded as completed once 4.4 Head Referee • the boulder problem has been successfully topped • the competitor has touched the ground with any of his body parts. adidas ROCKSTARS head referee Johannes Altner (GER) started climbing at the age of 12 • the competitor has not completed his/her attempts within the rotation period. and has experienced the sport from various angles in the past 35 years of his climbing career: • the competitor has not started as demonstrated by the Boulder Referee. as competition climber, as route setter on national level, as climbing coach and adventure • the competitor has used any part of the wall that is not open for bouldering. educator, and since 2000 also as referee. In 2005 Hannes started working at international competitions and since 2008 he is managing the referee team at World Cup events as head referee. His preference are boulder comps, because “there is always such a familiar atmo - Points System sphere despite being a highly professional elite sport. The athletes are not opponents but friends, who get on well no matter where they are from.” His aim as head referee is to faci - After each boulder round, the competitors are rated according to the following primary litate a fair, good and enjoyable competition for the athletes. ranking criteria* in the exact given order: 4.5 Participating • number of tops reached. countries (25) • number of attempts reaching that top. • number of bonus holds reached. • number of attempts reaching these bonus holds.

*During the final round, the highest hold controlled on each boulder problem will be recorded, as a secondary criterion for ranking.

In case more than three competitors are ranked among the top three after the first two boulders of the final round, all competitors who are in the top three advance to the third boulder of the final round.

In case more than two competitors are ranked among the top two after the third boulder of the final round, based on the primary ranking criteria, the secondary criterion will be

14 15 orld Cup 4.6 Top Men & Women = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering B = B ead L = L peed S = S The IFSC (International Federation of Sport tes Climbing) runs an annual circuit of 5 - 7 pating athle = Partici 17 World Cups in all three climbing disciplines: KSTARS 20 adidas ROC bouldering, lead and speed climbing.

Ranking points are awarded at each of these and an overall World Cup winner is crowned in each discipline at the end of the season. The World Championships meanwhile is a one-off event, held every 2 years, where climbers have one shot at glory; a contrasting challenge to winning a World Cup title over multiple events.

4.6.1 Results in recent years

Bouldering World Cup Overall: World Championships (B):

Men Gold Silver Bronze Men Gold Silver Bronze 2017 Jongwon Chon (KOR) Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) Aleksei Rubtsov (RUS) 2016 Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) Adam Ondra (CZE) Manuel Cornu (FRA) 2016 Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) Kokoro Fujii (JPN) Aleksei Rubtsov (RUS) 2014 Adam Ondra (CZE) Jernej Kruder (SLO) Jan Hojer (GER) 2015 Jongwon Chon (KOR) Jan Hojer (GER) Adam Ondra (CZE) 2012 Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS) Kilian Fischhuber (AUT) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 2014 Jan Hojer (GER) Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS) G.G. Mondet (FRA) 2011 Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS) Adam Ondra (CZE) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 2009 Aleksei Rubtsov (RUS) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) David Barrans (GBR) Women Gold Silver Bronze 2017 Shauna Coxsey (GBR) Janja Garnbret (SLO) Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Women Gold Silver Bronze 2016 Shauna Coxsey (GBR) Miho Nonaka (JPN) Mélissa Le Nevé (FRA) 2016 Petra Klingler (SUI) Miho Nonaka (JPN) Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) 2015 Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Shauna Coxsey (GBR) Miho Nonaka (JPN) 2014 Juliane Wurm (GER) Alex Puccio (USA) Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) 2014 Anna Stöhr (AUT) Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Alex Puccio (USA) 2012 Mélanie Sandoz (FRA) Olga Iakoleva (RUS) Anna Stöhr (AUT) 2011 Anna Stöhr (AUT) Sasha DiGiulian (USA) Juliane Wurm (GER) 2009 Yulia Abramchuk (RUS) Olga Shalagina (UKR) Anna Stöhr (AUT) Lead World Cup Overall: European Championships (B): Men Gold Silver Bronze Men Gold Silver Bronze 2016 Domen Škofic (SLO) Jakob Schubert (AUT) Romain Desgranges (FRA 2017 Jan Hojer (GER) Alexander MEGOS (GER) Anze Peharc (SLO) 2015 Adam Ondra (CZE) Gautier Supper (FRA) Jakob Schubert (AUT) 2015 Jan Hojer (GER) Adam Ondra (CZE) Stefan Scarperi (ITA) 2014 Jakob Schubert (AUT) Sean McColl (CAN) Adam Ondra (CZE) 2013 Kilian Fischhuber (AUT) Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS) Jakob Schubert (AUT)

Women Gold Silver Bronze Women Gold Silver Bronze 2016 Janja Garnbret (SLO) Anak Verhoeven (BEL) Jain Kim (KOR) 2017 Staša Gejo (SRB) Janja Garnbret (SLO) Petra Klingler (SUI) 2015 Mina Markovič (SLO) Jain Kim (KOR) Jessica Pilz (AUT) 2015 Juliane Wurm (GER) Anna Stöhr (AUT) Katharina Sauerwein (AUT) 2014 Jain Kim (KOR) Mina Markovič (SLO) Magdalena Röck (AUT) 2013 Anna Stöhr (AUT) Mina Markovič (SLO) Mélanie Sandoz (FRA)

16 17 orld Cup 4.6 Top Men & Women = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering B = B ead L = L peed S = S

tes 4.6.2 The adidas ROCKSTARS pating athle = Partici 17 Finalists 2012-2016 KSTARS 20 adidas ROC adidas ROCKSTARS Stuttgart

2016 Women Men 1 Janja Garnbret (SLO) Tomoa Narasaki (JPN) 2 Jessica Pilz (AUT) Jan Hojer (GER) 3 Miho Nonaka (JPN) Jongwon Chon (KOR) 4 Stasa Gejo (SRB) Alban Levier (FRA) 5 Petra Klingler (SUI) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 6 Leah Crane (GBR) Jernej Kruder (SLO) adidas ROCKSTARS Stuttgart adidas ROCKSTARS Stuttgart

2015 2013 Women Men Women Men 1 Megan Mascarenas (USA) Sean McColl (CAN) 1 Juliane Wurm (GER) Jernej Kruder (SLO) 2 Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Rei Sugimoto (JPN) 2 Shauna Coxsey (GBR) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 3 Janja Garnbret (SLO) Jernej Kruder (SLO) 3 Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Sean McColl (CAN) 4 Stasa Gejo (SRB) Aleksei Rubtsov (RUS) 4 Petra Klingler (SUI) Gabriele Moroni (ITA) 5 Miho Nonaka (JPN) Jongwon Chon (KOR) 5 Mina Markovic (SLO) Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS) 6 Julija Kruder (SLO) Simon Unger (GER) 6 Alex Puccio (USA) Jorg Verhoeven (NED) adidas ROCKSTARS Stuttgart adidas ROCKSTARS Stuttgart

2014 2012 Women Men Women Men 1 Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Sean McColl (CAN) 1 Alex Puccio (USA) Sean McColl (CAN) 2 Mina Markovic (SLO) Jongwon Chon (KOR) 2 Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) Jon Cardwell (USA) 3 Petra Klingler (SUI) Jernej Kruder (SLO) 3 Juliane Wurm (GER) G. G. Mondet (FRA) 4 Shauna Coxsey (GBR) Rei Sugimoto (JPN) 4 Therese Johansen (NOR) Jan Hojer (GER) 5 Mélissa Le Nevé (FRA) James Kassay (AUS) 5 Katharina Sauerwein (AUT) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 6 Mathilde Becerra (FRA) Rustam Gelmanov (RUS) 6 Mina Leslie-Wujastyk (GBR) Jeremy Bonder (FRA)

18 19 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

1 // Tomoa NARASAKI (JPN) 5 // Rustam GELMANOV (RUS)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Utsunomiya Nationality: Russian Hometown: Eindhoven Date of Birth: 22 June 1996 Climber since: 2005 Date of Birth: 06 December 1987 Climber since: 2003 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 1 BWC Overall 2017: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 5 BWC Overall 2017: 46 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 22 BWC Overall 2016: 1 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 23 BWC Overall 2016: 5 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 30 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 6 BWC Overall 2015: 6

Personal Best: Personal Best: 2nd World Cup Overall (B) 2017 5th World Cup Overall (B) 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Nanjing, Tokyo, Munich 2017 5th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2016 1st World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 1st World Championships (B) Paris 2016 2nd World Cup (B, S) Haiyang 2015 2 // Jan HOJER (GER) 6 // Jernej KRUDER (SLO)

Nationality: German Hometown: Frechen Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Skofja Vas Date of Birth: 09 February 1992 Climber since: 2003 Date of Birth: 05 December 1990 Climber since: 1997 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 2 BWC Overall 2017: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 6 BWC Overall 2017: 9 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 8 BWC Overall 2016: 9 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 3 BWC Overall 2016: 10 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 27 BWC Overall 2015: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 3 BWC Overall 2015: 21

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st World Cup (B) Munich 2017 3rd World Cup (B, S) Nanjing 2017 2nd World Cup (B, S) Chongqing 2016 5th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 2nd World Cup Overall (B) 2016 10th World Cup Overall (B) 2016 1st German Bouldercup (B) Cologne 2016 1st Rockmaster (B) Arco 2014 3 // Jongwon CHON (KOR) 7 // Alexander WURM (GER)

Nationality: Korean Hometown: Seoul Nationality: German Hometown: Cologne Date of Birth: 07 February 1996 Climber since: 2010 Date of Birth: 11 May 1996 Climber since: 2007 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 3 BWC Overall 2017: 1 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 7 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 5 BWC Overall 2016: 4 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 2 BWC Overall 2015: 1 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2017, 2015 8th German Bouldercup (B) Hanover 2016 4th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 8th World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 1st World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 3rd German Juniors Cup (B) Friedrichshafen 2015 1st World Cup (B) Vail 2017 2nd German Juniors Cup (B) Hanover 2015

20 21 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

8 // Sergii TOPISHKO (UKR) 11 // Alexander AVERDUNK (GER)

Nationality: Ukrainian Hometown: Kiev Nationality: German Hometown: Markt Schwaben Date of Birth: 02 October 1988 Climber since: 1996 Date of Birth: 13 July 1997 Climber since: 2004 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 8 BWC Overall 2017: 22 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 11 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 32 BWC Overall 2016: 32 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 29

Personal Best: Personal Best: 10th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 5th German Championship (B) Berlin 2017 8th World Cup (B, S) Chongqing 2016 5th European Youth Cup (B) L Árgentiere 2016 15th World Championships (B) Paris 2016 2nd European Youth Cup (B) Soure 2016 4th World Cup (B) Munich 2015 10th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016

9 // Kokoro FUJI (JPN) 12 // Gholamali BARATZADEH (IRI)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Tokyo Nationality: Iranian Hometown: Tehran Date of Birth: 30 November 1992 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 21 September 1985 Climber since: 1999 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 9 BWC Overall 2017: 5 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 22 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 14 BWC Overall 2016: 30 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 13 BWC Overall 2015: 18

Personal Best: Personal Best: 6th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 11th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 2nd World Cup Overall (B) 2016 11th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 1st World Cup (B) Vail 2016 7th Asian Continental Championship (B) 2015 1st World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 7th World Cup (B) Haiyang 2015 10 // Alfons DORNAUER (AUT) 13 // Jeremy BONDER (FRA)

Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Finkenberg Nationality: French Hometown: Fontainebleau Date of Birth: 15 November 1993 Climber since: 2001 Date of Birth: 15 July 1991 Climber since: 1999 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 10 BWC Overall 2017: 42 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 30 BWC Overall 2017: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 26 BWC Overall 2016: 36 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 10 BWC Overall 2016: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 41 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 7 BWC Overall 2015: 10

Personal Best: Personal Best: 20th World Cup (B) Nanjing 2017 5th World Championships (B) Paris 2016 17th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 8th World Cup Overall (B) 2016 18th World Cup (B) Toronto 2015 6th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 23rd European Championship (B) Innsbruck 2015 4th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016

22 23 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

14 // Jonathan CARDWELL (USA) 17 // David FIRNENBURG (GER)

Nationality: American Hometown: Boulder Nationality: German Hometown: Hanover Date of Birth: 12 March 1989 Climber since: 2001 Date of Birth: 28 May 1995 Climber since: 2001 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 22 BWC Overall 2017: 11 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 20 BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 18 BWC Overall 2016: 29 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 19 BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 14 BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st Pro Bouldering Competition (B) Utah 2014 3rd German Championship (S) Saarlouis 2017 Finalist SCS National Santa Ana 2014 1st German Championship (B) Berlin 2017 1st Ring of Fire Hadley 2013 2nd German Lead Cup (L) Neu-Ulm 2016 2nd adidas ROCKSTARS (B) Stuttgart 2012 3rd German Lead Cup (L) Munich 2016

15 // Borna ČUJIĆ (CRO) 18 // Guillaume GLAIRON MONDET (FRA)

Nationality: Croatian Hometown: Sveta Nedelja Nationality: French Hometown: Avon Date of Birth: 03 June 1997 Climber since: 2002 Date of Birth: 10 December 1986 Climber since: 1996 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 15 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 7 BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 24 BWC Overall 2015: 19

Personal Best: Personal Best: 9th World Games (B) Wroclaw 2017 10th World Cup (B) Toronto 2015 1st World Youth Championships (B) Guangzhou 2016 4th World Championship (B) Munich 2014 6th European Youth Cup (B) Warsaw 2016 1st World Cup (B) Toronto 2014 7th European Youth Cup (B) Soure 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Laval, Vail 2014 16 // Lukas ENNEMOSER (AUT) 19 // Tomas GREKSAK (SVK)

Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Laengenfeld/ Huben Nationality: Slovakian Hometown: Bratislava Date of Birth: 21 July 1989 Climber since: 2001 Date of Birth: 06 August 1985 Climber since: 1992 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 16 BWC Overall 2016: 66 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 33 BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 18 BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: Austrian Champion (B) 2016, 2015, 2011 41st World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2014 15th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2013 49th World Cup (B) Barcelona 2011 4th World Cup (B) Millau 2013 49th World Cup (B) Eindhoven 2011 3rd World Cup (B) Vienna 2011 47th World Cup (B) Vienna 2011

24 25 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

20 // Petar IVANOV (BUL) 23 // Tyler LANDMAN (GBR)

Nationality: Bulgarian Hometown: Sofia Nationality: British Hometown: New York Date of Birth: 19 November 2000 Climber since: 2006 Date of Birth: 22 September 1990 Climber since: 1997 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 17 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 60

Personal Best: Personal Best: 3rd European Youth Cup (B) L’Argentière 2017 13th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 2nd European Youth Cup (L) Imst 2017 10th World Cup (B) Vail 2016 2nd European Youth Cup (B) Soure 2017 6th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 1st European Youth Cup (B) Soure 2016 5th World Youth Championship (L) Beijing 2005

21 // Alex KHAZANOV (ISR) 24 // Kai LIGHTNER (USA)

Nationality: Israeli Hometown: Haifa Nationality: American Hometown: Boulder Date of Birth: 02 March 1995 Climber since: 2006 Date of Birth: 21 August 1999 Climber since: 2006 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 32 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 27 BWC Overall 2016: 39 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 52 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2014: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 18th World Cup (B) Vail 2017 31st World Cup (B) Vail 2017 1st Israel National Championship 2016 2nd World Youth Championships (B) Guangzhou 2016 4th European Youth Championship (B) Arco 2014 2nd World Youth Championships (L) Guangzhou 2016 3rd European Youth Cup Overall (B) 2014 8th World Youth Championships (L) Arco 2015 22 // Egor KRYACHKOV (RUS) 25 // Nimrod MARCUS (ISR)

Nationality: Russian Hometown: Moscow Nationality: Israeli Hometown: Jerusalem Date of Birth: 20 February 1996 Climber since: 2008 Date of Birth: 12 November 1999 Climber since: 2011 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st adidas ROCKSTARS Russia 2017 4th World Youth Championship (B) Guangzhou 2016 15th World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 5th European Youth Championship (B) Laengenfeld 2016 4th European Universities Championship (L) Katowice 2015 3rd European Youth Cup Overall (B) 2016 6th European Universities Championship (B) Katowice 2015 1st European Youth Cup (B) Warsaw 2016

26 27 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

26 // Mickael MAWEM (FRA) 29 // Yoshiyuki OGATA (JPN)

Nationality: French Hometown: Fontainebleau Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Yokohamashi Kanagawaku Date of Birth: 03 August 1990 Climber since: 2002 Date of Birth: 04 February 1998 Climber since: 2010 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 12 BWC Overall 2017: 20 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 24 BWC Overall 2017: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 13 BWC Overall 2016: 16 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 17 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 38 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 38

Personal Best: Personal Best: 4th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 5th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 4th World Championship (B) Paris 2016 3rd World Cup (B) Vail 2017 5th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 1st Asian Continental Championship (B) Duyun 2016 7th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 4th World Cup (B) Vail 2016

27 // Sean MCCOLL (CAN) 30 // Baptiste OMETZ (SUI)

Nationality: Canadian Hometown: North Vancouver Nationality: Swiss Hometown: Fully Date of Birth: 03 September 1987 Climber since: 1997 Date of Birth: 15 September 1998 Climber since: 2008 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 13 BWC Overall 2016: 40 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 16 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 1 BWC Overall 2015: 6 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 22 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 1 BWC Overall 2014: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 52

Personal Best: Personal Best: 2nd World Cup (L) Briançon 2017 2nd World Youth Championship (B) Guangzhou 2016 1st adidas ROCKSTARS 2012, 2014, 2015 11th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 World Champion Combined (B, L, S) 2009, 2012, 2014 16th World Cup (B) Vail 2016 3rd World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 1st European Youth Championship (B) Arco 2014 28 // Meichi NARASAKI (JPN) 31 // Georg PARMA (AUT)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Utsunomiya Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Eichgraben Date of Birth: 13 May 1999 Climber since: 2008 Date of Birth: 15 April 1997 Climber since: 2004 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 12 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 35 BWC Overall 2017: 63 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 60 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st Asian Youth Championship (B, L) Singapore 2017 19th World Championship (L) Paris 2016 6th Asian Youth Championship (S) Singapore 2017 3rd European Youth Cup (B) Warsaw 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Vail 2017 2nd European Youth Cup (B) Graz 2016 6th World Youth Championship (L) Noumea 2014 1st European Youth Championship (L) Edinburgh 2014

28 29 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

32 // Anže PEHARC (SLO) 35 // Aleksei RUBTSOV (RUS)

Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Tržič Nationality: Russian Hometown: Moscow Date of Birth: 29 July 1997 Climber since: 2006 Date of Birth: 05 August 1988 Climber since: 2005 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 21 BWC Overall 2017: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 34 BWC Overall 2017: 3 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 4 BWC Overall 2016: 3 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 15

Personal Best: Personal Best: 8th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 10th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 15th World Youth Championship (L) Guangzhou 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 1st European Youth Championship (B) L’Argentière 2015 1st World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 3rd World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 1st World Cup (B) Munich 2015

33 // Nikola PETROV (BUL) 36 // Roland RUGENS (LAT)

Nationality: Bulgarian Hometown: Mainz Nationality: Latvia Hometown: Salaspils novads Date of Birth: 11 November 1988 Climber since: 2005 Date of Birth: 06 February 1992 Climber since: 1999 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 14 BWC Overall 2017: 18 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 12 BWC Overall 2016: 14 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 48

Personal Best: Personal Best: 69th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 8th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 14th adidas ROCKSTARS Semifinal 2016 4th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 69th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 6th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 53rd World Cup (B) Munich 2015 14th European Championship (B) Innsbruck 2015 34 // Hannes PUMAN (SWE) 37 // Stefan SCARPERI (ITA)

Nationality: Swedish Hometown: Eskilstuna Nationality: Italian Hometown: Appiano Date of Birth: 29 December 1997 Climber since: 2008 Date of Birth: 01 May 1991 Climber since: 2001 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 24 BWC Overall 2016: 31 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 12 BWC Overall 2015: 32

Personal Best: Personal Best: 12th World Cup (L) Chamonix 2017 14th World Cup (B) Vail 2016 9th World Cup (L) Villars 2017 13th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 4th European Championship (L) Campitello di Fassa 2017 3rd European Championship (B) Innsbruck 2015 2nd European Youth Championship (L) Mitterdorf 2016 9th World Cup (B) Baku 2014

30 31 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

38 // Jakob SCHÄFER (GER) 41 // Dmitrii SHARAFUTDINOV (RUS)

Nationality: German Hometown: Leipzig Nationality: Russian Hometown: Ekaterinburg Date of Birth: 12 October 1992 Climber since: 2009 Date of Birth: 16 September 1986 Climber since: 1992 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 24 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 11 BWC Overall 2016: 12 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 11 BWC Overall 2015: 11

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st Saxony Championship (B) 2017 1st Russian Championship (B) 2016 3rd Northern German Championship (B) 2017 1st World Cup (B) Vail, Baku 2014 1st Boulder Bundesliga (GER) 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Grindelwald, Chongqing 2014 1st GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar 2016 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2013 39 // Thilo SCHRÖTER (NOR) 42 // Domen Škofic (SLO)

Nationality: Norwegian Hometown: Oslo Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Radovljica Date of Birth: 02 January 1996 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 11 April 1994 Climber since: 1999 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 43 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 17 BWC Overall 2017: 70 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 23 BWC Overall 2015: 20

Personal Best: Personal Best: 21st World Cup (B) Vail 2017 1st World Cup Overall (L) 2016 20th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 1st World Cup (L) Imst, Briancon, Chamonix 2016 13th European Youth Championship (B) Arco 2014 4th World Championship (L) Gijon 2014 4th European Youth Championship (B) Grindelwald 3rd Overall Combined World Cup 2014, 2015

40 // Jakob SCHUBERT (AUT 43 // Martin STRANIK (CZE)

Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Innsbruck Nationality: Czech Hometown: Chocen Date of Birth: 31 December 1990 Climber since: 2002 Date of Birth: 08 March 1990 Climber since: 1997 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 19 BWC Overall 2017: 10 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 36 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 23 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 9 BWC Overall 2015: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 14

Personal Best: Personal Best: 9th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 6th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 2nd World Cup Overall (L) 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 2nd World Cup Combined Overall 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Munich 2015 1st World Cup Overall (L) 2014, 2011 2nd World Championship (B) Aviles 2007

32 33 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B MALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

44 // Tomoaki TAKATA (JPN) 47 // Gregor VEZONIK (SLO)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Tokyo Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Ravne na Koroskem Date of Birth: 20 February 1995 Climber since: 2012 Date of Birth: 06 July 1995 Climber since: 1998 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 32 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 49 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 21 BWC Overall 2016: 57 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 28 BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 8th World Championship (B) Paris 2016 19th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 4th Asian Continental Championship (B) Duyun 2016 3rd European Youth Cup (B) Laengenfeld/ Oetztal 2014 8th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 2nd Overall European Youth Cup Bouldering 2012 17th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 2nd Lead European Youth Cup Kranj 2012 45 // Loïc TIMMERMANNS (BEL) 48 // Keita WATABE (JPN)

Nationality: Belgian Hometown: Krainem Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Yokkaichishi Date of Birth: 08 April 1995 Climber since: 2000 Date of Birth: 30 August 1993 Climber since: 2001 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 36 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 4 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 23 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 56

Personal Best: Personal Best: 11th World Cup (L) Xiamen 2016 3rd World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 10th World Cup (L) Briancon 2015 1st World Cup (B) Nanjing 2017 2nd World Youth Championship (L) Noumea 2014 4th World Cup (B) Chongqing 2017 1st European Youth Championship (L) Gemozac 2012 3rd World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017

46 // Simon UNGER (GER) 49 // Kaito WATANABE (JPN)

Nationality: German Hometown: Augsburg Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Saitama Date of Birth: 04 November 1991 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 25 December 1996 Climber since: 2010 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 39 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 30 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 6 BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 35 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 16th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 21st World Cup (B) Vail 2017 25th World Cup (B) Vail 2017 19th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 13th World Cup (B) Munich 2015 18th World Cup (B) Chongqing 2017 3rd German National Overall (B) 2015 14th World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015

34 35 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering MALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

50 // Makoto YAMAUCHI (JPN) 61 // Janja GARNBRET (SLO)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Bunnkyoku Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Šmartno pri Slovenj GradcuGradcu Date of Birth: 14 November 1994 Climber since: 2005 Date of Birth: 12 March 1999 Climber since: 2006 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 1 BWC Overall 2017: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 3 BWC Overall 2016: 17 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 45th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 1st World Cup (B) Munich, Tokyo, Chongqing 2017 20th World Championship (B) Munich 2014 2nd World Cup (B) Nanjing 2017 9th Asian Youth Championship (L) Singapore 2011 1st World Championship (L) Paris 2016 26th World Youth Championship (L) Valence 2009 1st World Cup Overall (L) 2016

51 // Joel ZERR (USA) 62 // Jessica PILZ (AUT)

Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Innsbruck Nationality: American Hometown: Boulder Date of Birth: 22 November 1996 Climber since: 2005 Date of Birth: 31 July 1984 Climber since: 1999 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 2 BWC Overall 2017: 58 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - Personal Best: Personal Best: 2nd World Cup (L) Briancon 2016 59th World Cup (B) Vail 2017 3rd World Cup Overall (L) 2015 42nd World Cup (B) Vail 2014 2nd World Cup (L) Kranj 2015 24th World Cup (B, S) Baku 2014 2nd World Youth Championship (L) Arco 2015 30th World Cup (B, S) Chongqing 2014 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

63 // Miho NONAKA (JPN) 66 // Leah CRANE (GBR)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Tokyo Nationality: British Hometown: Kendal Date of Birth: 21 May 1997 Climber since: 2006 Date of Birth: 29 May 1989 Climber since: 1994 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 3 BWC Overall 2017: 4 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 6 BWC Overall 2017: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 5 BWC Overall 2016: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 11 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 3 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 18

Personal Best: Personal Best: 10th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 21st World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 3rd World Cup (B) Vail, Tokyo, Nanjing, Meiringen 2017 11th World Cup Overall (B) 2016 2nd World Cup Overall (B) 2016 11th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai, Meiringen 2016 2nd World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 8th World Cup (B) Munich 2016

64 // Staša GEJO (SRB) 67 // Akiyo NOGUCHI (JPN)

Nationality: Serbian Hometown: Niš Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Ibaraki Date of Birth: 25 November 1997 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 30 May 1989 Climber since: 2000 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 4 BWC Overall 2017: 6 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 7 BWC Overall 2017: 3 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 4 BWC Overall 2016: 18 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 2 BWC Overall 2016: 4 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 24 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 1 BWC Overall 2015: 1

Personal Best: Personal Best: 4th World Cup (B) Munich, Meiringen 2017 3rd World Cup (B) Munich, Navi Mumbai 2017 5th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Vail, Tokyo 2017 World Youth Champion (Boulder and combined) Arco 2015 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2015, 2014 European Youth Champion (B) L’Argentière 2015 1st adidas ROCKSTARS 2014 65 // Petra KLINGLER (SUI) 68 // Mina Markovič (SLO)

Nationality: Swiss Hometown: Bonstetten Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Sežana Date of Birth: 14 February 1992 Climber since: 1995 Date of Birth: 23 November 1987 Climber since: 1998 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 5 BWC Overall 2017: 5 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 8 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 8 BWC Overall 2016: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 3 BWC Overall 2015: 4 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 2 BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 6th World Cup (B) Munich, Tokyo 2017 3rd World Championship (L) Paris 2016 4th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 1st World Cup (L) Kranj, Stavanger, Imst, Chamonix 2015 5th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 1st European Championship (L) Chamonix 2015 1st Bächli Swiss Climbing Cup (B) Zürich 2017 1st World Cup Overall (L) 2011, 2012, 2015

38 39 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

69 // Lilli KIESGEN (GER) 72 // Natalie BÄRTSCHI (SUI)

Nationality: German Hometown: Bad Vilbel Nationality: Swiss Hometown: Zürich Date of Birth: 02 July 1996 Climber since: 2008 Date of Birth: 13 March 1994 Climber since: 2000 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 9 BWC Overall 2017: 33 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 22 BWC Overall 2017: 72 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 39 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 12 BWC Overall 2016: 37 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 45

Personal Best: Personal Best: 12th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 14th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 9th World Championship (B) Paris 2016 1st Zurich Championship (B) 2016 2nd German Bouldercup Zweibrücken 2016 2nd Bächli Swiss Cup (S) Züspa 2016 1st German Youth Leadcup 2015 3rd Bächli Swiss Cup (B) Pratteln 2016

70 // Megan MASCARENAS (USA) 73 // Alma BESTVATER (GER)

Nationality: American Hometown: Colorado Springs Nationality: German Hometown: Weimar Date of Birth: 20 October 1997 Climber since: 1999 Date of Birth: 27 March 1996 Climber since: 2009 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 10 BWC Overall 2017: 22 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 25 BWC Overall 2017: 14 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 1 BWC Overall 2016: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 5 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 4th World Championship (B) Paris 2016 10th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 1st World Cup (B) Vail 2016 9th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 1st adidas ROCKSTARS 2015 5th European Youth Championship (B) L’Argentière 2015 1st World Cup (B) 2015 1st German Youth Bouldercup Overall (B) 2015 71 // Maëlys AGRAPART (FRA) 74 // Chloé CAULIER (BEL)

Nationality: French Hometown: Massy Nationality: Belgian Hometown: Jurbise Date of Birth: 13 August 1996 Climber since: 2009 Date of Birth: 18 November 1996 Climber since: 2005 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 23 BWC Overall 2017: 26 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 17 BWC Overall 2017: 13 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 16 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 20

Personal Best: Personal Best: 9th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 7th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 18th World Cup (B, S) Nanjing 2017 6th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 15th European Youth Cup (L) Mitterdorf 2015 5th World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 11th European Youth Cup (L) Imst 2015 Belgian Champion (B) since 2014

40 41 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

75 // Shauna COXSEY (GBR) 78 // Ekaterina KIPRIIANOVA (RUS)

Nationality: British Hometown: Runcorn Nationality: Russian Hometown: Saint-Petersburg Date of Birth: 27 January 1993 Climber since: 1997 Date of Birth: 22 August 1989 Climber since: 1997 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 1 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 24 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 10 BWC Overall 2016: 1 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 47 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 4 BWC Overall 2015: 2 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 51

Personal Best: Personal Best: 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2017 7th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 1st World Cup (B) Nanjing 2017 1st adidas ROCKSTARS Russia 2017 1st World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 20th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 1st World Cup Overall (B) 2016 6th European Championship (B) Eindhoven 2013

76 // Fanny GIBERT (FRA) 79 // Julija KRUDER (SLO)

Nationality: French Hometown: Nages et Solorgues Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Škofja Vas Date of Birth: 16 February 1993 Climber since: 2003 Date of Birth: 19 November 1997 Climber since: 2002 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 16 BWC Overall 2017: 9 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 18 BWC Overall 2017: 31 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 6 BWC Overall 2016: 23 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 10 BWC Overall 2015: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 9 BWC Overall 2015: 11

Personal Best: Personal Best: 8th World Cup (B) Munich (B) 2017 6th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 1st French National Championship (B) 2017 3rd European Youth Cup (B) L’Argentière 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Munich 2015 6th World Youth Championship (B) Arco 2015 2nd World Cup (B) Vail 2014 2nd European Youth Cup (B) Laengenfeld 2014 77 // Katja KADIĆ (SLO) 80 // Andrea KÜMIN (SUI)

Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Ljubljana Nationality: Swiss Hometown: Winkel Date of Birth: 14 June 1995 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 29 October 1997 Climber since: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 13 BWC Overall 2017: 7 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 66 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 5th World Cup (B) Vail 2017 19th World Cup (B) Chongqing 2017 3rd European Youth Championship (B) Arco 2014 10th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 5th Rockmaster (B) Arco 2014 3rd Bächli Swiss Cup (L) Uster 2016 5th European Youth Cup (B) Laengenfeld 2014 6th World Youth Championship (L) Guangzhou 2016

42 43 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

81 // Mélissa LE NEVÉ (FRA) 84 // Delaney MILLER (USA)

Nationality: French Hometown: Pessac Nationality: American Hometown: Frisco Date of Birth: 08 July 1989 Climber since: 2005 Date of Birth: 06 April 1995 Climber since: 2007 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 3 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 5 BWC Overall 2015: 10 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 3rd World Cup Overall (B) 2016 19th World Championship (L) Paris 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 12th World Cup (L) Briancon 2016 2nd World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 7th World Cup (L) Briancon 2015 5th World Championship (B) Munich 2014 7th World Cup (L) Imst 2014

82 // Hung Ying LEE (TPE) 85 // Aya ONOE (JPN)

Nationality: Chinese Taipei Hometown: Taoyuan Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Honcho-Kawaguchi Date of Birth: 14 August 1985 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 20 September 1995 Climber since: 2005 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 14 BWC Overall 2017: 21 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 10 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 11 BWC Overall 2016: 27 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 21 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 15 BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 12

Personal Best: Personal Best: 19th World Cup (B) Tokyo 2017 6th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2017 3rd Asian Continental Championship (B) Duyun 2016 2nd Asian Continental Championship (B) Duyun 2016 10th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 4th World Cup (B) Chongqing 2015 5th Asian Continental Championship (B) Ningbo 2015 1st World Youth Championship (L) Noumea 2014 83 // Maya MADERE (USA) 86 // Alex PUCCIO (USA)

Nationality: American Hometown: Austin Nationality: American Hometown: Boulder Date of Birth: 03 February 1999 Climber since: 2012 Date of Birth: 15 June 1989 Climber since: 2003 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 63 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 17 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 28 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: 22

Personal Best: Personal Best: 43rd World Cup (B) Munich 2017 5th World Cup (B) Munich 2017 27th World Cup (B) Vail 2017 2nd World Championship (B) Munich 2014 3rd World Youth Championships (B) Guangzhou 2016 3rd World Cup Overall (B) 2013 36th World Cup (B) Vail 2016 1st adidas ROCKSTARS 2012

44 45 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B ead L = L peed S = S

87 // Elnaz REKABI (IRI)

Nationality: Iranian Hometown: Zanjan Date of Birth: 20 July 1989 Climber since: 2001 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 39 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 14 BWC Overall 2016: 66 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: 23rd World Cup (B) Nanjing 2017 1st GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar 2016 16th World Cup (B, S) Baku 2014 2nd Asian Championship (B) 2013

88 // Sol SA (KOR

Nationality: Korean Hometown: Seoul Date of Birth: 21 March 1994 Climber since: 2005 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 12 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 7 BWC Overall 2016: 10 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 7 BWC Overall 2015: -7

Personal Best: 7th World Cup (B) Innsbruck 2016 5th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016 1st adidas ROCKSTARS Korea 2014 3rd adidas ROCKSTARS Korea 2013 89 // Ayari SAKAMOTO (JPN)

Nationality: Japanese Hometown: Kyoto Date of Birth: 15 October 1991 Climber since: 2010 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 25 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: 10th World Cup (B) Munich 2016 5th Asian Continental Championship (B) Duyun 2016 22nd World Cup (B) Vail 2016 19th World Cup (B) Navi Mumbai 2016

46 orld Cup = Boulder W BWC up ead World C LWC = L ouldering FEMALE Pro Athletes B = B FEMALE Pro Athletes ead L = L peed S = S

90 // Mélanie SANDOZ (FRA) 93 // Michaela TRACY (GBR)

Nationality: French Hometown: Fontainebleau Nationality: British Hometown: Sheffield Date of Birth: 06 February 1987 Climber since: 1998 Date of Birth: 27 July 1991 Climber since: 2001 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 24 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 20 BWC Overall 2017: 8 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: 13 BWC Overall 2016: 29 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 12 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 14 BWC Overall 2015: 35 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 3rd European Championship (B) Eindhoven 2013 7th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2017 1st World Championship (B) Paris 2012 7th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 8th World Cup (B) Log Dragomer 2012 8th World Cup (B) Meiringen 2016 7th World Cup (B) Munich 2011 6th World Championship (B) Munich 2014

91 // Berit SCHWAIGER (AUT) 94 // Nina WILLIAMS (USA)

Nationality: Austrian Hometown: Telfs Nationality: American Hometown: Boulder Date of Birth: 04 September 1994 Climber since: 2004 Date of Birth: 21 August 1990 Climber since: 2002 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: 32 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: - BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 15 adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: 16 BWC Overall 2015: 13 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: Personal Best: 9th World Cup (B) Vail 2016 18th World Cup (B) Vail 2013 11th World Cup (B) Kazo 2016 24th World Cup (B) Vail 2012 11th World Cup (B) Haiyang 2015 7th World Cup (B) Laval 2014 92 // Tjaša SLEMENŠEK (SLO)

Nationality: Slovenian Hometown: Velenje Date of Birth: 18 March 1999 Climber since: 2007 adidas ROCKSTARS 2016: 15 BWC Overall 2017: - adidas ROCKSTARS 2015: - BWC Overall 2016: 33 adidas ROCKSTARS 2014: - BWC Overall 2015: -

Personal Best: 5th World Youth Championship (L) Guangzhou 2016 1st European Youth Cup (B) L’Argentière 2016 2nd European Youth Cup (B) Warsaw, Graz 2016 1st European Youth Cup (B) Laengenfeld 2015

48 5. GORE-TEX ® ///////////////////////////////////////////// BE A ROCKSTAR AMATEUR COMPETITION //////

GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar is a stepping-stone for enthusiastic amateurs aged 16 and over, who would like to compete at least once with the world’s best bouldering athletes. A total of 135 participants (men and women) are permitted to this contest. They compete in a jam session format, which means that they must climb 8 different boulder problems in a random order within a given time frame. The winners of the jam session receive a wildcard for the adidas ROCKSTARS pro competition and enter the semifinal round on Saturday morning. There they compete alongside the top stars of the international boul - dering community for a place in the final.

In addition, the top three men and women of the GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar jam session spend one afternoon in the limelight in their very own final: a “Build your Boulder” con - test. Here the finalists form a team with a top athlete drawn by lot. With the help of clim - bing celebrities like Bernd Zangerl, Beat Kammerlander, Fabian Buhl, Alex Luger and Romain Desgranges, they have to set their own route within one hour. Each finalist must climb all three self-built problems as well as a fourth boulder set by the route setters. In order to claim victory, the finalists need creativity, speed, and self-evaluation, because only by topping their own boulder problem they have a chance to win. The competitor who tops the most boulders with the least number of attempts claims the GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar crown and will be invited to the adidas ROCKSTARS pro competition in the fol - lowing year.

46 51 6. ADIDAS ROCKSTARS BOULDER WALLS

Boulder walls (left/right): Two 9m wide walls, constructed by Sintroc consisting of 300 boards/ 1200 hinges/ 5000 screws 200 adjustable board holders/ 70 steel beams

Super boulder (centre): boulder with two identical walls, constructed by Walltopia

Volumes and holds: e-Grips, Voltomic, Cheeta, Flatholds

Total width of stage: 42m

Illus. Boulder Wall

The two nine-meter-wide boulder walls and the super boulder have been built specifically for this competition. Thus none of the athletes have an advantage in terms of experience. The set-up of the complex climbing walls starts one week prior to the event.

48 53 7. ROUTE SETTERS //////////////////////////////////////

The quality of the routes is vital for a good competition. After all, adidas ROCKSTARS wants to highlight the skills of the international bouldering elite. At the same time, the route setters try to live up to the interests of spectators and the media. That asks for in - stinct feel. Boulders have to be set in a fair way with equal opportunities for all athletes and they should challenge the climbers in any round of competition in a range of clim - bing skills and styles, typically including both power and strength, technique, balance, coordination and dynamic movements, but also less physical skills like tenacity, com - mitment and problem-solving. In the best of cases, only one athlete masters the most difficult problem. But if the boulders are too tough, it could backfire. This is when the 100 years of competition experience of the adidas ROCKSTARS route setting team come into play.

Laurent „Larry“ Laporte (FRA) has more than 20 years of experience in route setting. He can’t really remember how he got into building boulders, but he knows very well why he‘s still passionately doing it: he loves being creative. He enjoys trying the boulder himself, the tension during the competition and the relief afterwards. Laurent has already set five World Championships and various World Cup routes. To the Frenchman each contest is a new challenge. In his opinion the biggest difficulty to set a good route is to play with the rhythm, always searching for new concepts to be able to screw a good show. In his spare time, Larry carves climbing holds, listens to Nirvana and AC/DC or just surfs on the wave of his life.

Reinhard Fichtinger (AUT) , better known as "Reini", has joined adidas ROCKSTARS since Adam Pustelnik (POL) is originally from Poland but feels like he belongs anywhere and its inception. The Austrian started climbing over 20 years ago and was leading the Austrian is at home everywhere. Adam has been climbing for more than 20 years and that is pretty competition ranking for a long time together with Kilian Fischhuber. Today he is an instruc - much what his life is all about. He is currently working as route setter, translator, teacher, tor for Austrian route setters. Reini set his first routes in his local climbing gym in Inns - and writer. During the past 10 years, Adam was able to work as head route setter for na - bruck, when it was first built. In 2001 he set his first competition. Since then he has been tional and international competitions like World Cups, Youth World Championships and working hard for his well-deserved reputation as a route setter, which proceeds him in Aus - the 2012 IFSC World Championship in Paris. tria and worldwide. His motivation results from the constant need for new training routes. His philosophy when setting routes is that they must not only be interesting for climbers, Since 2007, Adam has been instructing and managing Polish route setters. What he enjoys but also for spectators. He gets around much and loves listening to “eich dodl gib i gas“ by about route setting? „First of all the aspect of creating something new that we want to Austrofed, while climbing and working. He is a down to earth person, who enjoys hanging see them play with. So one of the main values is being creative. Furthermore my inspira - out with his mates in a boulder gym and pursues his passion - CLIMBING! tion that climbing gives me. It‘s that kind of job that motivates you. And I really enjoy wor - king in teams, which can be quite spiritual work as we exchange experiences.“ Route Matthias Woitzuck (AUT) is the second Austrian in the team. The Viennese has been set - setting is just one of Adam’s climbing activities, but it is the one he can think of as a job ting routes for ten years now, also likes to be creative and to express himself through and, what‘s more important, it keeps him connected to the competition community. In his climbing. Matthias enjoys meeting up with other route setters to share different styles. spare time, he enjoys sport climbing, traditional and big wall climbing. And that‘s where His most important route setting project to date was the World Cup in Vienna, where he Adam sees his climbing goals. Setting lets him see everything from a different side and gained a lot of experience. What matters most in competitions in his opinion, is to set a more professional angle. routes that are enjoyable but also challenging enough for the athletes and entertain the crowds, of course. Matthias is a full-blooded rocker and listens to “Rage Against the Ma - Tomasz “Toma” Oleksy (POL) is one of the most successful athletes in Polish sport climbing chine“. When he’s not climbing in the gym you might find him outside skydiving or speed - history. He participated in competitions for over 20 years in all three disciplines. His favorite flying. discipline is bouldering, in which he won many supreme titles. In 2003, he began with route setting. Since 2012 he has been working regularly for the IFSC as route setter - mainly for

54 55 bouldering competitions, although he feels confident in lead as well. In 2015, Toma decided was a member of the route setter team at the World Championships in Arco and has also to earn his living with route setting and he is glad to have turned his passion into a career. set the problems at this year’s Boulder World Champs in Munich. In 2013, Manuel spent Most of the time you can find him creating new boulders in several bouldering gyms in Ger - two months in Japan to build training boulders for the Japanese national team. He used many (e.g. Studio Bloc, OstBloc, SüdBloc, …). Tomasz is the director of the climbing division the opportunity to repeat Tokio Muroi’s famous slab boulder Bansousha (8b) in Oga - of “MKS Tarnovia” where he trains children and young people. He also works as organizer wayama. In 2012, together with Mathieu Achermann, he founded the company Flathold of many climbing competitions in his hometown Tarnów. In the future, he would like to open Sarl in Biel for which Manuel shapes a wide range of climbing holds that were also exhi - his own climbing gym and have more time for outdoor bouldering. bited at the annual Outdoor trade show in Friedrichshafen.

Robert Leistner (GER) is a full-time route setter and has been mounting holds and steps Felix Buchmann (GER) has been setting boulder routes in several climbing gyms for al - since 2008. He is a national chief route setter and has gained international experience most a decade , mainly in Southern Germany. He has worked as official DAV (German Al - during the World Championships and World Cups in Munich over the past years. He re - pine Club) route setter for many competitions like CLIMB F.R.E.E. at the Munich Fair or gularly sets training boulders for the German National Team and is especially involved in the Bavarian Championships. In addition, Felix organizes and sets amateur contests for regional kids cups. Robert shapes holds for the brand Blocz and runs the Mandala boul - his DAV home division. der gym in Dresden. His best achievements in competition bouldering include a second place at Gore-Tex® However, most of all he loves brushing rocks in Fontainebleau or scaring himself in the Be a Rockstar 2013 as well as a fourth place in the German University Championship in Elbe sandstone mountains, high above the last ring. Robert says "... route setting is about the same year. Outdoors he has bouldered and climbed 7c+ routes flash and on-sight, creating emotions! The focus is not on the movement or the visual impact, it's more about respectively. After so many years of route setting he is still driven by the same motivation the feeling of the athlete and the audience.“ that makes sports climbing so unique: the combination of creativity and athletic achieve - ment, the sheer endless diversity of movement and climbing styles and the fact that you Manuel Hassler (SUI) has over 10 years of experience as route setter in boulder compe - never stop learning. titions. The Swiss worked for Boulder World Cups in Japan, the USA, Italy, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, La Réunion, Russia and his home country Switzerland. He

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56 57 8. MUSIC ACTS ///////////////////////////////////////////// SPORT MEETS MUSIC! /////////////////////////////////////

ORANGE BUT GREEN DJ CHAINSAW

They wrote songs for cine films like Bang Boom Bang and The Wave. They played as suppor - Chainsaw ranks among the hottest extreme sports DJs in Europe. Since 1990, the native ting act for Bad Religion, Scorpions, Simple Plan and many more. They rocked festivals with Franconian has been spinning records at Club Labyrinth in Wu r̈ zburg and since 1996 he has crowds lined up to the horizon. They were booked for huge events by adidas, Telekom and Co. been on tour for sporting events and club gigs all over Europe. In 2006, he was the respon - With many hundred gigs in Germany and abroad, Orange but Green have acquired a standing sible music director for the snowboard events at the Olympic Winter Games in Torino. For as real live band. Highlight of their career was certainly the long-desired record contract in X-Fighters in Rome, he inspired the freestyle motocross elite. And at adidas ROCKSTARS in 2008 and a professional environment in the media metropolis Hamburg. All chic and hip. Ho - Stuttgart, Chainsaw wants to push the world‘s best climbers to top form. wever, the big strike was missing and the band soon realized that Hamburg may be chic and hip, but OBG stands for the Ruhr Area. Back home they cut some dead wood and took a break to start their families. Four years later, they are back on stage with their new songs. Not to DJ SUNGOD aim high, but to entertain friends of intense guitar sport. Since 1999 Orange but Green have been playing as a trio with the instrumentation Oliver Walter (guitar, vocal), Kai Bünseler Since 1998, DJ Sungod has worked in his hometown Wu r̈ zburg as resident DJ at the well- (drums) and Jörn Tebbel (bass). Their latest album was produced by Uwe Sabirowsky (Beat - known Indie-disco „Labyrinth“. He’s proven his talent as rock DJ at various national and in - steaks, Thumb, amongst others). ternational events, e.g. at the youth fair „You“ in Dortmund, the „Up From The Ground“ festival in Gemu n̈ den or the Boarder Cross World Cup in Méribel (FRA). ROBEAT DJ P. Others need drum sets, sound effects and singers to sound bold. Robeat only needs a mic - because the man is his own band. The winner of the European Beatbox Championship 2013 For many years, DJ P. has been the embodiment of black music in Southern Germany. As is always striving to make the fine art of oral acrobatics accessible to a large audience. His member of the Ghosttown DJs, he’s been touring through Asia twice (Taiwan Tour 2005/2006) style is characterized by hard techno beats, fast drum and base rhythms, smooth hip hop beats and he’s played all over Eastern Europe (Onyx Tour 2006). Besides, he opened and played and jazz freestyle - always peppered with humor and slapstick. At the Beatbox World Cham - for US legends like BUSTA RHYMES, DESTINY'S CHILD, DMX and USHER. Week after week pionships in Berlin Robeat made it into the top 10. Over 10 million fans clicked his videos on the Stuttgart-based DJ spins the tunes on radio bigFM and rocks through the nation. Youtube. On television, he became famous with his appearances at Stern TV with Günther Jauch, TV Total with Stefan Raab or at the RTL show "Supertalent". He continues to show a lot of TV appearances on Kika, Nickelodeon, ZDF, PRO7 and on the radio, for example, the WDR DJane T-Licious and SWR3. With "Cartoon Network", he produced beatbox workshop for television. Even the big movie theatres couldn’t stop Robeat. He played himself in "Naughty Girls 2" and took a role Stuttgarts No.1 Urban DJane , a fixture at the bigFM “Daily Live Mix” on Mondays, will rock in the remake of "Super Troopers". With his new groundbreaking program "Universal Beatbox", the crowds during the after party at Palm Beach. he is traveling and touring all over Europe.

58 55 9. PORSCHE ARENA ///////////////////////////////////

Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena opened in May 2006 celebrating its premiere with the German live TV show “Verstehen Sie Spaß?”. It’s the perfect venue for a diversity of events, like handball, basketball, tennis, ice hockey, boxing, music concerts or corporate events. With a capacity of 7,500 seats, the Porsche-Arena is a true “quick-change genius” and offers boundless possibilities. The Porsche-Arena was a cauldron for the Handball World Championship matches. It’s where women tennis players have had to play on ice. Obvio - usly not directly, but the permanently installed frozen surface makes it easy to stage ice hockey matches and shows like Holiday on Ice.

Thanks to its steep grandstands, all spectators are close to the action. Stars and bands are within grasp, which creates a unique atmosphere. The hall is predestined for sports. Depending on the event, different floors can be laid in the shortest possible time .

60 61 11. GLOSSARY //////////////////////////////////////////////

Bonus/ Zone Pinchers Each boulder problem is equipped with a “zone” hold, i.e. holding of a specific handle for You grab that hold with your fingers and thumb, i.e. you must pinch it to hold on. extra points, even without completing the problem. Route/ Problem A route or problem is a particular sequence of a several holds and steps on a boulder Bouldering wall, set by the route setter. Is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope and normally limited to very short climbs over a crash pad (called a bouldering mat) so that a fall will not result in serious Sloper injury. It is typically practiced on large natural boulders or artificial boulders in gyms and Climbers must use an open hand (like palming a basketball) to grab on to these holds outdoor urban areas. The goal of competitive bouldering is to reach a hold that is marked that have little to no difference in surface texture. That makes it pretty difficult to climb as ‘top’ using as few attempts as possible. Therefore, bouldering emphasizes power, that specific hold. strength, and dynamics. Speed (competitive climbing) Crimp(er)s The goal of speed climbing is to climb a route as fast as possible. In each round two ath - A hold which is only just big enough to be grasped with the tips of the fingers. letes are climbing identical routes next to each other. After a short brake they switch sides and climb again. The faster athlete advances to the next round. Deadpoint The Deadpoint is basically a controlled dynamic move where you use momentum to gain Top a higher handhold. In a deadpoint you still maintain at least one or two points of contact One hold on the boulder wall is marked as top. To solve the boulder probem successfully with the rock. the athlete must reach that specific hold and hold it for 3 seconds. Dyno Transit Zone The Dyno is similiar to a deadpoint except you leave contact with the rock while making After his first climbing attempt the athlete must return to the transit zone, where he pre - a lunge for a higher hold. pares himself for the next round. From there it is not possible to see the boulder wall or other athletes during their climb to avoid unfair advantage Flash To successfully complete a boulder problem on the first attempt. Volumes Volumes are an extremely large type of hold that any variety of holds can be attached to. Foot Hook The volume is attached to the wall, and it has pre-placed t-nuts in it to which other holds A climbing technique involving hooking a heel or toe against a hold in order to balance or can be attached. In the past, volumes were primarily made from wood. Nowadays they to provide additional support. come in a variety of materials (including fiberglass, coated wood, resin, urethane, and moulded plastic) and shapes. Volumes are especially prevalent in Europe and on the IFSC World Cup circuit, where sometimes entire routes will be constructed from gigantic vo - The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) is the international governing body lumes. for the sport of competitive climbing, which consists of the disciplines lead climbing, speed climbing, and bouldering. Lead (competitive climbing) Climbing discipline undertaken with a rope. The athletes have to climb a challenging route of about 15 - 20 meters height on-sight (with no prior practice). The maximum height is valuated. Athletes are allowed to study the routes from the bottom a few minutes before the competition starts.

62 63 12. PARTNERS //////////////////////////////////////////////

Title Sponsor Partners

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